The Precipice Trail

5 am rolled around pretty early this morning. We bundled up (it was cold) and drove to the top of Cadillac mountain to see the first sunrise in the United States. It was a clear morning and the sunrise was outstanding!

The Precipice Trail is the most challenging and well known hiking trail in Acadia National Park. It is known for an exposed and almost vertical 1,000 foot climb up the east face of Champlain Mountain. The hiking trail has many rungs and ladders along the trail's length, which are basically iron rungs secured into the side of the granite. This trail is only recommended for physically fit and experienced hikers who have no fear of heights. We, of course, met none of these qualifications and so decided to make the precipice trail our first "hike" in Acadia National Park.

This is part of the trail. See the flat granite face to the right? We came down these steps. Notice the blue mark/trail marker?


This is an easy ladder. The ones near the top were more of a shear cliff face. At that point, I didn't want to stop to pose for a photo and the camara wasn't easily accessible.

Later, we went to the Criterion Theatre for a movie. The Criterion is an old theatre that has been in continuous use since the 1930's. They used to have vaudeville shows there too. Now they have live music events and movies.