weather and hotel availbitiy

We plan to fly into Portland , spend 1 night and then travel up the coast and National Park. Will it be too cool to enjoyng sitting outside and walking trails at that time of year. How hard is to find rooms without reservations? We want to see some small town along the way that are not tourist towns. We travel back to Portland to fly home , so we will have another day there on return trip. Thinking about 9-30 thru 10-8.

weather and hotel availbitiy

Weather: Check

%26lt;http://www.wunderground.com/tripplanner/index.asp%26gt;

then enter either Bar Harbor, ME or the zip code (04609) and the range of dates that you are interested in.

That site presents summaries of what you might encounter as well as several years of historical data for the dates you choose.

Lodging:

It depends on what you want (or are willing to settle for). The time you mention is at the beginning of leaf-peeping season and 10/5 through 10/8 is the Columbus Day weekend this year, so that will be a popular time to be on the island. Were it me, I%26#39;d get reservations.

See

%26lt;www.acadiamagic.com%26gt;

for lodging alternatives, park information, and other activities. If you are specfically interested in B%26amp;Bs, try:

%26lt;www.sleepbarharbor.com%26gt;

which presents descriptions of many of the Bar Harbor B%26amp;Bs as well as rates and availability.

Regarding your trip from Portland (and return):

There are two routes--- (1) I-295 and I-95 from Portland to Bangor, then I-395 and Rtes/ 1A and 3 to Mount Desert Island, Acadia National Park, and Bar Harbor. (2) Rte. 1 up the coast, most easily accessed by taking I-295 from Portland to Freeport, the Rte. 1 east along the coast to Ellsworth, then Rte. 3 to MDI.

The first is the quickest, i.e., about three hours from Portland to MDI; the second will take you about an hour longer, but affords the opportunity to see several of the towns in the midcoast region.

weather and hotel availbitiy

It%26#39;s never too cool to enjoy walking trails in Acadia. Those of us who live here do that year %26#39;round. We have a saying: There is no such thing as bad weather, only poor clothing.

The highs should be in the 60s and the nights chilling down into the 40s when you are here. Usually there is very little rain at that time of year. As has been said, the leaves will be changing colors at that time.

Unlike many other states, Maine does not have every chain motel at each Interstate exit. Most of the lodging is Mom%26#39;n%26#39;Pop motels or Bed and Breakfasts. Because of the leaf peepers being out, I%26#39;d make reservations, at least in the Acadia National Park region. However, if you don%26#39;t want to do that, you will very likely be able to find some room, somewhere at the end of the day.

I%26#39;m not sure what the attraction for non-tourist towns is. But you can find many by just wandering off the main routes. All of Maine is pretty rural. Our largest city isn%26#39;t all that large and our small towns are often just a wide spot in the road with a hardware store, a filling station, and a cafe. The really pretty villages like Camden, Wiscasset, Stonington, Blue Hill, Bar Harbor might be considered tourist towns because they do have gift shops, nice restaurants, and lodging. They are very pleasant for a quiet stroll, an ice cream cone, a cup of coffee, or a lobster roll.

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