Acadia National Park is known for its rugged, rocky sea cliffs, but thereʻs one spot—Sand Beach—where the huge swath of golden sand reminded the boys of home in Hawaii...with water thatʻs just a touch colder (about 55 degrees in the summer!) 🥶☀️ For hardcore Maine surfers, this spot is a regional classic for surf in the hurricane swells of fall, but even the cold water couldnʻt keep these boys from jumping in to ride few waves and bodysurf in the shorebreak. 🏄‍♂️ Is it a secret? No—thereʻs a l

Thunder Hole, in Acadia National Park in Maine, began as a fissure in Mount Desert Island’s granite cliffs. Over 15,000 years of post-glacial isostatic rebound, the land rising after Ice Age glacier retreat, positioned this crevice perfectly to interact with tidal forces. The result is that the narrow passage functions as a blowhole. During the right conditions, waves funnel into a 10-foot-wide channel, compressing air in an underwater cavern until pressure releases explosively through a surface

Schoodic Woods Campground at Acadia National Park