Acadia National Park: West
Acadia National Park consists of several separate areas, most of which are located on Mount Desert Island. The Island is split by Somes Sound running North to South, separating the Western half of the Island from the Eastern half which contains the more well known tourist areas of the park plus the town of Bar Harbor. Our first week was spent based at the Seawall Campground. 
Seawall Campground
Located near Southwest Harbor, on Western Mount Desert Island, Seawall Campground is one of the two Acadia National Park campgrounds allowing RVs like ours to stay. It’s named after the natural wall of rocks washed up by ocean surf over time. (By the way, a ‘beach’ in Maine is a collection of rocks no smaller than a fist.) It provided us great wooded settings about a 10 minute walk from the ocean ‘seawall’. Acadia NP has many many hiking trails of varying difficulty, most involving a lot of climbing. A large proportion of them are open to dogs as well, so Colin and Bindi went on many, many hikes, climbing a lot of the peaks in the Western part of the island. Cheryl joined them on a short hike along the Ship Harbor trail, otherwise spent most of her days reading and practicing her concertina.
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- Moonrise
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- Bindi spots a Chipmunk
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- Chipmunk Teases Bindi
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- Chipmunk Talking
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- Schooner leaving Bar Harbor
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- A trail rest
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- Sunrise at the Seawall
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- Waiting for picnicers
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- “Come on Dad!”
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- Colin hikes to Mr. Sauveor
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- Government Survey Point 1940
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- Harvest Moon Rising
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- Beetle on Flower
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- Bindi and Cola Bear
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- View from Beech Mountain
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- Season vs. Time
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- Sunrise at Seawall
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Stunning photos!
From Cheryl: Thank you dear Merritt!
A beautiful place, beautifully captured. Favorites: Sunrise shots, slow shutter speed wave shot, and of course every image with Bindi!
From Cheryl: Loved your take on the photography, always so nice to hear from you and what you enjoyed viewing. Bindi’s our star subject matter, she just cracks us up!
What wonderful photos! It looks like you had a great time. Bindi makes me smile. Love to you both. See you soon.
From Cheryl: Dear Nancy, We look forward to seeing you soon, as well. Love to you and Fred.
Wonderful photos! Great photography! Loved them all, but I thought that the photo of the Gull was spectacular because you can see the details of its wings.
From Cheryl: Dear Dennis, we are that the usual pictures of Gulls lack luster. The wing detail indeed caught our eye too. Or rather, caught Colin’s eyes.
I only was able to pick favorites, because of my love for Bindi smiling in her photos. All were so striking, just gave me a peaceful feeling….
Safe travels-💚😔💚
From Cheryl: I must admit that my favorite pictures are all of Bindi too! She definitely makes me smile all the time.
Acadia National Park is beautiful, your photos have captured the essence of the park.
From Cheryl: Dear Eileen, thank you for your lovely comments. We hope you are well and enjoying life as a retired person!
For me top Bindi is the most beautiful. She would like catching the little animal who looks like a squirrel: of course mot for un Colin 😉😂
Vivez à fond chaque seconde de ce merveilleux voyage. Bisous et caresses à Bindi.
From Cheryl: We are so happy you are joining us on this trip. We will give Bindi many kisses and hugs from you!
Des mistakes car mon téléphone ne comprend pas l english.
From Cheryl: Doesn’t matter, we love you anyway, English, French, Franglish.
Just beautiful…..and peaceful …..and fun to see family….❤️💙💜💚
From Cheryl: Thanks Barb. Miss you!
Is there a way that Colin can gift me his photographic prowess?