2013 Road Trip – Part 8 – Acadia National Park – Part 1

We finally made it to Acadia National Park and our parents have not mailed any of us back yet.  At this point, we have been roadtripping for almost 30 straight days and have seen some of the most beautiful spots in this great country!

We camped at the Seawall Campground in section D in site 13.  Our mom chose the Seawall Campground as it is more remote and filled with fewer tourists.  Our campsite was amazing and we had tons of room to run around and attempt to injure ourselves.

Seawall Campground Site D13
Seawall Campground Site D13
Seawall Campground Site D13
Seawall Campground Site D13

We were right by a nice trail and we had a great place to make smores and campfires.
This was one of our all-time favorite spots to camp.
We wish we could have done more wilderness survival practice, but this campground did not allow that in the area where we were camping.  We are going to Baxter State Park next and wilderness survival will be on like Donkey Kong.

Seawall Site D13
Seawall Site D13
Hiking Trail
Hiking Trail

The Seawall Campground has no showers so you need to find a swimming hole to was off the dust.  We went to Echo Lake and took a dip in the nice cool water with all of the other stinky people.  It is ok to be stinky as long as the other people around stink just as bad.

Echo Lake
Echo Lake
Echo Lake
Echo Lake
Echo Lake
Echo Lake

Wile was determined to dig down far enough to find some cool creatures.  He never found anything, but he did almost get stuck.  The beach was really nice and the water felt great.  What a pretty lake.
This lake is close to the campground and has several hiking trails that lead out from the parking area by the lake.

After a trip to the lake, we drove over to the Visitor Center to get more information and to drive up and see up the view from Cadillac Mountain.  The view was spectacular.  Many people hike up to the peak to see the view and we plan to do the same.

Cadillac Mountain
Cadillac Mountain
Cadillac Mountain
Cadillac Mountain
Seawall Tide Pools
Seawall Tide Pools

Looking for creatures in the Tide Pools was fun.  As the tide went out, we could go out and look around for cool sea life.  We always left no trace and after looking at creatures, we gently put them back in their homes.  We never took any creatures nor should anyone else.

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