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Acadia National Park
Central Maine Coast

I peer into its shallow depths, and not surprisingly, I see no animal life. Maybe in warmer weather there would be insects, assuming the puddle doesn't dry up when the weather turns hot.

As you can see I still have a ways to go. I think once I hike up and over this large hump the mountain's peak should come into view. At least that's my hope.

In the distance I see a large body of water, certainly a pond, maybe big enough to be a lake? By the way, what sets a pond apart from a lake? Where does one draw the line between calling a body of water a lake instead of a pond? The same thing applies to hills versus mountains. What's the criteria? It all seems rather subjective to me.

Upon closer inspection, using my elaborate systems of measurements and categorizations, I deem this body of water a bonified pond. Interestingly, my GPS software only indicates the area with marsh icons. That's it, no name, nothing. So it's a marsh according to my software.

Regardless of what you want to call it, here's the official viewpoint to it. Seems like a quaint place to ask a girl to marry you. Not sure why I'm thinking that, it just occurs to me as I hike on by.

I finally encounter the first hikers of my trip. They seem to be lost, their attention is focused on a trail map as I pass them by. Maybe they are looking for the log bench viewpoint? Am I witnessing an engagement in progress?