The Map is Not the Territory: A Northern Maine Adventure

[El Gordo]

just stumbled on this, very excellent write up. thank you for sharing. I had forgotten how beautiful Maine is. I was stationed on a ship still being built in Bath in '82. I Google Earth Bath to see how much it has changed. Saw it listed as "The Best City To Live In Maine" on some list last month. Best burrito I ever ate was at the Harbor Lights bar/restaurant. They had a band or performer on weekends...good times.

 

[JohninDetroit]

after 15 pages I realize this is from 2011. great trip.

 

[mastersryan]

7 year old thread, I was wondering how it was brought back to life! Great trip report!

 

[epicxcrider]

Thanks everyone, glad people out there are still enjoying it!

 

[Stephan07]

Ive asked before. But Id be up for trying to repeat this or a variation this fall!! May need a chainsaw or two I bet.

 

[ThundahBeagle]

Delorme Maine Atlas - the best resource, has almost everything

Garmin Oregon 300 with Topo maps

Google Maps has a surprising amount of roads. Searching for connecting roads that aren't on the map by aerial imagery works well also.

I would say none of these resources were more than 80% accurate when we were really out there.

Nice trip and write up. Thank you. I've been wanting to go to the trains for years, and now I want to see the B-52.

I have the Maine map, Gazetteerthey call it, and Mass and NH. The Maine one is always a different color on the cover as the others

 

[ThundahBeagle]

That was me, and Thanks! We were staying in a cabin in Rangeley for the weekend trying to do some skiing. We gave up because of the crap conditions and ended up climbing a few snow - covered mountains in the FJ instead In fact, I think it was called Snow mountain!

This may have been said here between pages 9 and 15 but early on you mentioned Tripoli Road by Waterville and just now Snow Mountain...I was up that way hiking just about a month ago and I think I'd like to go back and pay some more attention. There was a lot of construction and I'm now wanting to know just how much of this space you describe has been built up and might now be off limits. I'd hope to find everything you found. Of course now there are wind farms so that may be off limits as well?

 

[ThundahBeagle]

Ive asked before. But Id be up for trying to repeat this or a variation this fall!! May need a chainsaw or two I bet.

What equipment are you on?

 

[the deputy]

Well, that was something...