8/30/17 The primary objective of the days at Baxter State Park was the hiking of Mt. Katahdin, the Northern end of the Appalachian Trail. We chose to ascend via Abol Trail since that’s where our camp was. Abol is a bit shorter, but steeper than Hunt Trail from what we… Continue reading
8/29/17 [singlepic id=2373 w=240 float=right] We decided to spend a few days in Baxter State Park. It was a bit of a divergence from our typical gravitation toward the national parks, but worth it. Baxter State Park is huge and home to Mt. Katahdin. We got to the park early in… Continue reading
8/28/17 Monday was a walking tour of Portland day. As is a bit of a theme, we didn’t have specific plans or schedule. We drove into Portland and lucked out with some free parking on the edge of town. We wandered the waterfront docks, shops, etc and then looped up… Continue reading
8/27/17 We headed out toward Portland in the morning, opting for the somewhat more scenic route down the coast. Down the coast, in this case, meant highway between small towns instead of freeway. For the most part, I didn’t feel like it was “on the ocean” – not like California… Continue reading
8/26/17 [singlepic id=2273 w=480 float=right] Saturday was supposed to be our third kayaking day and we headed off toward Somes Sound in the morning. The automotive gods had a different idea. I had replaced all the Subaru brakes just before the trip and they were still wearing in just a… Continue reading
8/25/17 [singlepic id=2434 w=480 float=right] After two days of kayaking we decided to do a bit of hiking. We went back to the Park Loop and found our way to the Precipice Trail. This was reportedly the most strenuous climb and involved a lot of scrambling and a good number… Continue reading
8/24/17 [singlepic id=2435 w=480 float=right] Having scoped out Bar Harbor (8) before, we had an idea of where to park and where to get on the water. We drove down in the morning a bit before high tide and put the kayaks in the water. We had looked up some… Continue reading
8/23/17 [singlepic id=2434 w=480 float=right] With a little planning the night before, we decided to go to the Pretty Marsh area of the island and paddle up the West side. I think we combined two different versions of directions and ended up targeting a launch somewhat North of the marsh… Continue reading
8/22/17 [singlepic id=2434 w=480 float=right] There’s a one-way driving & biking loop that goes around a good chunk of the park. We started out with that to get a feel for the place. First stop was heading up Cadillac Mountain (3) for a quick walk-hike to the view of the… Continue reading
8/19/17 [singlepic id=2188 w=200 float=right template=caption] We left Grand Rapids around noon on Saturday after taking a bit longer than planned to pack up (aka gather all the paddling gear). We crossed into Canada at the Blue Water Bridge, and then drove pretty much straight through to Thousand Islands National… Continue reading