This will be just a quick summery of my 4th of July weekend. It's going
to take some time to go through the pics and make time for a write up.
My plan was just to get Baxter/Hamlin done. Leisurely drive up Sunday,
hike Katahdin Monday, and a leisurely drive home Tuesday. I scrubbed the
plan, not wanting to commit reservations 2 weeks out and have the weather
ruin things. But, for the heck of it, I did purchase a DUPR for Roaring Brook
for the 4th anyway. About 5 days prior, I started looking at the weather and Friday
the 1st, booked a room for the 3rd and 4th. Still only planning on hiking Katahdin
on Monday. Then I starting thinking, wasting 3 days for one hike? Sooo, I at
least was going to head up early enough on Sunday to do a short hike with views.
I started thumbing through the Maine Guide in the Baxter section, and it didn't
take me long to find Mount Chase. Which is not actually in Baxter.
So, I headed up Sunday early and did Mt Chase. I was concerned about how easy
it would be to find first, then follow. As there were maps no anywhere to be had for this one.
But the Maine AMC Guide describes this perfectly. From soup to nuts. Easy to find and
follow. Great, little hike. About a 4 mile RT, with 1800' of gain.
Click Pik 4 Pix
So Monday, it was Katahdin. Great weather temps wise. Very cool and breezy.
There were some clouds though, darn-it! Man I just can't catch a break.
Chimney Pond.

On Baxter.

On Hamlin.

And, I said screw the leisurely drive home on Tuesday.
On North Brother.

Someday I'll do a more complete report on Katahdin and North Brother.