Schoodic Point Maine

It has rained for the past couple days so we haven't gotten out much to take photos but we did get down to Schoodic Point the other day and hiked some of the trails.  Here are a few photos from that day.

Winter Harbor Lighthouse Close-up

Winter Harbor Lighthouse With Mount Desert Island (Acadia National Park) and Cadillac Mountain In Background

Schoodic Point Looking South Toward MDI and Cadillac Mountain

Schoodic Point Looking Northeast Toward Nova Scotia (Nova Scotia is about 60 miles away))

Same Seagull From Previous Photo

Donna and Darby at Schoodic Point

Large Fissure In The Pink Granite That Filled With Basalt 

A few wildflowers found on the hiking trails at Schoodic Point

Chokeberry

Devils Paint Brush

White Avens (Rose Family)

Pink Wild Rose

White Wild Rose

First Trip With New Camper

We are in the middle of our first trip with the new camper.  We spent a few days at a campground near Brunswick, Maine and we are now at Schoodic Woods, a part of Acadia National Park.  Schoodic Woods is one of the nicest campgrounds we have been in.  The sites are large, spread out and mostly pull-throughs.  This is a fairly new campground that is in the lesser known part of Acadia National Park that is not on Mount Desert Island.  So far no major problems with the camper - had a few minor things that needed adjustment or minor repair but nothing serious.  We are still working on re-installing everything we had on the old camper - solar panels, wifi antenna, etc. -  hope to have this all done this week.  

View Of Our Campsite

A couple pics from today's hike 

Bunchberry Dogwood

Curious Red Squirrel

Our First Trip With The RV - Acadia National Park

Our first trip to a campground with the RV went well - no problems going to or from the campground and everything in the RV worked.  I was pleasantly surprised that the truck got about 11.5 MPG pulling the trailer.  We stayed at Mountain View Campground in East Sullivan, ME, just outside of Acadia National Park which is just over an hour from the house.  Here is a picture of the RV set up at the campground.

We had a site right on the ocean overlooking Flanders Bay and looking over to Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island.   This is a view of Flanders Bay from the camper with Cadillac Mountain at Acadia National Park in the background along with a few lobster boats.

We spent  two nights here and spent much of our time exploring Schoodic Point which is a lesser known part of Acadia National Park that is on the mainland rather than on Mount Desert Island.  We loved Schoodic Point - it is just as scenic as the main part of Acadia National Park but, for the most part, without the tourists.  Here are a few photos.