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31. Acadia National Park/Mount Desert Island -- Woo hoo!

There's nothing like Acadia for high payoff hiking:

By far the tallest mountains on the Atlantic coast of the US: that makes for great views -- AND, no mosquitoes or other nasty flies -- they can't take the ocean breezes up on the mountains!

The geology of the mountains mean that as you climb them, about 2/3 to 3/4 of the way up, there are no trees - which makes for brilliant views! One of my few complaints about the eastern US is that there are too many damn trees, which makes for limited viewage.

You can hike those mountains without a pack or water: there's a water fountain (and a little store) on top of Mount Cadillac, and if you get at all thirsty or hungry, there's always tons of little blueberries all over the granite ledges in the summer to munch on. Plus, you can end your hike at Jordan Pond House, which is almost as pleasant after a good hike as Tolkien's Rivendell!

Also, lobsters.