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bridge in question has been rebuilt jim

hey Bill--glad you made it to BB--a great peak/ridge-i enjoyed your pics and the views i missed when summitting about 615AM above an "undercast deck" of clouds I went back and looked at my TR from a few years ago and it appears little has changed. I think the Trail Rd is actually in a bit...

...4 peaks, all 3Ks..(thanks to jt, Damon, Nate and NDave for beta on parts of these hikes)----took off at 2AM for a long day(s)..first item on agenda was the "straggler" i left last week...as i drove toward Grafton Notch i was treated to a huge orange full moon setting in the west followed...

J--not as hint of snow anywhere (well maybe if i looked really hard under a rock in deep woods)-top is 3335'-it was a very "mild/low snow" winter in most of ME mountains and black flies, not snow will be your issue --didn't see snow on Old Speck from distance, though i suspect there's a bit...

two very different hikes...... Another 2AM start-highlights of the drive included hearing the most annoying "public service jingle" in the world, "1-877 Kars 4 Kids" on the NY sports radio station i use to help stay awake--always played between 3 and 4 AM; just awful---- then having a huge...

it's open :)--was there today doing a few other peaks jim

Hi--does anyone know if the Success Pond Rd is open on the north end off ME Rt 26? I think it's called the York Pond Rd on that end thanks jim

edit--i have no clue if one can edit a title :(--Horseshoe Pond Peak is Peak 2620+ (Lake Parlin), not Boundary Marker 381 As we winged our way home thru Jackman yesterday afternoon from a relaxing few days in Quebec City, it felt odd knowing i'd be back in about 12 hours...burning the candle at...

As opposed to a slight sense of dread that has surrounded a few recent forays, I was looking forward to today's hike as I've checked this little peak from the Barrell Ridge several times over the years and thought -"views from those ledges must be great" I drove up Rt 95, got off at...

day use parking reservations--- here's the link--a bit confusing, but...allows you to see current status of reservations at all lots http://www.baxterstateparkauthority.com/hiking/hikingParking.html jim

A-I think the issue would be parking at Roaring Brook to climb Katahdin from that side (Helon Taylor/Knife Edge or Chimney Pond-Saddle, Dudley, Cathedral). If you stay in the park at another campsite, you need drive into Roaring Brook early in the morning before they "close" the road due to...

PB--thanks-- i certainly can't match the datasheet directions to anything i see today in Delorme or on the sat pics--maybe with more work, but...i had talked to a few locals last year and they did mention old sawmill(s) up in there, but i saw none the way i came in--this old description could...

after the welcome break to climb Little Bigelow Monday...today was back to more serious pursuits... I left Orrington around 2AM for Ashland and another trip into North Maine Woods -most hikes these days are long drives and planning/figuring out how to get near the peak is often as hard as the...

a different kind of day for me...very nice.... I drove over through Skowhegan, Madison and turned toward North Anson. The crescent moon rose a bit before the sun and hung in the east as the dark waters of the Kennebec slipped. In North New Portland, I swung north onto Long Falls Dam Rd, a peak...

I set out around three AM for a potentially ambitious day, unsure how it might go. The 3 peaks are fairly close together which is unusual for prominence peaks; was hoping i might get all 3 today. Rt 2 to Skowhegan, Rt 201 to Bingham and turn left onto Lower Enchanter Road (dirt-active logging)...

...up the second morning in a row at 330 and off north on 95 to Roberts-1710'-located just north of Shin Pond (near N entrance to Baxter)As i got off Rt 95 and passed through Patten, i thought about the family vacations at South Branch Campground in BSP with our 3 now adult girls. Patten...

....decided to try to grab two "oddballs" today if time permitted--these prominence peaks are by definition usually pretty widely scattered so there's often way too much driving involved Hurricane-2489' -near Weld/Blue Mt State Park I left at 330 for Hurricane, one of the peaks i haven't been...

...headed out at 3 with some anxiety about this one, not so much the mountain/hike itself, but getting to/from it ..could find nobody (even in the area) who'd heard of it much less hiked it (just a set of contour lines on my older Delormes before finally being listing in the newest one)...

Bill--i'm actually headed for Telephone Hill about 3AM--hoping to beat the rain. When i was up to do Little Russell 2? years ago, i beat hell out of the Forester's undercarriage in the stretch you mention, north of L Russell. I'm going to try to get into that uppermost section of Russell Mtn...

a day of the unexpected-- I would normally never consider driving into North Maine Woods land this early in the year, but with the lo snow winter i decided to call around to see if roads were at least semi-decent. I had a good chat with a gentleman at NMW and he felt that with a little...