Sunrise over the islands of Frenchman Bay from the summit of Cadillac Mountain

Worth the alarm. Worth the drive north.

Maine

Up Cadillac in the Dark

  • First driven2019
  • Photos here3

We drove up Cadillac Mountain in the dark, September cold, coffee in the cupholders and a blanket around Karlee’s shoulders. When the sun came up over Frenchman Bay, every stranger on that summit went quiet at the same moment we did. Acadia was the far end of our first big loop; everything after it was the drive home.

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