[at-l] New England in the summer

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No blackfly worries on a hike from Abol Bridge to Caratunk if you start 
around May 15th. By the first week of June you'll be glad of that headnet, though. 
Katahdin will not be open until Memorial Day weekend if the trend holds. 
You'll see the North woods waking up from Winter, fiddlehead ferns, warblers, new 
born deer and moose, trillium and lady slippers - Maine in early spring is 
wonderful. The streams will be down from the April snow melt, but still lots 
higher than the rock hops September nobos find. If you want to start out with a 
site on the AT at Katahdin Stream Campground on opening day (May 15th) you should 
check www.baxterstateparkauthority.com for reservation info. That stretch of 
trail, that time of year, is perhaps my favorite place on Earth. If you decide 
on later in the summer, the second half of August *anywhere* from Glencliff 
to Katahdin would delight any hiker.
Teej