Highest Point in Maine

As part of our Baxter Trip, Lindsay and her Aunt Jean, climbed Mount Katahdin.  You can read about the rest of our trip in Too Many Mice, Not Enough Moose.  Jean has been section hiking the Appalachian Trail, so we wanted to hike this trail up the mountain.  Lindsay had hiked this mountain many years…

Too Many Mice, Not Enough Moose

On the week before last, we took a family vacation to Baxter State Park in Maine.  Lindsay’s Aunt Jean also joined us, fresh off a New Hampshire hiking trip, with her eyes set to Katahdin.  We packed up and took the 6+ hour drive to Baxter State Park without much hiccup…..just one small detail to deal…

A Trip Around Shell Pond

On the Sunday before last we had a nice hike out to Shell Pond in Maine.  Just one mile east of Route 113 in Chatham, New Hampshire, is a private property open to the public for recreation called Stone House Property.  The trails are maintained by both the property owners caretaker and the Chatham Trails Association.  We…