Fireweed and an approaching thunder storm: signs of summer in the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.
Baxter Forest
A blanket of moss and ferns on the Grassy Pond trail in the Daicy Pond area of Baxter State Park.
Angel Falls
Angel Falls is one of the highest waterfalls in Maine. The hike to the falls is just over a mile, with a few crossings of Mountain Brook. Finding the trail head might be the hardest part. On my first trip there years ago, the parking area was marked with an old t-shirt and you had to walk down a short dirt road to find the trail. Maine staying wild or what?
Here are directions to the trail head and a trail description. Definitely worth the trip!
Spring in Katahdin Woods and Waters
Even as spring comes to the new National Monument, snow remains on the high slopes of Katahdin.
Painted Trillium
Painted trillium along the trail to Table Rock on Baldpate Mountain.
Red Pine Bark
Detail of bark of red pine.
View from Old Speck
Old Speck, Maine’s fourth highest mountain, is in Grafton Notch State Park. A fire tower on the 4170-foot tree-covered summit provides 360 degree views of Maine’s Mahoosuc Range.
