Acadia in May

denisegoldberg

Early May meant it was time for a visit to Acadia National Park. I wish it was a little closer to home but the 4 to 5 hour drive is very reasonable for a weekend. I left home on Thursday morning heading for Yarmouth, Maine and a visit with a friend. It was a rainy and chilly day so we pretty much skipped wandering, opting for a good indoor visit instead.

Friday dawned with the promise of clearing skies. I headed to the Schoodic Peninsula section of the park to start my wanders. While I suspect this section of the park is less visited than the section on Mount Desert Island, the presence of a new campground may change some behavior.

I shared the wonders of Schoodic with a few other people but there were times then it was just me and the sea gulls.

1 :: water on granite, at the tip of the Schoodic Peninsula

2 :: reflections

3 :: jagged edges

4 :: not alone... a photographer and his tripod behind a foreground large rock

5 :: looking inland, highlighting a diabase dike

6 :: on edge

The next morning dawned, greeting me with overcast skies and a bit of fog. I decided to walk from my B&B (the Holland Inn, a wonderful place to stay!) to the Wild Gardens of Acadia and back again. It was too early for flowers; I enjoyed the somewhat fog-shrouded landscape.

7 :: a deer watching me watching him (or her)

8 :: water, fields, mountains - and clouds

9 :: meandering stream

10 :: boardwalk on the Jesup Path

11 :: fog and a beaver dam

Back at the inn, I grabbed my keys, hopped into the car, and headed back into the Park. I drove around Park Loop Road, stopped to walk as the spirit moved me.

12 :: high tide at Sand Beach - I've never seen water pooling around the bottom of the steps down to the beach before!

13 :: a sea gull watching me enjoy the scenery

14 :: rocky coastline

15 :: Jordan Pond

16 :: a tree on the edge of Jordan Pond

17 :: fog blocks the view from Cadillac Mountain

18 :: still water reflection, fog

The next morning I walked along the coast again before heading for home.

19 :: a surfer entering the water, Sand Beach

20 :: a beach of rounded boulders on the rocky coastline

I hope you've enjoyed this sampling of photos from my wander in Acadia National Park. If you'd like to see more photos from the trip they can be seen in the gallery Acadia interlude.

Photos were taken with my Fujifilm X-T1, using the XF10-24 and XF18-135 lenses.

--- Denise

Awais Yaqub

looks like true Wilderness, great photos.

denisegoldberg

Awais Yaqub wrote: »

looks like true Wilderness, great photos.

Thank you Awais. Acadia is a beautiful place, well worth a visit if you ever get to this side of the globe.

--- Denise

sarasphotos

Nice set Denise! My favorites are 10 & 13. Although the weather conditions were rather challenging you got some lovely evocative photos.

denisegoldberg

sarasphotos wrote: »

Nice set Denise! My favorites are 10 & 13. Although the weather conditions were rather challenging you got some lovely evocative photos.

Thanks Sara!

The weather conditions were definitely challenging - but I love having changing conditions, and I was hoping for some clouds and fog.

--- Denise

Earache

Very nice series Denise - you have (long) developed a distinctive, recognizable style in your compositions.
A quiet, gloomy, solitude is conveyed in the images... most certainly a positive in this case.
I always enjoy your views of the NE - a region I have not been to... someday, maybe.

denisegoldberg

Earache wrote: »

Very nice series Denise - you have (long) developed a distinctive, recognizable style in your compositions.
A quiet, gloomy, solitude is conveyed in the images... most certainly a positive in this case.
I always enjoy your views of the NE - a region I have not been to... someday, maybe.

Thank you Eric!

I highly recommend a visit to the northeast. There is quite a bit of variation, lots of places for camera play.

--- Denise

Tony Britton

Hi Denise,

What a serene, beautiful place to visit! It's always a pleasure to view your superb photographs.

Kind regards,

Tony

denisegoldberg

Tony Britton wrote: »

What a serene, beautiful place to visit! It's always a pleasure to view your superb photographs.

Thank you Tony!

Acadia is a favorite place for me. I try to visit during quiet times - early spring during unsettled weather usually means less people and beautiful views.

--- Denise

Cornflake

These are beautiful! I really enjoyed looking at them.

denisegoldberg

Cornflake wrote: »

These are beautiful! I really enjoyed looking at them.

Thank you Don! I greatly appreciate the comment.

--- Denise

halcon

Soooo Maine. I love them.

sapphire73

Lovely set of photos! Have only visited Acadia once but hope to get back there sometime....

denisegoldberg

halcon wrote: »

Soooo Maine. I love them.

sapphire73 wrote: »

Lovely set of photos! Have only visited Acadia once but hope to get back there sometime....

Thank you both for commenting!

I think Acadia is one of those places that needs multiple visits. I've been trying to get there each spring and fall, I even managed a December visit last year. Of course it helps that it is easily driveable from here.

--- Denise

slpollett

All so beautiful. Great set of images.

Sherry P.

denisegoldberg

slpollett wrote: »

All so beautiful. Great set of images.

Thank you Sherry!

--- Denise

The Leader

Lovely pics but a couple are very bright.

denisegoldberg

The Leader wrote: »

Lovely pics but a couple are very bright.

Thanks for commenting.

--- Denise