This is hike #15 ("The Bubbles/Eagle Lake Loop") in "Chapter 2: Down East" of the book
Foghorn Outdoors' Maine Hiking (First Edition). This was the third of nine hikes we did in Maine the week of May 10.
This morning we climbed the South and North Bubbles (which should obviously be pronounced BOOB-uhls). Yesterday we saw them from the shore of Jordan pond and then looked down on them from the ridge of Pemetic Mountain. Today we climbed to the peak of the South Bubble, then the North Bubble and then hiked to Connors Nubble (we had bubbles and nubbles coming out of our ears), where we had lunch. Finally we descended to Eagle Lake and skirted its the amazingly rocky shore for at least a mile of boulder-hopping before making it back to our car. This was a long hike. The aforementioned book cited a 2-hour duration but we took about twice as long for frequent photo stops, lunch and the basic "let's enjoy this beautiful park instead of trying to prove how wonderful we are by running through it in two hours". (Click on the thumbnail to bring up a bigger image in a pop-up window)
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Ascent from the Bubbles parking lot |
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Steps help the ascent to South Bubble |
Jordan Pond from part-way up |
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Penobscot Mountain |
Bubble Rock |
Almost successful! [photo by Laura] |
It's a huge glacial erratic ... |
... hanging over Park Loop Road |
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View of Eagle Lake to the north |
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Great view of Jordan Pond |
Sign warns of rock climbers |
South Bubble peak (North Bubble in rear) |
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Laura against the North Bubble |
Birchy ascent to North Bubble |
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More great views ... |
... of Jordan Pond |
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Peak of North Bubble |
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View northwest |
Dan & Eagle Lake [photo by Laura] |
Photo stop |
Dan in distance [photo by Laura] |
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Above Eagle Lake |
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[photo by Laura] |
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Cairns abound in Acadia |
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Beautiful rock lichen |
Gorgeous tree lichen |
Close-up of tree lichen |
Climbing to Connors Nubble |
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Break time at Connors Nubble ... |
... our lunch spot |
Timer self-portrait |
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[photo by Laura] |
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More lovely .... |
... lichen |
Needle carpet at Eagle Lake bank |
Eagle Lake |
Fisherman |
The very rocky bank |
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Breather [photo by Laura] |
More views of ... |
... Eagle Lake |
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Boardwalk through marshy section |
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