Fresh from our success with the Gorham Mountain Trail on Saturday, I decided we should try the Acadia Mountain Trail on Sunday.
It was quite steep on the way up (although we did get some nice glimpses of the views we'd been promised:
Before too long we reached the top and were rewarded with views of Somes Sound - often referred to as the only fjord on the US East Coast, it is now technically classified as a fjard ( I feel they should have coined "fyaud" instead.
The way down was at times just as exciting as the ascent, but ended with a bit of a tired trudge up the Man o'War truck road:
We were rather hot and a bit tired and ready for some lunch by the time we finished, but the views were amazing and the trail was challenging but fun.
That looks amazing - what a view!
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