Allan took me for an early morning drive just to see what we could discover.
Category: Scenery
Sunset at Camp Patmos
Sunset
We don’t often see sunsets like this. They are extra special when shared with friends.
Rainbow
It has been raining all day today. Now is the time to start looking for rainbows!
(This is over Aunt Francis’ and Uncle Lawrence’s house in Colorado.)
Sunrise
Enjoyed watching the sunrise with my boyfriend this weekend.
Waterfall
Audrey and I had a meeting early yesterday morning. Â On the way home, we stopped by Bonneyville for a few fall pictures. Â The waterfall was full of water after all the rain. Â The leaves were pretty, but it was too windy to get any good pictures of them.
Bass Harbor Wharf
While waiting for our lobster dinner, we enjoyed the wharf. Â It was neat seeing all the lobster cages and watching boats come in.
When we were there, the tide was low. Â We were told that it will rise twelve feet higher! You can see the water lines on the sides of the piers.
The South Bubble
Mark enjoyed looking at park maps and wanted to find a really good hike.  He wanted something difficult, but not too hard for everyone.  He would have been happy to find a place that only he and Daddy could go, but that did not work this time.
He did find a hike for us though. Â We walked around Jordan Pond and climbed the South Bubble. It is not the climb for people who dislike hikes or climbing over rocks!
Unfortunately, I did not get as many pictures as I would have liked.  I had used up all my memory cards and deleted the obviously bad pictures just so we could have a few more pictures.  Allan would later comment that I took over 1500 pictures before running out of space. He also promised new memory cards for future trips!
The kids all took off ahead of us again and helped Megan over rough spots. There were only a few spots she had trouble with because of her height. Â We had people stop and ask if that bunch of kids ahead were ours. Â Then they would comment how polite the kids were or how good they were with the little ones. Â We heard so many complimentary things about our kids during that walk! Â They even tried helping another family with younger children get to the summit!
The trail going up was a bit challenging for me. Â I don’t enjoy climbing rocks as much as Mark does; though climbing down is a lot worse! There was one spot where my legs were just not long enough and Allan had to give me a boost up. Mark and Allan both were there to help when needed and I often thought how blessed I am that both of my men are so considerate. I was also thankful that I can hike trails like this. Â I don’t like them as much as others, but it would have been awful not to have been able to enjoy the day with my family.
When we got to the top, we could see a long way off.  It was a beautiful place to rest and enjoy our lunch! Coming down was a lot easier, it was less rocky and the scenery completely different.
Waves
As we explored around the coast, we enjoyed observing and listening to the waves on the rocks. We watched the seagulls and the cormorants. Â We admired how the fog changed the scenery.
It is amazing to me that God created such awesome scenery for us to enjoy. Â It is easy to forget that he designed this world in the busyness of every day. I am so thankful that we had the opportunity to remember and enjoy what God created!
Bass Harbor Lighthouse
We were told that a great place to see sunsets was Bass Harbor Lighthouse. Our campsite was a short distance away, so we went there a few times during our stay. It was a challenge getting there on time, the sun set a few minutes after 7:00 while we were in Maine. We wanted to get there earlier so we could see the sun setting.
We were disappointed the first time there because the lighthouse was behind us and there was only a short sidewalk to watch the sun setting.  The parking lot was crowded and the sidewalk lined with people watching the sun set. We wondered what was so special about the place.
The last time we went there, I was talking to a family who mentioned there was another path on the other side of the light house. Â We knew we would miss the sun officially setting, but we ran around and discovered what we missed! There was a path that lead to a bunch of rocks that you could climb out on. Â Depending where you stopped, you could get some wonderful pictures!
