Images

A view of Otter Point in Acadia National Park from the Park Loop Road.

A view of Old Soaker Island in Acadia National Park from the Park Loop Road.

A granite rock outcropping at Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park

Several New York ferns (parathelypteris noveboracensis) at Acadia National Park. These ferns are found throughout the eastern United States and Canada, and thrive in mixed woodlands.

This rock outcropping was used as a nest by peregrine falcons during the 2014 nesting season. Peregrine falcons typically nest in a scrape, or a small depression, often in rocky cliffsides like this one. This scrape is near the Precipice Trailhead in Acadia National Park.

Several New York ferns (parathelypteris noveboracensis) at Acadia National Park. These ferns are found throughout the eastern United States and Canada, and thrive in mixed woodlands.

A view of Otter Point in Acadia National Park from the Park Loop Road.

A granite cliff at Thunder Hole, looking south to Otter Point, in Acadia National Park

A pine tree viewed from between two granite rocks at Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park

A granite cliff, looking east into the Gulf of Maine, at Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park

A tidal pool amongst the granite cliffs of Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park

A granite cliff, looking east into the Gulf of Maine, at Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park

Several New York ferns (parathelypteris noveboracensis) at Acadia National Park. These ferns are found throughout the eastern United States and Canada, and thrive in mixed woodlands.

Johns Island, a small island in Barnett Narrows, on the western coast of Mount Desert Island.

A panorama of Acadia National Park with Dorr and Cadillac Mountains on the right side, taken from Cadillac Mountain Road. At 1,528 feet in elevation, Cadillac Mountain is the highest point in Acadia National Park, and is composed of a unique granite, the Cadillac Mountain granite unit.

A lobster trap buoy rides in the waves of Seal Cove at Reed Point, along the southwestern coast of Mount Desert Island. Lobster traps rest at the bottom of the sea and are tethered to a buoy that marks their location.

An image of the summit of Cadillac Mountain. At 1,528 feet in elevation, Cadillac Mountain is the highest point in Acadia National Park, and is composed of a unique granite, the Cadillac Mountain granite unit.

Folly Island, a preserve owned by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust, is about 7 acres. It is located in Bartlett Narrows, along the western coast of Mount Desert Island.

A panorama of Acadia National Park with Dorr and Cadillac Mountains on the right side, taken from Cadillac Mountain Road. At 1,528 feet in elevation, Cadillac Mountain is the highest point in Acadia National Park, and is composed of a unique granite, the Cadillac Mountain granite unit.

Folly Island, a preserve owned by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust, is about 7 acres. It is located in Bartlett Narrows, along the western coast of Mount Desert Island.

Lines of debris from tidal action on Folly Island. Folly Island, a preserve owned by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust, is about 7 acres. It is located in Bartlett Narrows, along the western coast of Mount Desert Island.