| Traveler Edge | Acadia National Park - Schoodic Peninsula |
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| Acadia National Park Schoodic Peninsula (Click for enlarged view 60K) | |||||||||
| Schoodic Peninsula is to the east of Mount Desert Island. The 2000 acre land also belongs to Acadia National Park. Across the Frenchman Bay people can have views of Mount Desert Island. The scenic drive is about 5 miles long. The views along the road is quite beautiful and is said to be the most photographed location in Maine. | |||||||||
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| It was about one and half hours drive from the main park. There were not too many visitors, maybe due to the further east driving. We came here before we went home thus resulted an extra 3 hours drive. | |||||||||
| Acadia National Park Schoodic Peninsula (Click for enlarged view 68K) | |||||||||
| We rushed for every pullouts and took pictures in a hurry. I felt guilty because the beautiful views were somewhat wasted. The best we should do there was actually doing nothing and just let the time flow. | |||||||||
| Acadia National Park Schoodic Peninsula (Click for enlarged view 63K) | |||||||||
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| The water was so clean and clear that it looked like a pool of emerald. Cool ocean breeze made us dizzy and we really should have a late afternoon nap there. | |||||||||
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