BAR ISLAND and BAR ISLAND TRAIL

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Bar Island Trail photo (Acadia National Park) -- © 2014 Joe Braun Photography
Hiking the bar to Bar Island during low tide. Purchase a print of this photo!
Bar Island Trail photo (Acadia National Park) -- © 2014 Joe Braun Photography
All of the land in the foreground is underwater during high tide. Purchase a print of this photo!
Bar Island Trail photo (Acadia National Park) -- © 2014 Joe Braun Photography
Once on Bar Island, we are greeted by an NPS sign and the Bar Island Trail heads up into the woods. Purchase a print of this photo!
Bar Island Trail photo (Acadia National Park) -- © 2014 Joe Braun Photography
Hiking on the trail (an old dirt road) through the pleasant wooded island.
Bar Island Trail photo (Acadia National Park) -- © 2014 Joe Braun Photography
Wild lupine flowers turn an open meadow into a beautiful sea of purple. Purchase a print of this photo!
Bar Island Trail photo (Acadia National Park) -- © 2014 Joe Braun Photography
Rare pink in a sea of purple! Purchase a print of this photo!
Bar Island Trail photo (Acadia National Park) -- © 2014 Joe Braun Photography
At the end of the trail is a pleasant little viewpoint looking back at Bar Harbor. (The peaks in the background from left to right are Champlain Mountain, Huguenot Head, Dorr Mountain, and Cadillac Mountain.) Purchase a print of this photo!
Bar Island Trail photo (Acadia National Park) -- © 2014 Joe Braun Photography
This little hike can get very busy with many hikers and even cars making their way to the island.
Bar Harbor sunset photo (Acadia National Park) -- © 2014 Joe Braun Photography
A glorious Bar Harbor sunset with Bar Island in the background. Purchase a print of this photo!

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