Fall Foliage In Acadia

Now that October is underway, I figured I'd share with you some photos of Fall foliage in Acadia National Park. It may not last long, but while it's here, it is beautiful. So get out there and enjoy it while you can.

The following three photographs are taken from the trailless Halfway Mountain as described in my off trail hiking guide, The Acadia You Haven't Seen.

These next two pictures are from the Beehive Swamp, also found in The Acadia You Haven't Seen. In the first photograph you can easily spot the abandoned trail that once skirted the picturesque swamp.

 

This next photo is taken from Enoch Mountain, that rocky knob you see from the Beehive Swamp, looking down at the swamp in all its autumn glory.

During the spring time, Bowl Stream is an amazing cascade laden brook with a number of falls. But for the rest of the year, it's a lazy trickle of a mountain stream. Once the leaves have fallen, the camouflaged brook becomes a highway of autumn colors.

 

The low lying bushes on Beaver Bowl ledge are some of the last to lose their leaves.

The foliage seen from the former McFarland Mountain ski slopes makes it seem almost arbitrary to visit any other time of year.

 

The creepy Stone Tower takes on an even more haunted feeling the closer we draw to Halloween. Walk this trail in the dark and try to convince yourself you don't hear footsteps rustling in the leaves behind you.

 

The wildlife seem to enjoy the colors as well. Some will even pose for pictures.

If I were a bear, I bet you would find me hibernating in Bear Den. And with the Park Loop Road being closed in winter there wouldn't even be any noise from traffic to wake me up.

The steep talus fields of Earthquake Ledge always look menacing. I'm not sure if the autumn colors soften its image or only make it more intimidating.

 

A bit of color going up Dorr Mountain in late October. I love the leaves that line the stone stairways like red carpets.

 

Well I think that's about enough fall foliage for one post. This is an excellent time of year for bushwhacking and seeking out old trails as the woods are open, revealing many of the secrets they once hid.

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