We are headed to the North Maine Woods this weekend!

[ebinmaine 67,391]

As if we don't live far enough out in the sticks already.

 

We're going to go a few hours North and hang around rough camping with the moose for a few days.

 

Can't even begin to tell you how much I'm looking forward to it!!

 

 

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,314]

  No phone and internet actually sounds like a little slice of heaven! 

  The internet is great but boy can I waste some time on it looking at nothing important  . 

[ebinmaine 67,391]

3 minutes ago, Sparky said:

  No phone and internet actually sounds like a little slice of heaven! 

  The internet is great but boy can I waste some time on it looking at nothing important  . 

Agreed!

It's possible I may be guilty of that on occasion as well......

[Mikey the Monkey 697]

Take your Horses trail riding!

[WHNJ701 4,165]

snowing up there yet?

[ebinmaine 67,391]

Just now, jabelman said:

snowing up there yet?

Hahahaha....

No not quite.

But... We do have a tree turning yellow in the yard. Already. 

[JAinVA 4,619]

About 40 years ago my dad drove me up towards Moose Head lake in ME.He asked me to look out the window and see if anything was missing and I said mailboxes.Right! An hour later same question and the answer was power poles.He loved Maine and lived there for 25yrs  but I could never get used to the sun light at that latitude.Beautiful country though.

Edited August 3, 2018 by JAinVA

[squonk 41,051]

My Dad was from Madawaska. Can't get to much more "Up Nort" than that without a pass port. 

[ebinmaine 67,391]

6 hours ago, JAinVA said:

Moose Head lake in ME

We're going there. Then take a right and drive another 90 minutes into the woods.

 

Love it.

 

2 minutes ago, squonk said:

My Dad was from Madawaska. Can't get to much more "Up Nort" than that without a pass port. 

True!!

 

[Wild Bill in VA 1,452]

We left for Maine on the 20th of July and then to St John New Brunswick Canada, traffic in New York and Connecticut wasn't the best but the fun we had and things we saw made up for it.

Enjoyed Portland and Bangor, from there to Calais and across to St Andrews. The road from Bangor to Calais had more American flags then Washington D.C. !

Wild Bill in Richmond, VA

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4 minutes ago, Wild Bill in VA said:

Enjoyed Portland and Bangor, from there to Calais

I work in Portland and so does my honey. We're both there Monday through Friday every day.

Pretty little city with lots of really unique people and architecture and culture.

She and I are both country people through and through but I can definitely see the draw to why people would want to be there.

At a previous job I used to be in Bangor two or three times a week for several months in a row. Basically an oversized

Small town.

I would definitely move north if I was given the opportunity and use that as a work base.

I've only been through calais a couple times but it looked pretty good as well.

The road you're talking about is probably Route 9. Around here also known as the airline.

Not sure where it got that moniker but there's a tremendous amount of truck traffic on that road going to and from the Seacoast in that area.

 

Definitely a very beautiful state to live and work and play in. We're very lucky people here.

[Pullstart 62,829]

Well at least bring a camera, and have fun Eric!

[ebinmaine 67,391]

3 minutes ago, pullstart said:

Well at least bring a camera

That's my honey's job

[ebinmaine 67,391]

Everything in this picture except for the kitchen table is about to be stuffed in the SUV

 

 

 

[AMC RULES 37,130]

Don't forget the sink Eric.  

[ebinmaine 67,391]

15 minutes ago, AMC RULES said:

Don't forget the sink Eric.  

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

 

 

Thanks for the reminder Craig. That's not in this pile... Yet.

 

[ebinmaine 67,391]

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,314]

Hope ya have good weather, it’s raining like heck here in Connecticut ⛈

[ebinmaine 67,391]

Just now, Sparky said:

Hope ya have good weather, it’s raining like heck here in Connecticut ⛈

Thanks Mike. Raining off and on pretty hard here in Southwest Maine right now as well.

 

Supposed to clear off by 4 p.m. or so. Up North.

[ebinmaine 67,391]

Here's a couple pics from the top of Big Spencer Mountain

 

 

 

[Pullstart 62,829]

What a view... how long and high is the hike from your rig?

[ebinmaine 67,391]

12 minutes ago, pullstart said:

What a view... how long and high is the hike from your rig?

The base of the mountain is a couple miles from the campsite we used.

The hike itself is about 4 miles up and back with 1900 feet elevation gain.

VERY steep with a fair amount of hand over hand and bouldering.. which we all love.

I'll get more pics later today that show the steep face.

Great hike in a great area.

Mt Katahdin would look "right next door" except for the thunder storms rolling around that day.

 

I saw one moose. Our companion saw another. There's a resident bull in the lake we were on.

One of the nights we heard... We are quite sure... At least 2 to 3 different wolves howling. Very rare in New England but they do exist.

I've never heard a wolf in the wild so that was a bit disconcerting but also really awesome to hear.

 

Absolutely incredible trip.

 

[ebinmaine 67,391]

8 hours ago, pullstart said:

What a view... how long and high is the hike from your rig?

Here's a pic from the shore of the lake near camp.

Turn your device 90 degree left...

 

[WHX?? 48,813]

Jumbo tron here ...too big to turn....

[ebinmaine 67,391]

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Thanks Jim!