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“Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.”

Søren Kierkegaard

Acadia National Park

I was able to squeeze in one last trip after getting back from Japan and before my new job started – to Maine for some leaf peeping 😀

foliage!
government shutdown so the visitor center was closed 😦
so red
saw this cute poster in a restaurant bathroom in Bar Harbor
the view just kept getting better as we climbed
the Beehive in the background (we climbed it!)
blueberry pie 🙂
boats in Bar Harbor
Thunder Hole
hiked up Cadillac Mt to watch the sunrise

As soon as I smelled balsam fir in the air, I was immediately brought back to my first trip to Acadia, when I went one summer break in elementary school with my family. It was so nice to come back many years later to experience all its autumnal glory. It was also comforting that after all this time, some things have not changed.

My fourth National Park of the year :O My dad calls it my “year of national park!” haha.

Looking forward to more adventures in 2026!

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