Baxter State Park

TRIP DATE:      August 19-25, 2013                            

TRIP LOCATION:          Baxter State Park, ME           

MEETING TIME:          5:00 am          

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):            4

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       36 hours

LENGTH IN MILES:      31 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    12,600 feet

DIFFICULTY:            B3B                     (A=very strenuous; B=strenuous; C=average; D=easy)

LEADER NAME(S):       Ken Jones

CO-LEADER NAME(S):   Maureen Kelly

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Roaring Brook Campground in BSP

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:        No               

WAS TRIP WITHING WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  No

DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:
Mt. Katahdin - Pamola, Knife Edge, Cathedral, Dudley, Trails
Mt. Hamlin -  Saddle, NW Basin, and Hamlin Ridge

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Perfect – Sunny, dry, 60-70 degrees

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)
Wonderful trip with moose, porcupine, and rabbit sightings.  Also canoed and fished.