Evenings in Acadia

Acadia National Park is a beautiful place to explore in the fading evening light.

Most tours of our area finish up in the early afternoon. Many visitors have heard that Cadillac Mountain is one of the first places a fresh sunrise touches our nation’s shores. Some folks have a ship to catch. The larger coach busses have schedules to keep. And, so many hikers feel certain arriving early is the right way to beat the crowds…

Well, Mainers do tend to go to bed early. If you wait too long for dinner, you will find kitchens closing back in town. So the rush toward lobster rolls or ice cream back in Bar Harbor (or lobster ice cream), isn’t entirely unwarranted. Parking at popular sites within the national park can be a trial in the morning and afternoon. But arriving early is not the only strategy, often not even the right strategy, to meet your goal of feeling emersed in a place as wondrous as Mount Desert Island and Acadia.

Every night, the wind shifts slightly, entirely changing the feel of places. There’s something special in how the light suddenly makes fairytales real, even when you aren’t on the right side of a mountain to view the sunset. Not everyone sleeping past sunrise here is lazy. Some of us simply employ a different strategy. I love the end of a fine day in Acadia. I would love the chance to show you why.

This tour will still visit many of the same things as my other tours. But I refuse to list exactly where we will go, or to promise a specific itinerary. What I will promise, is an experience of this place such as I rush out on my own time after work to find.