The Beehive and the Bowl
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canyonwalkerMaine Week Travelog #8
Acadia National Park - Wednesday, 16 Jun 2021, 12:30pm.
Having paid with sweat and sore muscles to climb the Beehive (see previous blog) I wasn't going to leave right away. Hawk and I explored the summit and its 360° views from all angles.
![View from atop the Beehive, Acadia National Park {Jun 2021]](https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/canyonwalker/33413618/735315/735315_original.jpg "View from atop the Beehive, Acadia National Park {Jun 2021]")
It was also a good time to enjoy a light lunch that we'd brought in our packs.
![View from atop the Beehive, Acadia National Park {Jun 2021]](https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/canyonwalker/33413618/735188/735188_original.jpg "View from atop the Beehive, Acadia National Park {Jun 2021]")
(Lunch not pictured. Just the views.)
Climbing the Beehive was an epic hike. The thing is, it's a short hike. Epic, but short. Going up the front and down the back, looping back to the trail head, is less than 1.5 miles. Fortunately the Beehive is not an isolated point of interest. Nearby it are other mountains, connected by a network of trails. I planned to loop up and over neighboring Gorham Mountain and return along the coastal cliffs, bringing the trek to over 3.5 miles.
"We should also hike The Bowl," Hawk added. "It's right there."
![Hikers stop atop the Beehive, overlooking the Bowl. Acadia National Park [Jun 2021]](https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/canyonwalker/33413618/735562/735562_original.jpg "Hikers stop atop the Beehive, overlooking the Bowl. Acadia National Park [Jun 2021]")
"The Bowl" is another of the goofily named places in Acadia National Park. It's a natural lake that does not look at all like a bowl. (It's not even close to round.) But it's pretty and it's so close that it seems like no extra effort to visit that we headed down toward it.
![The Bowl, Acadia National Park [Jun 2021]](https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/canyonwalker/33413618/735953/735953_original.jpg "The Bowl, Acadia National Park [Jun 2021]")
The Bowl was pretty. It reminds me of Alpine lakes in the Sierra Nevada. And it added only 1/2 mile of walking with less than 100' of extra ascent.
To be continued....
Acadia National Park - Wednesday, 16 Jun 2021, 12:30pm.
Having paid with sweat and sore muscles to climb the Beehive (see previous blog) I wasn't going to leave right away. Hawk and I explored the summit and its 360° views from all angles.
It was also a good time to enjoy a light lunch that we'd brought in our packs.
(Lunch not pictured. Just the views.)
Climbing the Beehive was an epic hike. The thing is, it's a short hike. Epic, but short. Going up the front and down the back, looping back to the trail head, is less than 1.5 miles. Fortunately the Beehive is not an isolated point of interest. Nearby it are other mountains, connected by a network of trails. I planned to loop up and over neighboring Gorham Mountain and return along the coastal cliffs, bringing the trek to over 3.5 miles.
"We should also hike The Bowl," Hawk added. "It's right there."
"The Bowl" is another of the goofily named places in Acadia National Park. It's a natural lake that does not look at all like a bowl. (It's not even close to round.) But it's pretty and it's so close that it seems like no extra effort to visit that we headed down toward it.
The Bowl was pretty. It reminds me of Alpine lakes in the Sierra Nevada. And it added only 1/2 mile of walking with less than 100' of extra ascent.
To be continued....
