Day 13: Acadia NP/Bar Harbor ME and Quoddy Head, ME

Today we drove to the top of Mt. Cadillac, on Mt. Desert Island in Acadia National Park. At about 1,500 feet high, it's pretty much just a hill to those who have seen the Cascades, or the Rockies. But, it is still the highest point  here in the east along the coast; at sunrise, in the months from October to March, it is the first place in the US to catch the light of the rising sun.  But we did not get up to see it; it was very cold last night and we stayed in the tent until after sunrise. Pretty thick ice on our car! Anyway, we did enjoy a nice drive through Acadia NP then went up north to Lubec, ME, which is the easternmost city in the US. We went to Quoddy Head Lighthouse, which is the easternmost point of land in the US. We did decide that Lubec would be a fitting place to eat Maine lobster, so we did. I'm going to post a picture of that! And then on the way back to our camp we saw a pretty nice sunset. And we did not hit a deer or moose. I did not get a picture of it or anything, but when we came through Maine in one town we drove by a pickup truck with a freshly killed moose filling up the back of the truck. Those things are VERY big. But it is hunting season up here and there does not seem to be a shortage of moose although we have not seen any in our travels so far. I think we'll head south tomorrow; we've been blessed with great weather but rain and wind is predicted here on Friday, so we'll leave before then. Here are a few pics from today; these were taken with the iPhone so they are not of high quality.

 A view of Bar Harbor, ME, from the drive to Cadillac Mountain on Mt. Desert Island.

 What can be said? The New England fall foliage is very beautiful.

 Quoddy Head Lighthouse. I will post actual pics when I get them from my Nikon.

 Caren, sensible as always, is tackling the lobster roll, while I'm preparing to take on this bad boy, which, by the way, was swimming in the fish tank with some of his buddies when we walked into the restaurant.

 Yep. It was one BIG crawdad! They do not come any fresher and this time of year, the locals say, the lobster is at its peak of flavor.