Baxter State Park - Millinocket Maine - MT Katahdin - Hunt Trail - 10-10&11-15


hey folks.it's the moment you've all been waiting for......well at least i have.
thats right,its currently peak fall foliage season in Millinocket Maine! so lets head up to the northern Maine woods this weekend!

this weekend i take off Friday evening to camp in Baxter state park and hike Mount Katahdin Saturday.this is my second time to summit Maine's highest point (5,270 feet) and the northern most terminus of the appellation trail.
approx 15 or so years ago i summit via abol trail (currently closed) and then knifes edge and back down abol.this time i take the hunt trail (both ways) which is about 10 miles round trip.it takes me 5 hours to summit and near 3 hrs to descend.

so lets get started guys! warning! it's below freezing at the top.so bring lots of cloths and wear your long underwear cus your gunna need 'em! it's gunna be cold and very,very,very windy up there!

welcome to Millinocket friends;


welcome to the vast,wild & beautiful park;




so i setup camp and get some shut eye.then in the am i awake refreshed and ready to go.you guys ready?! let's climb!



we're heading a long ways from civilization.use caution;


lets cross the stream and head up to the falls along the way;




ok guys,not a whole lot of time for site seeing.we've got a long,long,long journey ahead of us.so let's head up.i brought my flashlight but we don't want to still be up on the mountain come nightfall.so lets hustle;

 

up and up and up and up it goes on forever.


whats this white crap! oh man.i was trying to avoid seeing any of this stuff,this year (going west for the winter months) oh well.if this is the extent of it,i suppose i can cope lol.


lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of scrambling.this old gal isn't for the weak or the novice.



time to unpack and add some cloths.it's not just cold.oh no.up here it's it's extremely blustery cold.


just a few more miles to go.hang in there!




we're almost there guys! just one more mile!


there she is! Baxter peak just up to the right! katahdin's summit!

 

and here we are guys.it's this weekends highlight.

the summit of MT Katahdin at peak fall foliage.enjoy.....

 

the view is so vast for this summit,here's another set of of pics.

the summit of MT Katahdin at peak fall foliage set 2.enjoy.....































an extremely strenuous hike but for those who can manage doing this one,it could easily be added to ones bucket list.it's very rewarding as you can see.
i hope you guys enjoyed.i sure did!

 

you guys didn't think id leave ya hanging did ya? hahaha.oh no.hop in guys! let's take a ride today and go enjoy the peak fall foliage!

ladies and gentlemen as a weekend bonus,please enjoy this mornings leaf peeping in Millinocket Maine............































i hope you guys enjoyed this weekends camping and hiking adventure.it was a strenuous but very rewarding one.one to remember for life.
see ya guys next weekend! there's no telling where we'll go next but keep this in mind; peak foliage has yet to come to mid coast.so expect some more great fall New England color right here in vacationland next weekend too.

 

Great pics. I hope I can take my son when he gets older. Have seen the painted rock as far back as I can remember. Lived in Millinocket from age of 2 to 8.

 

thanks! i had to work hard getting these ones lol.yeah same here.i can recall that rock very vividly from early childhood too.that's cool to keep passing on the Baxter memories.

 

Super pics...thanks for sharing. I enjoy the virtual hikes you provide for everyone!!!

 

thanx! glad your enjoying the hikes!