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![First pit-stop during the long drive, Rein’s N.Y.-style Deli in Vernon, CT.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180905_193712csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
First pit-stop during the long drive, Rein’s N.Y.-style Deli in Vernon, CT.
![We got there early so it wasn’t very busy yet.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180905_194004csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
We got there early so it wasn’t very busy yet.
![Rein’s famous Dill Pickles and Potato Pancakes](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180905_195229csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Rein’s famous Dill Pickles and Potato Pancakes
![Our next major pit-stop for lunch in Belfast, ME.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040091csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Our next major pit-stop for lunch in Belfast, ME.
![Captain Seaweed was there to greet us!](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040084csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Captain Seaweed was there to greet us!
![View of Belfast Bay](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040088csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
View of Belfast Bay
![A boat tour of the bay ... maybe next year.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040089csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
A boat tour of the bay ... maybe next year.
![We were both pretty hungry by now.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040093csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
We were both pretty hungry by now.
![Ahh! The first taste of lobster for the season. Yum!!!](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040096csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Ahh! The first taste of lobster for the season. Yum!!!
![Another long-anticipated first for the season: pizza at Rosalie’s](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180906_163422csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Another long-anticipated first for the season: pizza at Rosalie’s
![Tradition dictates a plain pizza on the first night in Bar Harbor](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040132csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Tradition dictates a plain pizza on the first night in Bar Harbor
![Along with two pints of Shipyard Export Ale.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040124csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Along with two pints of Shipyard Export Ale.
![Hand-tossed dough](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180906_161901csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Hand-tossed dough
![Hand-tossing really makes a difference.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040149csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Hand-tossing really makes a difference.
![Check out that intense expert concentration!](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040155csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Check out that intense expert concentration!
![After pizza we go for a walk through the waterfront attractions.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040165csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
After pizza we go for a walk through the waterfront attractions.
![We find plenty of bright warm color at the Bar Harbor waterfront.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040174-plcsm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
We find plenty of bright warm color at the Bar Harbor waterfront.
![Stewman’s Lobster Pound is very busy this evening.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040175csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Stewman’s Lobster Pound is very busy this evening.
![Sunset, too, is very peaceful and colorful down by the waterfront.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180906_174627csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Sunset, too, is very peaceful and colorful down by the waterfront.
![We watch a female mallard duck swim by the pier.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040180csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
We watch a female mallard duck swim by the pier.
![Local fishermen call it a day.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040196csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Local fishermen call it a day.
![This funny sight in the parking lot made us laugh.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040202csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
This funny sight in the parking lot made us laugh.
![Several years ago we watched a surveyor establish a temporary survey point here.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040207csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Several years ago we watched a surveyor establish a temporary survey point here.
![It’s a long story but we actually helped him locate several nearby tidal benchmarks. (We hunt benchmarks, too!)](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040208csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
It’s a long story but we actually helped him locate several nearby tidal benchmarks. (We hunt benchmarks, too!)
![Early the next morning we head for breakfast at the rustic Black Friar Inn.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180907_074501csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Early the next morning we head for breakfast at the rustic Black Friar Inn.
![Entrance and foyer, a sample of the quirky atmosphere inside, Black Friar Inn](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040218csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Entrance and foyer, a sample of the quirky atmosphere inside, Black Friar Inn
![Cozy little table for two, Black Friar Inn](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040220csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Cozy little table for two, Black Friar Inn
![Main dining room, Black Friar Inn](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040221csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Main dining room, Black Friar Inn
![Scotch Eggs for Rich](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040226csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Scotch Eggs for Rich
![A giant Granola Bowl for Zhanna](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040230csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
A giant Granola Bowl for Zhanna
![Now it’s time to begin our search for abandoned trails in the Park](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180907_121051csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Now it’s time to begin our search for abandoned trails in the Park
![We find a granite staircase on the old Van Santvoord trail](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040255csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
We find a granite staircase on the old Van Santvoord trail
![View from a ledge along the old trail](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180907_122902csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
View from a ledge along the old trail
![Zhanna snaps a quick photo to email to her dad back at home. He’ll be joining us in a couple of days.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040261csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Zhanna snaps a quick photo to email to her dad back at home. He’ll be joining us in a couple of days.
![More of Van Santvoord’s granite steps](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180907_123124csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
More of Van Santvoord’s granite steps
![We continue our exploration after stopping to take a few photos.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180907_123235csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
We continue our exploration after stopping to take a few photos.
![Zhanna waits patiently as Rich futzes with his camera and pack](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040266csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Zhanna waits patiently as Rich futzes with his camera and pack
![Example of the use of iron rods to secure the granite steps in place](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040268csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Example of the use of iron rods to secure the granite steps in place
![After all these years the rods are still doing their job.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040269csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
After all these years the rods are still doing their job.
![A better view of this particular set of steps](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180907_123244csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
A better view of this particular set of steps
![Another unusual method of anchoring granite steps](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040274csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Another unusual method of anchoring granite steps
![Rich pauses by a large cairn indicating the correct way.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180907_124300csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Rich pauses by a large cairn indicating the correct way.
![More cairns continue to mark the old trail.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180907_124324csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
More cairns continue to mark the old trail.
![The third granite staircase we encountered in our quest.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180907_125920csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
The third granite staircase we encountered in our quest.
![We pass a very large boulder ...](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180907_132221csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
We pass a very large boulder ...
![… and more signs of the once viable trail.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180907_132242csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
… and more signs of the once viable trail.
![Here the Van Santvoord trail emerges onto open ledges ...](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040285csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Here the Van Santvoord trail emerges onto open ledges ...
![… and provides a splendid ocean view.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180907_133510csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
… and provides a splendid ocean view.
![At the Triad Summit where the trail once met with other island paths](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040292csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
At the Triad Summit where the trail once met with other island paths
![A bronze plaque commemorates the efforts of a once prolific trail-builder.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040295csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
A bronze plaque commemorates the efforts of a once prolific trail-builder.
![We return to the Black Friar Inn for dinner.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040211csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
We return to the Black Friar Inn for dinner.
![We are both hungry after a long day of abandoned trails exploration!](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040300csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
We are both hungry after a long day of abandoned trails exploration!
![Ginger-soy Glazed Salmon with grilled asparagus and garlic rice pilaf](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040301csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Ginger-soy Glazed Salmon with grilled asparagus and garlic rice pilaf
![Haddock Tacos with chipotle-lime crema](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040306csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Haddock Tacos with chipotle-lime crema
![Blueberry Pie](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040312csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Blueberry Pie
![Breakfast time and Rich is ready to chow down!](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180908_080650csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Breakfast time and Rich is ready to chow down!
Breakfast time and Rich is ready to chow down!
![Turkey Crêpe at the Sunrise Cafe](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040314csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Turkey Crêpe at the Sunrise Cafe
![Blueberry Crêpe](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040318csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Blueberry Crêpe
![Today we begin our exploration of some new trails at Asticou Terraces](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180908_110058csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Today we begin our exploration of some new trails at Asticou Terraces
![This wide, easy trail climbs the cliff face and offers several viewpoints.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180908_110501csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
This wide, easy trail climbs the cliff face and offers several viewpoints.
![A view of Northeast Harbor from the Terraces trail](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040335csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
A view of Northeast Harbor from the Terraces trail
![Zhanna pauses at a spot that looks like it belongs in a fairytale.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040329plcsm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Zhanna pauses at a spot that looks like it belongs in a fairytale.
![This unusual tree resides at the entrance to Thuya Lodge & Gardens.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040341csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
This unusual tree resides at the entrance to Thuya Lodge & Gardens.
![We’ve now reached the start of The Richard Trail.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180908_115101csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
We’ve now reached the start of The Richard Trail.
![“What’s this?! A door in the middle of the forest???”](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180908_123209csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
“What’s this?! A door in the middle of the forest???”
![A boat house on the shore of dreamy Little Long Pond](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040349csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
A boat house on the shore of dreamy Little Long Pond
![Refreshing beers while we wait for appetizers at Mache Bistro](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040354csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Refreshing beers while we wait for appetizers at Mache Bistro
![“Getting to know” our beer!](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040356csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
“Getting to know” our beer!
![We find this style of labelling quite interesting and useful.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040358csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
We find this style of labelling quite interesting and useful.
![Cheese Board (Cambozola, Bucherondin, port gelée); Rillettes & pâté (country style pork pâté & pork rillettes, cornichons, mustard)](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040364csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Cheese Board (Cambozola, Bucherondin, port gelée); Rillettes & pâté (country style pork pâté & pork rillettes, cornichons, mustard)
Cheese Board (Cambozola, Bucherondin, port gelée);
Rillettes & pâté (country style pork pâté & pork rillettes, cornichons, mustard)
![Seared Salmon with French lentils, fennel salad & lemon arugula pesto](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040374csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Seared Salmon with French lentils, fennel salad & lemon arugula pesto
![Herbes de Provence Scallops with fregola sarda & caper relish](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040376csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Herbes de Provence Scallops with fregola sarda & caper relish
![A gorgeous Sunday morning at the Farmers Market](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040401csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
A gorgeous Sunday morning at the Farmers Market
![A colorful array of picturesque peppers!](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040390csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
A colorful array of picturesque peppers!
![All sorts of veggies and fruits.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040392csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
All sorts of veggies and fruits.
![Perfect little potatoes.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040395csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Perfect little potatoes.
![Unknown tree with bright red berries](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040407csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Unknown tree with bright red berries
![Hiking along the Stratheden Path](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040425csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Hiking along the Stratheden Path
![We call this the Troll’s Dinner Table.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040420csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
We call this the Troll’s Dinner Table.
![Once again supper at Rosalie’s—sausage & pepperoni pizza!](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040432csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Once again supper at Rosalie’s—sausage & pepperoni pizza!
![A blast from the past, an old Wurlitzer jukebox at Rosalie’s.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040441csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
A blast from the past, an old Wurlitzer jukebox at Rosalie’s.
![Plain Pancakes for breakfast at the Black Friar Inn](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040451csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Plain Pancakes for breakfast at the Black Friar Inn
![Scrambled Eggs & Homefries at the Black Friar Inn](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040457csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Scrambled Eggs & Homefries at the Black Friar Inn
![Today’s adventure is exploring the abandoned Boyd Road](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040460csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Today’s adventure is exploring the abandoned Boyd Road
![Acadia’s little hidden secret—a rifle & pistol shooting range for Park rangers](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040464csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Acadia’s little hidden secret—a rifle & pistol shooting range for Park rangers
![A combat pistol target area](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040467csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
A combat pistol target area
![Expended brass cases, and a live round found lying on the ground](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040472csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Expended brass cases, and a live round found lying on the ground
![Well-built shooting bench used for rifle target practice](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040474csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Well-built shooting bench used for rifle target practice
![The view downrange](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040475csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
The view downrange
![We continue our exploration of the abandoned Boyd Road](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040478csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
We continue our exploration of the abandoned Boyd Road
![A rounded boulder covered with lichen—looks like a Japanese painting.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040483csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
A rounded boulder covered with lichen—looks like a Japanese painting.
![Zhanna examines a large mushroom growing along the trail.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040495csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Zhanna examines a large mushroom growing along the trail.
![Now the “road” becomes a simple footpath.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040503csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Now the “road” becomes a simple footpath.
![A heap of cast iron relics from a long-forgotten era.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180910_115401csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
A heap of cast iron relics from a long-forgotten era.
![Hidden terminus of the old Boyd Road connects with a Carriage Road.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040509csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Hidden terminus of the old Boyd Road connects with a Carriage Road.
![Scallop Tostada, dinner at Red Sky, Southwest Harbor](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040514csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Scallop Tostada, dinner at Red Sky, Southwest Harbor
![Small Cheese Plate, dinner at Red Sky](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040518csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Small Cheese Plate, dinner at Red Sky
![Roast Half Chicken from Sunset Acres Farm, dinner at Red Sky](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040522csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Roast Half Chicken from Sunset Acres Farm, dinner at Red Sky
![Next day’s lunch, a 2¾-pound Boiled Lobster and a Lobster Roll, Beal’s Lobster Pound, Southwest Harbor](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040530csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Next day’s lunch, a 2¾-pound Boiled Lobster and a Lobster Roll, Beal’s Lobster Pound, Southwest Harbor
![Boats in the mist, a scene in Bernard harbor](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040547csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Boats in the mist, a scene in Bernard harbor
![For those who may remember, here’s what replaced the Opera House restaurant in Bar Harbor.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040550csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
For those who may remember, here’s what replaced the Opera House restaurant in Bar Harbor.
![Breakfast at 2 Cats, House Granola & Fruit for Zhanna](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040552csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Breakfast at 2 Cats, House Granola & Fruit for Zhanna
![Buttermilk Pancakes, Rich’s usual choice](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040557csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Buttermilk Pancakes, Rich’s usual choice
![Today’s hike takes us along the Jesup Path.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180912_111156csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Today’s hike takes us along the Jesup Path.
![Zhanna is intrigued by the unusual textures beneath the outer bark.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180912_111423csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Zhanna is intrigued by the unusual textures beneath the outer bark.
![Blue-green lichen on paper birch](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180912_111653csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Blue-green lichen on paper birch
![Wild Gardens of Acadia, a scavenger hunt fit for a botanist](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180912_120518csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Wild Gardens of Acadia, a scavenger hunt fit for a botanist
![Dave stops at mid-crossing to admire the view on Kebo Brook.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180912_131514csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Dave stops at mid-crossing to admire the view on Kebo Brook.
![Great Hill where Autumn is beginning to make an appearance](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040564csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Great Hill where Autumn is beginning to make an appearance
![Great Hill summit, Dave has a hard time getting “off the grid”](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180912_144225csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Great Hill summit, Dave has a hard time getting “off the grid”
![Champlain and Cadillac mountains as seen from Great Hill](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180912_144351csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Champlain and Cadillac mountains as seen from Great Hill
![Rich wanders around Great Hill summit in search of photos ...](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180912_144307csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Rich wanders around Great Hill summit in search of photos ...
![… but Zhanna finds an even more colorful scene.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180912_144514csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
… but Zhanna finds an even more colorful scene.
![A pint of Guinness is the reward for a good day of hiking.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040574csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
A pint of Guinness is the reward for a good day of hiking.
![Wexford Fish Sandwich for dinner at Paddy’s by the waterfront](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040583csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Wexford Fish Sandwich for dinner at Paddy’s by the waterfront
![Rich’s luscious BBQ Pork Sandwich at Paddy’s](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040588csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Rich’s luscious BBQ Pork Sandwich at Paddy’s
![“Moose power!”](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180912_174044csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
“Moose power!”
![Bar Harbor waterfront scene at dusk](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040594csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Bar Harbor waterfront scene at dusk
![The next morning finds Dave ready and waiting for new adventures.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040611csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
The next morning finds Dave ready and waiting for new adventures.
![Turkey crêpe with maple syrup, Sunrise Cafe](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040615csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Turkey crêpe with maple syrup, Sunrise Cafe
![Wild blueberry crêpe](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040618csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Wild blueberry crêpe
![Strawberry, banana and Nutella crêpe (Dave really needed to “fuel up”!)](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040623csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Strawberry, banana and Nutella crêpe (Dave really needed to “fuel up”!)
![Dorr Point at Compass Harbor](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180913_105055csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Dorr Point at Compass Harbor
![View of Bald Porcupine from Dorr Point](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180913_105141csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
View of Bald Porcupine from Dorr Point
![Compass Harbor](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180913_105600csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Compass Harbor
![Dave checks out the view from Dorr Point](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180913_105808csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Dave checks out the view from Dorr Point
![Heavy iron pins, now rusting away, once anchored wide granite steps.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180913_110827csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Heavy iron pins, now rusting away, once anchored wide granite steps.
![Very little remains of George Dorr's “Old Farm” estate](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180913_111801csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Very little remains of George Dorr's “Old Farm” estate
![Lily of the Valley berries](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040643csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Lily of the Valley berries
![“Chicken Mushroom”, not to be confused with “Hen of the Woods”](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040652csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
“Chicken Mushroom”, not to be confused with “Hen of the Woods”
![View from "Thrumcap Beach" a short walk from Schooner Head Road](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180913_132755csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
View from "Thrumcap Beach" a short walk from Schooner Head Road
![Zhanna and dad (Dave) investigate the rocky shore at “Thrumcap Beach” off of Schooner Head Road](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040634csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Zhanna and dad (Dave) investigate the rocky shore at “Thrumcap Beach” off of Schooner Head Road
![Both enjoying the warm morning sunlight, Schooner Head Road](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040639csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Both enjoying the warm morning sunlight, Schooner Head Road
![Gorgeous morning for exploring typical Maine coastline, Schooner Head Road](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040641csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Gorgeous morning for exploring typical Maine coastline, Schooner Head Road
![Heirloom Tomato Tart, Red Sky](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040742csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Heirloom Tomato Tart, Red Sky
![Crispy Polenta with sautéed greens, shiitake and crimini mushrooms, balsamic reduction and parmigiano reggiano, Red Sky](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040744csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Crispy Polenta with sautéed greens, shiitake and crimini mushrooms, balsamic reduction and parmigiano reggiano, Red Sky
Crispy Polenta with sautéed greens, shiitake and crimini mushrooms,
balsamic reduction and parmigiano reggiano, Red Sky
![Beech Hill Lettuce, Great Hill blue cheese, aged balsamic vinaigrette, Red Sky](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040747csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Beech Hill Lettuce, Great Hill blue cheese, aged balsamic vinaigrette, Red Sky
![House-made Tagliatelle with cream sauce and North Spore mushrooms, Red Sky](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040750csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
House-made Tagliatelle with cream sauce and North Spore mushrooms, Red Sky
![Applewood Smoked Salmon with goat and cream cheese caper spread, red onion, house-made sesame wheat crackers, Red Sky](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040752csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Applewood Smoked Salmon with goat and cream cheese caper spread, red onion, house-made sesame wheat crackers, Red Sky
![Organic Roasted Half Chicken with roasted potatoes and cranberry sauce, Red Sky](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040756csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Organic Roasted Half Chicken with roasted potatoes and cranberry sauce, Red Sky
Organic Roasted Half Chicken with roasted potatoes and cranberry
sauce, Red Sky
![James's Gingerbread, toasted with caramel sauce and apple brandy-spiked whipped cream, Red Sky](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040757csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
James's Gingerbread, toasted with caramel sauce and apple brandy-spiked whipped cream, Red Sky
James's Gingerbread, toasted with caramel sauce and apple
brandy-spiked whipped cream, Red Sky
![Panorama photo of the Bar Harbor municipal pier](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040760csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Panorama photo of the Bar Harbor municipal pier
![Today we take the ferry to Winter Harbor and Schoodic Peninsula](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050207csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Today we take the ferry to Winter Harbor and Schoodic Peninsula
![This is a new experience for us and we’re very excited.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040763csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
This is a new experience for us and we’re very excited.
![Getting underway. The bay is very calm this morning.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040768csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Getting underway. The bay is very calm this morning.
![Today’s visiting cruise ship is already ferrying “cruisers” to shore.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040787csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Today’s visiting cruise ship is already ferrying “cruisers” to shore.
![“That thing is as big as an island.”](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040789csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
“That thing is as big as an island.”
![“It’s actually BIGGER than an island!” (We say this every year!)](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040792csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
“It’s actually BIGGER than an island!” (We say this every year!)
![“Good thing we’re getting out of town.”](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040797csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
“Good thing we’re getting out of town.”
![Smooth sailing, we’re already enjoying the trip](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040804csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Smooth sailing, we’re already enjoying the trip
![Lobster boat in Henry Cove at Winter Harbor, ME](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040811csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Lobster boat in Henry Cove at Winter Harbor, ME
![Schoodic Point scene, tourists getting splashed by the waves!](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040825csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Schoodic Point scene, tourists getting splashed by the waves!
![Zhanna takes in the “wave action”, Schoodic Point](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040858csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Zhanna takes in the “wave action”, Schoodic Point
![More wave action, Schoodic Point](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040865csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
More wave action, Schoodic Point
![Plenty of wave action at Schoodic Point](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040871csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Plenty of wave action at Schoodic Point
![Hard to stop watching all this wave action, Schoodic Point](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040899csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Hard to stop watching all this wave action, Schoodic Point
![Rich can’t stop taking photos of the wave action, Schoodic Point](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040913csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Rich can’t stop taking photos of the wave action, Schoodic Point
![Zhanna says this is the last one, Schoodic Point](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040917csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Zhanna says this is the last one, Schoodic Point
![But Rich says, “Oh, please, just this one more?!”, Schoodic Point](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040925csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
But Rich says, “Oh, please, just this one more?!”, Schoodic Point
![Dave has his chance with a little “wave action” of his own!](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180914_112300csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Dave has his chance with a little “wave action” of his own!
![Visitors stroll the ledges that make up the rocky shoreline](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040971csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Visitors stroll the ledges that make up the rocky shoreline
![Zhanna and her dad hike the Anvil Trail, Schoodic Point](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180914_123011csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Zhanna and her dad hike the Anvil Trail, Schoodic Point
![This is a very rugged and steep trail.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180914_124636csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
This is a very rugged and steep trail.
![But there are some well-placed staircases along the way.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180914_130843csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
But there are some well-placed staircases along the way.
![Rich chose to stay down by the shore ...](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040973csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Rich chose to stay down by the shore ...
![… where it was quiet and very restful.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1040978csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
… where it was quiet and very restful.
![Our mission for this morning began on Cadillac Mountain.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050001csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Our mission for this morning began on Cadillac Mountain.
![We hoped to locate an obscure artifact constructed over a century ago.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050007csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
We hoped to locate an obscure artifact constructed over a century ago.
![First, we had to locate the original route of the Cadillac West Face Trail.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050017csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
First, we had to locate the original route of the Cadillac West Face Trail.
![After a brief period of searching in a likely area, we made the find.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050027csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
After a brief period of searching in a likely area, we made the find.
![The goal: a deeply carved cross and a two-inch thick iron bar.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050032csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
The goal: a deeply carved cross and a two-inch thick iron bar.
![These items had once served as a property corner survey mark. We’ve since learned that there are three more for us to find!](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050038csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
These items had once served as a property corner survey mark. We’ve since learned that there are three more for us to find!
![Nearby we found another iron rod with an unknown purpose.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050041csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Nearby we found another iron rod with an unknown purpose.
![At its eastern end, the new Otter Cove Trail intersects the Gorham Mountain Trail.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050047csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
At its eastern end, the new Otter Cove Trail intersects the Gorham Mountain Trail.
At its eastern end, the new Otter Cove Trail intersects the Gorham
Mountain Trail.
![The even surface of the Otter Cove Trail makes for easy walking through the thick forest.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050052csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
The even surface of the Otter Cove Trail makes for easy walking through the thick forest.
The even surface of the Otter Cove Trail makes for easy walking through
the thick forest.
![Even on this relatively level trail, there are a few granite steps!](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050049csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Even on this relatively level trail, there are a few granite steps!
![Some mysterious letters on a boulder, Otter Cove Trail](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050055csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Some mysterious letters on a boulder, Otter Cove Trail
![A bogwalk leads out to Otter Cliff Road.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050057csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
A bogwalk leads out to Otter Cliff Road.
![Zhanna thinks she found the abandoned Green & Black Trail.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180915_131120csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Zhanna thinks she found the abandoned Green & Black Trail.
![Whole wheat bread, biscuits and butter at Rogue Café](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180915_174709csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Whole wheat bread, biscuits and butter at Rogue Café
![Local melon salad with spiced walnuts and feta, Rogue Café](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180915_175209csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Local melon salad with spiced walnuts and feta, Rogue Café
![Pickled lobster appetizer, Rogue Café](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180915_175330csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Pickled lobster appetizer, Rogue Café
![Halibut in herb-butter sauce with roasted vegetables, Rogue Café](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180915_182056csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Halibut in herb-butter sauce with roasted vegetables, Rogue Café
![Pork Scallopini with North Spore mushrooms, roasted vegetables and crispy potato cake, Rogue Café](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180915_182150csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Pork Scallopini with North Spore mushrooms, roasted vegetables and crispy potato cake, Rogue Café
Pork Scallopini with North Spore mushrooms, roasted vegetables and
crispy potato cake, Rogue Café
![The famous Lavender Crème Brûlée, Rogue Café](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180915_185313csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
The famous Lavender Crème Brûlée, Rogue Café
![Breakfast—yet again!—at the Black Friar Inn](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050081csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Breakfast—yet again!—at the Black Friar Inn
![Fried Eggs with corned beef hash and roasted potatoes for Rich](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050085csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Fried Eggs with corned beef hash and roasted potatoes for Rich
![Blueberry Pancakes for Zhanna](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050087csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Blueberry Pancakes for Zhanna
![Today our hike begins at Wildwood Stables, hoping to locate and retrace the abandoned Dane Path](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050089csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Today our hike begins at Wildwood Stables, hoping to locate and retrace the abandoned Dane Path
Today our hike begins at Wildwood Stables, hoping to locate and retrace
the abandoned Dane Path
![Stone steps off the Day Mountain carriage road indicate the old trailhead.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050092csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Stone steps off the Day Mountain carriage road indicate the old trailhead.
![We’ve now successfully followed the original route of the Dane Path up to Day Mountain summit](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050097csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
We’ve now successfully followed the original route of the Dane Path up to Day Mountain summit
We’ve now successfully followed the original route of the Dane Path up to
Day Mountain summit
![More signs of Autumn along the Day Mountain carriage road](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180916_134255csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
More signs of Autumn along the Day Mountain carriage road
![View from Day Mountain carriage road](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050109csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
View from Day Mountain carriage road
![Stone steps from another abandoned trail—most likely the Ox Hill to Day Mountain Summit trail](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050123csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Stone steps from another abandoned trail—most likely the Ox Hill to Day Mountain Summit trail
![Rich says, “I thought I saw God in a rock ... but it was only a Dog.”](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050131csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Rich says, “I thought I saw God in a rock ... but it was only a Dog.”
![Ferns, pine, moss and maple along the carriage road](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050146csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Ferns, pine, moss and maple along the carriage road
![Zhanna emerges from the woods after finding another set of abandoned steps](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050148csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Zhanna emerges from the woods after finding another set of abandoned steps
![If you look closely, you can see a step here, right next to the carriage road ...](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050153csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
If you look closely, you can see a step here, right next to the carriage road ...
![… and a hint of a trail leading into the woods.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050158csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
… and a hint of a trail leading into the woods.
![The popovers arrive quickly and, wow, were we craving them! Asticou Inn & Restaurant](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050159csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
The popovers arrive quickly and, wow, were we craving them! Asticou Inn & Restaurant
![Rich’s immediate reaction when he saw them, “Wooo!”](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180916_162500csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Rich’s immediate reaction when he saw them, “Wooo!”
![Zhanna could hardly wait to tear one open and spread on the butter and strawberry jam.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180916_162533csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Zhanna could hardly wait to tear one open and spread on the butter and strawberry jam.
![Panko-Breaded Crab and Lobster Cakes with green onion sauce and lime, Asticou Inn](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050166csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Panko-Breaded Crab and Lobster Cakes with green onion sauce and lime, Asticou Inn
Panko-Breaded Crab and Lobster Cakes with green onion sauce and
lime, Asticou Inn
![Lobster Roll on a toasted brioche bun, served with French fries, Asticou Inn](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050170csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Lobster Roll on a toasted brioche bun, served with French fries, Asticou Inn
![Northeast Harbor as seen from the outdoor dining patio at the Asticou Inn & Restaurant](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180916_170532csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Northeast Harbor as seen from the outdoor dining patio at the Asticou Inn & Restaurant
![Morning fog hanging low over Frenchman Bay](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050173csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Morning fog hanging low over Frenchman Bay
![Passengers waiting to board the Winter Harbor ferry](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050190csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Passengers waiting to board the Winter Harbor ferry
![Barnacles clinging to granite in the morning light](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050198csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Barnacles clinging to granite in the morning light
![Bar Harbor Inn near the waterfront](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050209csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Bar Harbor Inn near the waterfront
![Agamont Park and the shops on Main Street](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050220csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Agamont Park and the shops on Main Street
![“The gazebo” is a favorite place to sit in the morning with pastries, tea and coffee from The Morning Glory bakery.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050223csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
“The gazebo” is a favorite place to sit in the morning with pastries, tea and coffee from The Morning Glory bakery.
“The gazebo” is a favorite place to sit in the morning with pastries, tea and
coffee from The Morning Glory bakery.
![An “artsy” photo of a lamp on the pier](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050232dsm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
An “artsy” photo of a lamp on the pier
![Winter Harbor ferry makes its first run of the day](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050239csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Winter Harbor ferry makes its first run of the day
![Today’s hike begins at a carriage road gatehouse near Upper Hadlock Pond](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050250csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Today’s hike begins at a carriage road gatehouse near Upper Hadlock Pond
Today’s hike begins at a carriage road gatehouse near Upper Hadlock
Pond
![Another one of Rich’s “artsy” photos, this time a dew-covered spider web](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050254csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Another one of Rich’s “artsy” photos, this time a dew-covered spider web
![Zhanna’s “artsy” photo—a slug on a fungus](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050273csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Zhanna’s “artsy” photo—a slug on a fungus
![Shoreline scene, Hadlock Ponds Trail, Lower Hadlock Pond](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050284csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Shoreline scene, Hadlock Ponds Trail, Lower Hadlock Pond
![Hiking the Hadlock Ponds Trail, Lower Hadlock Pond](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050288csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Hiking the Hadlock Ponds Trail, Lower Hadlock Pond
![Hadlock Brook](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050302csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Hadlock Brook
![Abandoned structure, Lower Hadlock Pond, scene](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050319csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Abandoned structure, Lower Hadlock Pond, scene
![Zhanna captures a charming pair of mallard ducks, Lower Hadlock Pond](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050321csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Zhanna captures a charming pair of mallard ducks, Lower Hadlock Pond
![Rich studies the scene along the shore at Lower Hadlock Pond](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050329csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Rich studies the scene along the shore at Lower Hadlock Pond
![Crossing Hadlock Brook](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180917_113539csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Crossing Hadlock Brook
![Trails intersection, Lower Hadlock Pond](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050332csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Trails intersection, Lower Hadlock Pond
![Upper Hadlock Pond, shoreline scene](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180917_114634csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Upper Hadlock Pond, shoreline scene
![NGS Benchmark K 145 (established in 1962), near Seal Cove Pond](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050339csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
NGS Benchmark K 145 (established in 1962), near Seal Cove Pond
![The benchmark is set in this large boulder near the Tremont Baptist Church](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050345csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
The benchmark is set in this large boulder near the Tremont Baptist Church
The benchmark is set in this large boulder near the Tremont Baptist
Church
![A carved sign indicates the beginning of the abandoned Brown Mountain Trail](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180917_125658csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
A carved sign indicates the beginning of the abandoned Brown Mountain Trail
![A second sign also marks the trailhead!](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180917_125936csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
A second sign also marks the trailhead!
![The two signs are within a few yards of each other.](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F20180917_130017csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
The two signs are within a few yards of each other.
![The best mojito in Bar Harbor! Dinner at Havana](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050354csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
The best mojito in Bar Harbor! Dinner at Havana
![An amuse-bouche of smoked chicken with chipotle on a corn chip, Havana](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050351csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
An amuse-bouche of smoked chicken with chipotle on a corn chip, Havana
An amuse-bouche of smoked chicken with chipotle on a corn chip,
Havana
![Multigrain bread and blueberry cornbread with condiments: white bean dip, chili oil and cinnamon honey butter, Havana](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050359csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Multigrain bread and blueberry cornbread with condiments: white bean dip, chili oil and cinnamon honey butter, Havana
![Local oyster and button mushroom spring rolls with truffle aioli and soy glaze, Havana](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050364csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Local oyster and button mushroom spring rolls with truffle aioli and soy glaze, Havana
Local oyster and button mushroom spring rolls with truffle aioli and soy
glaze, Havana
![Pan-Seared Halibut with baby eggplant, green beans, yellow carrots and a broccoli-sesame sauce, Havana](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050372csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Pan-Seared Halibut with baby eggplant, green beans, yellow carrots and a broccoli-sesame sauce, Havana
![A superb finish to our very last night in Bar Harbor, dinner at Havana](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050378csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
A superb finish to our very last night in Bar Harbor, dinner at Havana
![Quatro Leches cake with coconut espuma and strawberry blood orange coulis, topped with a spicy almond brittle, Havana](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FP1050382csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
Quatro Leches cake with coconut espuma and strawberry blood orange coulis, topped with a spicy almond brittle, Havana
![](https://planetzhanna.com/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetzhanna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2Facadia_2018_title2csm.jpg&h=20&q=90&f=.jpg)
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