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Access Wayside: Drink in the View
An audio description is provided for "Drink in the View," an interpretive wayside at Acadia National Park.
Date created:
08/22/2023
Audio Transcript
Downslope from Jordan Pond House, a walkway of paving stones on the Jordan Pond Loop Trail leads to a wayside exhibit located at the water's edge. Entitled "Drink in the View," the exhibit angles atop a single rectangular stone. Calm, glassy water of Acadia's deepest pond, at 150 feet, reflects the rounded peaks of the North and South Bubble Mountains. Beyond the exhibit, the trail continues past a wooden rail fence, and over a stone bridge that crosses Jordan stream.
The exhibit's title appears over a view of Jordan Pond, and next to an image showing water streaming from a spigot into a glass.
Introductory text reads: "Jordan Pond's clear waters nourish an array of life - including humans. Besides serving as a wildlife habitat, the lake... provides drinking water for nearby communities and Jordan Pond House. The water here is so clear that you can normally see into it at least 45 feet below the surface, making it the clearest lake in Maine. To safeguard the waters' purity, wading, swimming, and any other body contact are not permitted. So stay on the shore and look for dragonflies, loons, brook trout, frogs, beavers, and eagles."
An inset features six examples of the pond's wildlife community:
-a bald eagle spreading its feathery wings.
-a dragonfly with two pairs of narrow delicate wings.
-a furry brown beaver swimming with its head above water.
-a loon with a black head and black-and-white patterned back.
-a Northern green frog with folded hind legs and webbed feet.
-and a spotted, torpedo-shaped Brook trout.
More text poses a question: "If this is drinking water, why are boats allowed? Because they keep humans - the greatest threat to drinking water - out of the pond."
A quote: "What wondrous stories a water molecule could tell, of wild peaks visited on stormy nights, of quiet rivulets and raging rivers…peaceful fogs…glaciers." - David Cavagnaro, Living Water
Access Wayside: Drink in the View
An audio description is provided for "Drink in the View," an interpretive wayside at Acadia National Park.
Date created:
08/22/2023
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service