Schoodic Point (ANP)

It turned out to be a busy weekend for hiking. Sunday the lab's hiking group tackled Schoodic Point. It's about 45 minutes from MDI on one of the many peninsula that stick out into Frenchman's Bay. What Schoodic Point lacks in trails, it makes up for in spectacular views.

Our first hike started at the Blueberry Hill parking lot at the far end of the one-way park road. We hiked to the top of Schoodic Head and back down via the Anvil. Back at Blueberry hill, we had lunch by the waterside until the incoming tide reminded us there was more hiking to be done. The afternoon hike started at the bottom of the road that leads to the top of Schoodic Head. At the top for the second time that day, we headed down the East trail and back again over the top for the third time before walking back down the road to the cars.

[image error]Although most of the trail consists of easy walking and moderate inclines, a few rocky ledges add some challenge. The East side trail is by far the steepest but consequently the shortest. Wild-life spottings included two porcupines out for a midday stroll. The first escaped my camera, but I managed a slightly blurry photo of the second.

In all, we spent nearly a full day exploring Schoodic points from the top of Schoodic Head to the wonderfully rocky shores.