{"id":8834,"date":"2024-09-13T12:57:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T16:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/steveandmarleneontheroad.com\/?p=8834"},"modified":"2024-11-16T01:56:50","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T05:56:50","slug":"september-13-2024-trip-13-day-10-bus-rides-and-hikes-at-acadia-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steveandmarleneontheroad.com\/?p=8834","title":{"rendered":"September 13, 2024 : Trip 13, Day 10 – Bus Rides and Hikes at Acadia National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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When we arrived at the bus stop today, we found a National Park entrance sign. This simple task is complex at some parks because they have multiple locations and no particular main entrance.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Acadia National Park is a small park with lots of visitors so they provide free bus transportation to many parts of the park. We used the bus system today to travel around the park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The system is efficient and well documented. At some locations it can be tricky to find the actual bus stop because some are off of the main road. The trick is to ask others. Somebody can point you in the right direction.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Our first hike today was along the eastern coast of Mount Desert Island. The nominal length of the hike is about three miles. We may have walked between four and five miles because there are so many overviews and side trails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every side trail and overlook had great views. We began to think we would not finish all our hikes today because there was so much to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our first planned side trip was to Thunder Hole. When the tide is right, the water crashing into the small inlet can sound like thunder. This morning there was no thunder. A ranger said that the best time is about one to two hours before high tide. We were several hours early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Perhaps because the path is so close to the ocean, we saw a lot of plants and colorful flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We also saw lots of birds and a very rocky shoreline. The trail is actually a paved path for much of its length. You can choose to walk the rocky shoreline in many places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here is a virtual view of the rocky coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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