We've been at work on Mt. Desert Island for about 5 weeks now. We've done some exploring, but yesterday was special.
I'm stiff! We climbed Cadillac Mountain yesterday. That's not so "special", but we climbed up it on the Gorge Path which was really a climb through the woods up a cascade of boulders. Thankfully, there were many stretches of stepping stones apparently installed by the CCC, but between those stretches we were on our own to climb around the boulders.
That part of the hike was like wandering through a giant terrarium. All the ground around the boulders was covered with moss and spring wildflowers. The sun shining through the trees made it magical.
Nearer the top of the mountain we were on exposed rock ledges. The trail was marked by cairns and blue paint marks, and we really had to pay attention to stay on it. The views were spectacular! We could see Bar Harbor and the islands around it, plus the surrounding hills and mountains. Unfortunately, the summit was in a cloud, but we saw the view from there when Bob and Fran were here.
On the way down on a different trail we were in the woods most of the way, but we saw many berry bushes in flower. We look forward to going back later and looking for blueberries. ;-)
