Apparently a normal human eye has a capacity to discern about 10 million shades of different colors and all of those shades are on display at an exhibition named Acadia national park. Especially during the fall… when mountains flaunt their resplendent greenish-orange coats decorated with streaks of vibrant red treetops... when the deep blue ponds gently disperse the autumn hues into atmosphere with their ripples... when the moss covered carriage roads, emblazoned with rich foliage, are brought to life with little streams of rainwater carrying this bounty of colors into the deeper woods.

Right from the tree leaves and bushes down to the mushrooms and moss on the ground, every species of flora native to Acadia contributes to this dazzling display of colors, as if at some point in evolution anything that couldn't blush with colors had been eliminated by nature.

Acadia does not reveal its real beauty unless you get down on your feet and tread the labyrinth of meticulously crafted trails and well maintained carriage roads. A 27 miles park loop drive might present you with just a peak at the real show, but the full fledged display of foliage remains out of sight until you walk well into the woods and around the ponds. Scroll down this page for more pictures of Acadia National Park.

Jordan Pond as viewed from Cadillac Mountain

Even the moss and the mushrooms turn orange and red in the fall in Acadia, everything else that does not change color attracts you with a glitter from rain drops and morning due.

Bar Harbor

Stairway to Atlantic

Visited: Sep-Oct 2008