Discover Acadia National Park : A Guide to the Best Hiking, Biking, and Paddling

by Jerry & Marcy Monkman

• ISBN13: 9781878239921
• ISBN10: 1878239929
• Edition: Map
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Appalachian Mountain Club Books

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Acadia National Park: Basic Information	1	(8)
Climate	2	(1)
Getting There	2	(1)
Lodging	3	(1)
Food	3	(1)
National Park Service Information	3	(1)
Fees	3	(1)
Handicapped Access	4	(1)
Emergencies	4	(1)
Choosing Your Trip	5	(1)
Protect the Resource!	5	(3)
Take the Bus	8	(1)
Trail Maintenance	8	(1)
History	9	(9)
Geological History	9	(3)
Human History	12	(6)
Trip Highlights Chart	18	(11)
Hiking in Acadia	29	(61)
Hiking Times and Trail Ratings	29	(1)
Safety and Etiquette	30	(60)
Flat and Easy Walks	32	(2)
Ship Harbor Nature Trail	34	(2)
Flying Mountain	36	(2)
Great Head and Sand Beach	38	(3)
The Bubbles	41	(2)
The Northern Hardwood Forest	43	(2)
Gorham Mountain and Ocean Trail	45	(3)
Leave the Snakebite Kit at Home	48	(2)
The Beehive and the Bowl	50	(3)
Beech Mountain	53	(2)
Huguenot Head and Champlain Mountain	55	(3)
Impressive Speed: The Peregrine. Falcon	58	(2)
Pemetic Mountain and Bubble Pond	60	(2)
Walking the Carriage Roads	62	(3)
Acadia and Saint Sauveur Mountains	65	(3)
The Lowly Juniper	68	(1)
Penobscot and Sargent Mountains	69	(3)
Cairns	72	(2)
The Western Mountains: Mansell and Bernard	74	(2)
A Forest and a Wetland in One?	76	(2)
Peak-Baggers' Delight: Bald Peak, Parkman Mountain, Gilmore Mountain, and Sargent Mountain	78	(2)
The Subalpine Zone	80	(2)
Dorr Mountain, the Gorge, and Sieur de Monts Spring	82	(3)
Cadillac Mountain	85	(3)
Twisted Pines	88	(2)
Biking in Acadia	90	(50)
Trip Times and Ratings	91	(1)
Safety and Etiquette	91	(49)
Maple Spring-Hadlock Brook Loop	94	(3)
Hio Fire Road	97	(3)
Moose and Bears in Acadia?	100	(2)
Witch Hole Pond and Paradise Hill	102	(3)
Seal Cove Pond-Western Mountain Loop	105	(2)
Long Pond Fire Road	107	(3)
The Boreal Forest	110	(2)
Amphitheater Loop	112	(3)
Aunt Betty Pond Loop	115	(3)
White-Tailed Deer Facts	118	(2)
Eagle Lake Loop	120	(3)
Day Mountain	123	(3)
Jordan Pond-Bubble Pond Loop	126	(4)
Acadia's Mosaic Forest	130	(2)
Giant Slide Loop	132	(1)
Lichens	133	(2)
Around the Mountain Loop	135	(3)
Road Trips	138	(2)
Quietwater Paddling in Acadia	140	(32)
Paddling Times and Distances	140	(1)
Safety and Etiquette	141	(31)
Little Long Pond	144	(2)
Frogs and Turtles	146	(2)
Echo Lake	148	(2)
Echo Lake Camp	150	(1)
Jordan Pond	151	(3)
Long Pond, South End	154	(2)
Seal Cove Pond	156	(2)
Airborne Enemies: Bald Eagles and Ospreys	158	(3)
Northeast Creek	161	(3)
Beaver: Acadia's Rodent Corps of Engineers	164	(3)
Eagle Lake	167	(3)
Long Pond, North End	170	(2)
Sea Kayaking the Waters of Mount Desert Island	172	(39)
Safety and Etiquette	173	(38)
Mount Desert Narrows	177	(3)
Loon or Cormorant?	180	(2)
Frenchman Bay and the Porcupine Islands	182	(5)
Humpback Whales	187	(4)
Sutton and Bear Islands	191	(4)
Fog	195	(2)
Somes Sound	197	(4)
What Is a Fiord?	201	(1)
Seal Cove to Pretty Marsh	202	(4)
Harbor Seals and Porpoises	206	(2)
Intertidal Zones	208	(3)
The Other Acadia: The Schoodic Peninsula and Isle au Haut	211	(6)
Schoodic Peninsula	211	(2)
Isle au Haut	213	(4)
Other Activities	217	(7)
Appendix A: Hiking Trails	224	(42)
Appendix B: Recommended Reading	266	(1)
Appendix C: Lodging	267	(3)
Appendix D: Outfitters	270	(2)
Appendix E: Boat Trips	272	(4)
Appendix F: Environmental Organizations	276	(1)
About the Authors	277	(1)
About the Appalachian Mountain Club	278