NORUMBEGA MOUNTAIN (via Goat Trail)
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Heading south on the Norumbega Mountain Trail. Despite being adjacent to Somes Sound we can't really get a good view to the west. BUY PHOTO |
Colors of Acadia! Luscious pink granite covered in green and blue lichen. BUY PHOTO |
The descent is much more gradual through an enchanting forest landscape. BUY PHOTO |
A section of forest where the young pine population has exploded! BUY PHOTO |
At the base of the mountain is the small dam at Lower Hadlock Pond. BUY PHOTO |
Walking along the beautiful shores of Lower Hadlock Pond. (No swimming is allowed in this reservoir.) BUY PHOTO |
The trail leaves the pond and heads up the brook to Upper Hadlock Pond. BUY PHOTO |
The final forested stretch along Lower Norumbega Trail heading back to the Goat Trail parking lot. BUY PHOTO |
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