LawrenceMD
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I just got back from a long Maine trip that included a whole week in a sailboat. Acadia in May (where there are few crowds) is amazing. The 20 mile scenic route on a bike (during the middle of the week in May with little to no car traffic) is one of the best bike rides I've ever done. I did two loops. if you're into parks and laid out hiking acadia actually takes a couple to three days to really enjoy. they even have some scary assed cliffside trails that are easy but almost too scary just to walk on, plus there's a small clean beach [with a surprising amount of eye candy], when I was there even the park ranger was a Blonde blue eyed hottie probably in her early 20's all three days I was visiting. I went in late march/early april in 2009 and almost died slipping on a snowy/icy cliffside trail in acadia. I'm so glad I went in late May this year. But Acadia (and maine in general) in June-august is a hell hole. The park and maine in general is still beautiful and awe inspiring, but the crowds (for anything from lobstershacks to whale watching) just make it unbearable sometimes. I've been to the grand canyon in peak season and it can still handle (kudos to the people involved with infrastructure there) the crowds, traffic, and congestion. EDIT: here's the beach: (random interwebs pic)
here's some pics i took: