Acadia Mountain (Take 2)

Hiking buddy: Jamie

Weather: Upper 50s, partly cloudy

Mountain: Acadia Mountain (Acadia National Park)
Elevation: 681ft
Ascent: Man O' War Brook Fire Rd. and Acadia Mountain Trail (south and east side)
Descent: Acadia Mountain Trail (west side)
Miles of trail: 3.2

Total miles this year: 53.7

A nice Sunday hike in the park!

What a beautiful day it was... 

Jamie is home from college, she has graduated! Woot! Woot! To celebrate, I let her pick the peak; Acadia Mountain it was. 

Read my first post on Acadia Mountain here.

As I had written in my first post, the best route for Acadia Mountain is to take the Man O' War Brook Fire Rd. to the sound and hike the Acadia Mountain Trail from the south of the mountain. The trail heads up the peak directly by the water. Amazing views, great scrambles, one of my favorites!

Seriously, what could be better than that?

The trail was certainly different this time around; no ice, no snow, no freezing temperatures! It's amazing how each season masks the trail and it can seem like new territory, no matter how many times you have made the same trek.

I've been sick this week, and thought a little fresh air might do me good... I was worried that I was slowing Jamie down, but we made excellent time! After a quick sit at the top, and a nice glance around the sound...

... we were on our way down. 

What a busy weekend in the park! Memorial Weekend. Always brings a huge crowd of people, who leave Monday and don't come back until July... haha. See you soon! But, seriously, it was nice seeing the trails being used. We crossed paths with many hikers from all walks of life and corners of the world. Summer is coming... bring it on.