| Schoodic Peninsula is located in Winter Harbor,
Maine and is part of Acadia National Park, although it is across the bay
from the main area. The peninsula is the only portion of the park on the
mainland. There is a 5.5 mile one-way section of park road that hugs the
coast around the peninsula with several turnouts. Most
of the shore is composed of red granite. The forest is largely pine-birch
but also consists of white, red and black spruce, northern white cedar,
cherry, alder, mountain ash, and a variety of maples. |
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Below: Nice view from a
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| Schoodic Point, at the southern tip of the
peninsula, provides one of the best places to view pounding surf
during rough seas. Schoodic Point is part of Acadia National Park.
Lee and Karen Duquette spent a lot of time in this area, as you will see
in the photos below - too bad it was a foggy day. |
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| Below: Lee and Karen Duquette sat here quite
awhile watching the pounding surf. Many local people sat around reading
books. |
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Below; Ancient magma flows
formed this black dike at Schoodic Head. |
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Below: Karen Duquette was
intrigued by the patterns and colors in the rocks. She wonders if other
people notice. |
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Below: Due to the fog,
Cadillac Mountain across the bay could barely be seen on this date. |
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Below: Who is enjoying the
scenery more, Lee Duquette or the bird? |
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 Below:
Lee Duquette thought that the pinkish rock shown below looked like a raw
turkey waiting to be cooked. Can you see it? |
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