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| This hike was only 1.1 mile in length
and labeled moderate due to a few steep grades. But it also had a lot of
level stretches through a beautifully forested trail with trees. |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies
tackled the rocky trail to Bubble Rock. |
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Below: This
is not the famous Bubble Rock, but just a big boulder encountered along
the trail. |
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| Below: Bubble Rock (Balanced Rock) is a precariously
balanced giant boulder that can be seen from below when driving the Loop
Road. It is one of Acadia's larger erratics that were once entombed in glaciers
and deposited across area as the ice melted. It weighs about 14
tons. |
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Below: Lee Duquette checked
out Bubble Rock |
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 Below:
Lee Duquette tried to push Bubble Rock off its seemingly "tipsy"
perch - yeah right! FAILURE!
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Behind Bubble Rock is Eagle
Lake |
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| Below: The two RV Gypsies started back down
the trail, but they were told by other hikers to check out another area
a very short distance from Bubble Rock because they thought it to be the
best scenery here. So they did. |
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Below: Karen Duquette admired
the view of Jordan Pond. |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies
at the top of the Bubble Rock trail |
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| The climb down from this area was
pretty steep and very rocky because there was loose gravel in spots that
were very slippery. There were also some large rocks and tight spaces to
squeeze through. It is called the Blue Trail. |
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