Cadillac Mountain is the highest point on Mt. Desert Island, with an elevation of 1,530 feet at the summit. It has the earliest sunrise in the United States, and is within a day’s drive of 25% of the North American population.
I’ll skip the tales of woe, sweat and dehydration, since we drove to the summit. In a car. With air conditioning. But the pictures I will share; it is a gorgeous and accessible place and the pictures do not do it justice.
A brief note on driving…
Last week my parents came to visit for a week. When I met them at their car it occurred to me that I hadn’t ridden in or drive in a car for well over a month. A bus, yes, but that’s not the same. Let’s just say after rarely moving faster than 12 miles per hour for an extended period, getting in a car all of a sudden felt like OHMYGODWE’REGOINGTODIEWILLYOUFRICKIN’SLOWDOWN!! When I took the wheel I felt like one of those drivers in Florida with a hat clamped tight on their heads driving 45 Mph in the passing lane with their turn signal on.
Just sayin’…
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| Long Island, as seen from the top of MDI |
