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[at-l] New England in the summer
- Subject: [at-l] New England in the summer
- From: Snodrog5 at aol.com (Snodrog5@aol.com)
- Date: Sun Jan 23 10:27:05 2005
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