In early September Christine and I drove up to Acadia National Park for a long weekend. The weather was very atypical. We enjoyed dining outside without jackets and kayaking in the Atlantic without the need for spray skirts. 
We spent one long day riding on the carriage trails in the park. The photo above is from the highest point on the carriage trail system. The trails are well maintained and for the most part the hills are doable, even by those who don't ride often. It was so warm and sunny I could have stayed on the trails forever.
We had lunch twice at the Jordon Pond House. The restaurant is located within the park and is right off of the bike trail. The restaurant's claim to fame is a homemade popover which is served steaming from the oven. They melt in your mouth and when served with lobster bisque the popovers make about as filling a post ride meal as you can imagine.It has actually been warm in Vermont (48 F) today, but very gray, rainy, and overcast. The snow is all but gone in the town and X-country skiing is done for now except maybe at some of the resorts on the mountain. Hopefully, we will get more snow soon. On the news last night it was reported that snow mobile sales and repairs were down by 40% this winter. I can only imagine the money the ski resorts must be losing right now.
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