BANGOR DAILY NEWS • October 28, 2022
Rudolph Earnest Brunnow (1858-1917) is the trail builder behind Precipice Trail, which is known as the most challenging trail in Acadia National Park. Climbing more than 1,000 feet in less than a mile, Precipice is filled with iron rungs and ladders that allow hikers to scale vertical walls of granite and creep along narrow cliffside ledges. “OMG! My palms are sweating!” a friend recently commented on a photo I took of the trail. For those who are afraid of heights, Precipice is a nightmare. For those who used to swing upside-down from the top of the jungle gym as a child, it’s a delight.