Eagle Lake on Mt. Desert Island.

When ever I go to Acadia I feel like I’m home. It is my favorite place in the world. My friend Robin decided to go on the first leg of the trip with me. It was fun showing her some of my favorite spots on the island. I haven’t been to the island in early July for a while, my usual time to go is mid to late August. The wildflowers were just bursting everywhere. Some Lupine were left but it was predominately Daisies, Beach Roses, Beach Peas, Iris and many flowers I didn’t know. The first few days were sunny and cool, great for hiking. We hiked one of my favorite trails at Ship Harbor, you begin your hike through this beautiful pine woods and end up on pink granite cliffs overlooking the ocean. We considered doing another hike up Acadia mountain where you are rewarded with a spectacular view of Somes Sound but the fog and clouds rolled in making visibility zero so we did some other things. The next day they predicted showers but it was sunny and beautiful all day, we joined in on some of the fourth of July festivities at Bar Harbor. As we pulled into camp that evening it was cloudy, I looked at the weather board and it said “Tomorrow, cloudy with showers”. We had no warning of what was to come.

When I arrived at the ocean I saw this beauty.