Back from Bar Harbor, Maine
My family over the last week has been vacationing in Bar Harbor, Maine. Luckily, we were able to get a week with near perfect weather, as the weather in the week before and after we went, were to put it lightly, pretty shit.
Unfortunately, the good weather brought out huge numbers of people to Acadia National Park. Everyone and their dog (literally), were out in the park on the good days. So, I had to employ the early bird gets the worm or night owl approach to the park. Needless to say I didn't get the best sleep on some days, and by the final day, I was exhausted.
However, this did give me a few opportunities to get some really cool shots of the park. I was amazed how empty the park gets after just 6 PM and how empty the park is in the morning. This allowed me to get some great photos.
Cadillac Mountain at sunrise. Approximately 5 AM. Cadillac Mountain is the first land in North America to receive the sun each morning.
The night owl phase worked out quite well also, as one night was the new moon, so it was pitch dark. Little did I know, that Acadia is one of the best places to get a view of the night sky in the United States. Here is one of my favorites from the short time I was able to spend out there (family didn't want to stay up past midnight, a shame...).
A view of the milky way, as seen from Sand Beach in Acadia National Park