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Back in Millinocket for a week

Today's hike into Ripogenus Gorge,  paddling under the shadows of Mt. Katahdin,  and checking out the Chesuncook Boom House. I guess the boom house was where they corralled the logs coming down the lake way back when they had logging/river drives, and the loggers stayed at this house.  It is now a museum. I looked for Steven's picture hanging on the walls.

 

 

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Today I went into the famous and very large Baxter State Park,  home to Mt. Katahdin and the latter the end of the Appallacian hiking trail.  Many decades ago, Gov. Baxter thought this land was too magnificent to be left in the hands of individuals and logging companies. After the legislature failed to agree to have the state buy it, the Guv bought it with his own money and left a large endowment to keep it going. It employs over 60 people to keep it going,  and this isn't a place you can just drive home from at night so most workers liver here.  This did help get the Guv out of hot water for ordering all state flags to fly at half mast on the passing of his beloved dog.  Strangely, no dogs are allowed in the park

The park consists of countless small ponds, most between 1/10 to 1 mile long as well as hundreds of miles of hiking trails to mountains, waterfall,s  remote campsites and ponds. Today I drove the loop road which is really a north/south road, with a handful of short dead end roads going into a few ponds with old and famous sporting camps, now taken over by the park. I exited the north end gate whcih is by Mattagammon Wilderness Store, for those that came to Maine to ride this past winter.

Total trip through the park was about 60 miles of very smooth dirt roads, but somewhat twisty with many blind corners and very narrow, and most of the way two large pick up trucks   could not pass without one pulling way over and stopping while the other inched by.  Speed limit is 20, and I seldom got over 15.  There are many small ponds and stunningly beautiful streams next to the road. I did some short hikes into waterfalls and ponds. The camera doesn't catch the stunning beauty. This is also home to a very large moose population although I did not see any today. I also saw very few vehicles,  maybe 1 or 2 every 15 minutes the first half of the trip, and a total of 3 vehicles the second half. So quiet for the July 4th weekend, and knowing Maine's Coast is traffic jams and thousands of tourist fighting for a parking spot in touristy areas and many unable to get into the crowded restaurants.

 

 

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Hi Mike,

Beautiful area, indeed! Jim and I visited Baxter state park  a very long time ago. I will never forget that trip. A  baby moose walked right up in front of the car,. It may have been a baby moose but it was huge.

Like you, we also drove around those roads. And yes, the camera does not do it justice.

 Thank you for reminding me of how beautiful that place is.

Gemma

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Back at the dirt track. First time back since 2019. Great afternoon hanging in the Motorcoach and then some modifieds and sportsman action. 

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Recently returned from a sixteen-day MC road trip. We fled Southeast NY on June 1destined for Sturgis SD, pulling the trailer. After arriving we separated from the truck & trailer & hugged the road on two wheels burning fuel in South Dakota, Cody Wyoming, Jackson Hole Wyoming, Teton Village, West Yellowstone & Red Lodge Montana. After departing W Yellowstone we traveled to Red Lodge Montana by means of the Bear Tooth Highway. After departing R.L. Montana we reversed our direction traveling again over the Bear Tooth where we accessed the Chief Joseph Highway returning to Cody for another night, as we found Cody to be most enjoyable earlier in the week. For those interested here a few pics....

Happy 4th......God Bless - Happy Birthday America. The good 'ol USA needs all the blessings she can get. 

Ginny I & wish all of our Canadian members a Happy Canada Day weekend!

Best to each of you, 

Paddy O 

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Continued....those who ride will respect the hours of switchbacks the western mountains provide....99.9% of the people outside of Jackson Hole & the Tetons were PATRIOTIC...Sadly the far west state theory has crept into J.H. & Teton Village. 

4 days- 3600 miles R/T w/ truck & trailer from NY to Sturgis SD.  2580 miles on the bike -in 12 days - SD, WY, MT & back to trailer & truck in SD.

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58 minutes ago, nyskidooerinnewhampshire said:

Continued....those who ride will respect the hours of switchbacks the western mountains provide....99.9% of the people outside of Jackson Hole & the Tetons were PATRIOTIC...Sadly the far west state theory has crept into J.H. & Teton Village. 

4 days- 3600 miles R/T w/ truck & trailer from NY to Sturgis SD.  2580 miles on the bike -in 12 days - SD, WY, MT & back to trailer & truck in SD.

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Awesomeness 

ride of a lifetime there. Beautiful scenery. Thanks for sharing.

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I would love to duplicate that ride,  unfortunately  I can’t take that many days off in a row until I retire. if you’re willing to do it again in about three years I’ll let you be my tour guide 🙂 awesome photos and thanks for sharing👍

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What a great spot you have made Steven.  Sometimes just sitting down in a spot like that with a friend is just as good as any adventure. Thought of you and your forestry work today as I made a second paddle  trip down the Penobscot to the island with the boom house museum. Found out is is always open and unlocked with no one there watching over it.   Couple old phones at the museum, tried calling you, must have been out of the office.  Did an early morning remote paddle first.

mike

 

 

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Back woods logger driver carpentry , unmistakable, nothing more relaxing or comfortable to being 20 miles on the other side of the lake in an old cabin in the Maine Wilderness, with friends, fly rods, your dog and cold beer!!

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On 7/4/2021 at 12:17 PM, nyskidooerinnewhampshire said:

Recently returned from a sixteen-day MC road trip. We fled Southeast NY on June 1destined for Sturgis SD, pulling the trailer. After arriving we separated from the truck & trailer & hugged the road on two wheels burning fuel in South Dakota, Cody Wyoming, Jackson Hole Wyoming, Teton Village, West Yellowstone & Red Lodge Montana. After departing W Yellowstone we traveled to Red Lodge Montana by means of the Bear Tooth Highway. After departing R.L. Montana we reversed our direction traveling again over the Bear Tooth where we accessed the Chief Joseph Highway returning to Cody for another night, as we found Cody to be most enjoyable earlier in the week. For those interested here a few pics....

Happy 4th......God Bless - Happy Birthday America. The good 'ol USA needs all the blessings she can get. 

Ginny I & wish all of our Canadian members a Happy Canada Day weekend!

Best to each of you, 

Paddy O 

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Listen... I dont want be critical or anything..... I see a lot of signs.....and not one with a Team Iceman sticker....

Just say'n ..... if you're gonna post pictures with signs.... at least put a little effort in to it.....

LOL

Great Pics!

GutZ

 

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On 7/4/2021 at 7:43 PM, Pipeman said:

I would love to duplicate that ride,  unfortunately  I can’t take that many days off in a row until I retire. if you’re willing to do it again in about three years I’ll let you be my tour guide 🙂 awesome photos and thanks for sharing👍

Might just be able to pull that off. If not, I'd be happy to share the itinerary. It was a trip of a lifetime. The weather helped too. 

As for the ICEMAN stickers, I did think of that while we were there.  

 

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15 hours ago, jak said:

Hey Paddy & Ginny, great trip. How close were you to the wolf?

Joe, great to hear from you. We hope you are well.

The wolves were captured in a preserve in W Yellowstone Village, albeit we did see wolves & Grizz in YW Park but with a spotting scope we were given access too from complete strangers. A very nice gesture.

The preserve houses a variety of rogue wolves, raptors, grizzlies, etc that either harassed humans or vice versa and or were injured. I will attempt to attach a video of the grizzlies.  The other animal images were captured in Yellowstone, Custer Natl Park or roadside on public roads. 

https://grizzlyctr.givecloud.co/

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Half time @ the Cody Wyoming Rodeo...Turn up the volume ..Children 12 & under are invited onto the arena floor ...the objective is to remove the bandanna from the calf's tail....great innocent fun for the children . Three video's attached. I hope you can view. 

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