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Even with the less than desirable weather, we decided to take a hike anyways.  We hooked up RKDy’s backpack chair with an umbrella to keep her dry and headed out.  We don’t have any photos of it, but I work a XXL yellow rain coat that we trimmed the bottom off so I wouldn’t trip on it.  It came in handy during the rain, but was a hazard during our rock-climbing short-cut.  The hike kept us mostly on the carriage road surrounding Eagle Pond.  We had intended to walk a trail along the lake, but with all the rain Maine had been getting, the trail was soaked!  So, along the way, we searched out a short-cut, which we found.  The sign said to Connor’s Nubble, which sounded good to us, and looked to cut off a big chunk of the trail and get us back to our car sooner.  Well, the short-cut was more of a rock-climbing adventure, where we ascended 588 ft.  The climb wasn’t too bad, but a bit tricky since everything was wet and Tysen was carrying RKDy on his back.  We made it to the top and back down again safely, and vowed to do more research on our trails before we head out.

The ultimate destination of our trip was Acadia National Park, Maine.  Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t so cooperative.  On the first day, we took a driving tour along the Park Loop road, stopping along the coastline to take photos.  For lunch, we stopped at The Jordon Pond House Restaurant for their famous popovers.  Then, we drove to the top of Cadillac Mountain, which was surrounded in fog.  Here are some of our photos from the day.