38: Exploring Acadia -- Best Views, Trails, and Activities

Exploring the National Parks

Dirt In My Shoes

Science, Society & Culture:places & Travel, Nature, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.8 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Let’s take a trip to Ash’s favorite national park on the East Coast - Acadia National Park! If we’re being honest, Acadia is unlike anything you can see in the West. In this episode of Exploring the National Park, we are exploring this magical national park and all of the things that make it such an incredible place to visit. Join us as we cover: Our favorite spots to visit in Acadia Why we love the Beehive Trail The family-friendly mountain hike with incredible views A fun way to experience the power of the ocean The Carriage Roads you can utilize in Acadia Why you haven’t fully experienced Acadia if you haven’t tried the popovers The most famous mountain in Acadia and when you should try to see it Everything we love about Bar Harbor The other things you need to eat at this national park How to find Acadia’s best-kept secret Where to find the nicest campground in the park and see an area most people don’t see We hope you enjoyed this episode all about Acadia National Park! This seaside national park is truly unique and beautiful. In addition to all the big adventures you can have here, be sure to try the lobster, the blueberries, and the popovers! To hear our funniest story from our time in Acadia, listen to the funniest stories episode here. If you want help planning your next trip, head over to DirtInMyShoes.com. Check out the full show notes here.

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0:00.0	four score. Do I like to go to Jordan Pond to get some popovers? Why did you say four score?
0:05.9	I don't know. That's not the right president. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln. They just got mixed right there for a
0:10.7	second. This is the Exploring the National Parks podcast with Dirt in My Shoes. My Name is Ash and I'm a
0:19.8	former park ranger and the founder of Dirt in My Shoes. I name is Ash, and I'm a former park ranger
0:20.8	and the founder of Dirt in My Shoes.
0:22.5	I think that the parks are best seen from the trail,
0:25.5	and I'm here to make National Park Trip Planning easy.
0:28.8	And I'm John.
0:29.8	I carry the kids on the trails, tell stories,
0:32.4	and notice all the things that Ash doesn't care about much,
0:34.8	like flowers.
0:37.3	Join us as we show you around america's
0:39.5	spectacular national parks we're sharing our favorite places fun facts adventures and misadventures
0:45.5	and we'll even throw in a little trip planning let's start exploring so john what's my favorite park on the East Coast?
1:00.3	Your favorite park on the East Coast would probably be Acadia National Park.
1:07.7	It is.
1:08.5	I love Acadia.
1:10.8	Acadia is so cool. It's magical. It's unlike pretty much anything that you can see in the West. I would say
1:20.2	Olympic is like the closest that you get to Acadia and they're just on completely opposite ends of the country.
1:30.7	Yeah. And so I just, Acadia is one of those places where every time it's just like, this place is the best. Don't you think? Yeah, it's incredible.
1:38.0	Yeah, it's funny you compared it to Olympic because that's usually what I compare Acadia to as well.
1:42.6	But they're like two totally different.
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