Day 4 - Acadia with the Bodenheimers

What an adventure!! Beautiful and wonderful National Park!

After a bit of wrangling with the chillin's, we all got up and moving and headed to Sand Beach to meet up with Kendra's parents. That was going to be our starting point for some hiking. It was a but doggy in the morning, and we were hoping it'd burn off so we could see some sights. Plus, Larkin is convinced the entire NE is like this since it's all we've seen on our trip.

So, we head out on the road to get to the trailhead. The side of the road is marked with tall orange cones in order to prevent people from parking on the side in high traffic areas. The shortest member of our group did not see the cones that are as tall as she is and she ran smack dab into one and went flying. We probably shouldn't have laughed, but we did. I have a feeling it's gonna be something she'll hear about years from now. She DID use the tears to get Larkin to carry her up the first section of the trail, which was probably for the best since it was mostly rocks half her size anyways.

So we made our way to the top of Gorham Mountain. Along the way we picked wild mountain blueberries. Delicious!! But boy are they a lot of work! They were pretty picked over already, but there was still plenty to pick if you looked for them. Soooo tasty!!

The peak of Gorham Mountain is 525 feet, so a but less than Mt. Washington yesterday. Unfortunately we were still in the cloud/fog, so we couldn't see off the summit. So we ate our tasty sandwiches and enjoyed the sounds. You can hear the waves crashing on the beach below, and also the screams of children as they run and play in the 50 degree water.

On the way up we saw Beehive Mountain, which is a very steep ascent that is pretty challenging. Mica, the boys, and us really wanted to climb it, so the group split up. We backtracked down the trail to get to the Beehive Trailhead, while Kendra, the girls, and her parents opted for the Otter Cliffs trail. Beehive was a BLAST to climb, albeit a little nerve wracking if you're not a fan of heights. There still wasn't a lot to see when we got to the top because of the clouds/fog, and since there were so many people making the trek up, we opted to come down the mountain the other side. We saw the Bowl, which was beautiful and visibility was a lot better on that side of the mountain.

After hiking, we decided to head to the beach (the one on a lake so the water was a bit warmer). That was a nice refreshing dip! Then we headed over to the Jordan House for some popovers, an Acadia National Park institution. They were soooo tasty!! And it was right on the lake with some quite gorgeous views. :-)

After a fun-packed day, we made it back to our campsite for some tasty burgers and great company. What an awesomely amazing day. I'm so glad our vacations worked out. It's so much fun being up here hanging our with friends. What a blast! Can't wait for tomorrow!! :-)