{"id":78956,"date":"2020-05-18T13:03:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T18:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/logan-park.org\/?p=78956"},"modified":"2020-05-18T13:03:35","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T18:03:35","slug":"visitor-created-trails-in-black-acidic-soils-acadia-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/logan-park.org\/?p=78956","title":{"rendered":"Visitor-Created Trails In Black Acidic Soils, Acadia National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1w2L5yZN4Qg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Site: Bass Harbor Head, Mount Desert Island Unit, Acadia National Park, Maine, USNPS, 44\u00b0 13&#8242; 19.56&#8243; N 68\u00b0 20&#8242; 5.28&#8243; W <a href=\"https:\/\/earth.google.com\/earth\/rpc\/cc\/drive?state=%7B%22ids%22%3A%5B%221U2xAcEfkFqoWX0vE1q6FqrmlU0WOSAYa%22%5D%2C%22action%22%3A%22open%22%2C%22userId%22%3A%22101705850131442756497%22%7D&amp;usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Interactive Google Earth Onsite<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bogs form in places like this when the water has no great outflow point. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Video: Logan Park<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Site: Bass Harbor Head, Mount Desert Island Unit, Acadia National Park, Maine, USNPS, 44\u00b0 13&#8242; 19.56&#8243; N 68\u00b0 20&#8242; 5.28&#8243; W Interactive Google Earth Onsite Bogs form in places like this when the water has no great outflow point. 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