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Tremendous Nature Scapes: Scenes from Maine, Part I
This state has it all…almost!
When I first started to investigate going to Maine for a vacation, I quickly knew we would enjoy it. The state has many beautiful natural areas, including Acadia National Park. What I did not realize is that Maine has a little something for everyone!
We started with a night in Brunswick and did not take advantage of all there is to see there. A swinging bridge and Bowdoin College were not far from our hotel, but we were there mainly to rest for our trek to Bar Harbor and a stay near Acadia National Park the next day.
Let me just say that Acadia is beautiful and has a nature scape for just about anyone. It has forested woodland trails, rock scrambles, extensive vistas such as the panoramic photograph above from Cadillac Mountain, a sand beach tucked away as a crescent between rocky cliffs, an ocean coastline, freshwater ponds, and lakes (some of which, like Jordan Pond, supply a source for drinking water for the surrounding communities), tide pools, and even some easily recognizable prairie plants such as solidago (golden rod) asters, milkweed, and fleabane. And lots of fungi!
Over our three days in Acadia National Park, we tried to experience each of these microbiomes, or nature scapes as I’m calling them. A scape is defined by…
