The "Quiet Side"
Bass Harbor to Ship Harbor
No trail leads from the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse east to Ship Harbor. Just follow the shoreline. Crashing waves, wildflowers, and tidepools (bottom left) greet you at every turn. I followed the shoreline until blocked by Ship Harbor. There, I turned north, following the west shore of this inlet, knowing that Highway 102a to Seawall crossed the head of the harbor. I was able to catch the Island Explorer bus at that point to my campsite at Seawall Campground. Of course one can hike the shoreline down a ways to some of these features and then return to the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse; hike the road back to the highway and catch the bus there. Any foray onto the granite shoreline of Acadia Park will produce many good photo opportunities.
Acadia National Park
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