Acadia National Park, Maine
By Michael Swindle
Hoping to see vibrant leaf color changes and avoid the
crowds, we chose to plan our visit to Acadia National Park
in the very late fall. Due to rains, wind and cooler-than-nor-
mal temperatures, we weren’t able to walk as much of the
park as we had hoped. On a rainy morning, we drove Duck
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