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So I will be flying into Bangor Maine in a couple weeks, and then traveling down to Bar Harbor to stay for 4 or 5 days. Any recommendations for some interesting locations with pretty scenery and some light hiking/ day drips? I will be taking some camera gear so I'd like to get to some cool places for some picture taking. Cadillac mountain looks pretty sweet. Is that doable for an old man(42) in very mediocre shape? Any food place recommendations? Want to eat me some crustaceans while I am up there.
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Oct 15, 2017 02:10
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Well as far as ANP goes, you can take your pick of views. I mainly took the Island Explorer bus tour of the loop road, but the bus service only ran up through Columbus Day. I know that Thunder Hole has always been exciting, especially when it's a rough sea. If foliage is your thing, I think this part of Maine has already peaked, but you may get lucky. There are a number of little fishing villages on the island, and you may still be able to catch some lobster places that are still open either on the island, or in the Trenton/Ellsworth area, but a lot of them are seasonal and are closed up by the end of October. Edit: A little bit out of your way, but Ruth and Wimpy's is delicious food for not too bad a price. Just gotta get there before the 28th of October. Map of Mount Desert Island:  I can't offer any advice on the climb, I've only ever driven up Cadillac.  Hope the post helps!
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Oct 15, 2017 23:48
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I was at the park last year, mostly drove around except for doing the Precipice Trail, which could be a challenging climb. It has lots of narrow ledges and rebar grips sticking out of the side of the rock face you have to climb on. There were a couple lobster pounds not too far outside of the park, assuming they are open at this point, they are a lot cheaper than the restaurants in town.
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Oct 17, 2017 02:49
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Yeah, kinda sucks I'm going so late in the season(at least for the fall colors), but it just worked out that way. On the other hand, there should be way less people. I will be there the end of next week so hopefully not everything will be closed down. We are renting a car in Bangor so transportation won't be an issue. I'm sure we will branch out from Bar Harbor to somewhere... Probably down the coast towards Portland and check out some of the 14,000,000 lighthouses along the way...
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Oct 18, 2017 13:45
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