49: Northeast Road Trip - Part 2

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  • Day Five
  • Baxter State Park
  • 00m57s  [geo lat=‘45.91967’ lon=’-68.85736’ url=‘https://baxterstatepark.org’ trail=‘usa:maine:helon-taylor’]Helon Taylor Trail (Baxter State Park)[/geo] [map url=‘https://baxterstatepark.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/trl_kat_28Mar17.pdf’ trail=‘usa:maine:helon-taylor’ /]
  • R&T: Roaring Brook Campground (1331 miles traveled)
  • [v slug=‘hiking-mount-katahdin’]Thomas’ previous hike[/v]
  • A&B: Way too early
  • R&T: Pamola Peak
  • A&B: Hiking along
  • Coral fungus
  • Hobblebush
  • Many mushrooms
  • Junction
  • Gem-studded puffballs and more
  • R&T: Knife Edge trail
  • [v 37]That time in Hawaii[/v]
  • A&B: [geo lat=‘45.91413’ lon=’-68.79591’ url=‘https://baxterstatepark.org’ trail=‘usa:maine:katahdin-lake’]Katahdin Lake[/geo] [map url=‘https://i2.wp.com/baxterstatepark.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/canoe.png’ trail=‘usa:maine:katahdin-lake’ /]
  • R&T: Baxter Peak, the top of Mt Katahdin
  • A&B: Old wilderness camp
  • Editor’s note: hat tip to Kevin for the link (Wayback Machine)
  • Poison pigskin puffball
  • A&B: Back to the lake
  • R&T: Getting off the mountain
  • Thoreau Spring
  • A&B: Canoeing
  • Northern tooth polypore ([v 36 fragement=‘10m20s’ /])
  • R&T: Treeline
  • A&B: Katahdin Stream Campground (1347 miles traveled)
  • R&T: Boulder scramble
  • A: Snack delivery
  • R&T: Encumbered
  • R&T: Katahdin Stream Falls
  • A,R&T: Seltzer waters (and garbage)
  • Campsite
  • Dinner
  • Hotel Archives at Bangor, Maine (1448 miles traveled)
  • Day Six
  • White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire
  • [geo lat=‘44.28905’ lon=’-71.22682’ adr=‘1 Mt Washington Auto Rd, Gorham, NH’ tel=‘603-466-3988’ url=‘https://mt-washington.com’ trail=‘usa:new-hampshire:mt-washington-auto’]Mt. Washington Auto Road[/geo] (1615 miles traveled)
  • [geo lat=‘44.14197’ lon=’-71.68422’ url=‘https://www.nhstateparks.org/visit/state-parks/franconia-notch-state-park’ trail=‘usa:new-hampshire:lonesome-lake’]Lonesome Lake Trailhead[/geo] [map url=‘https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5188950.pdf’ trail=‘usa:new-hampshire:lonesome-lake’ /] (1677 miles traveled)
  • Even more mushrooms
  • I’ve never suckled the teat of a wolf… — Andrew
  • [geo lat=‘44.13832’ lon=’-71.70294’ tel=‘603-466-2727’ url=‘https://www.outdoors.org/destinations/massachusetts-and-new-hampshire/lonesome-lake-hut/’ trail=‘usa:new-hampshire:lonesome-lake-hut’]Lonesome Lake Hut[/geo]
  • Moss and bonelessness
  • DINNER: pea soup; focaccia bread; salad; mashed potatoes and gravy; green beans; roasted turkey with cranberry sauce
  • Dessert: coffee and crispy brown butter cookies
  • Day Seven
  • Breakfast: Oatmeal with brown sugar, raisins, and milk; scrambled eggs with chives; pancakes; bacon
  • Departure
  • North Haven, Connecticut (1925 miles traveled)
  • Thomas’ uncle, Dr. John Sinard
  • I’m gonna eat a whole pizza! — Bryan
  • [geo lat=‘41.33096’ lon=’-72.97248’ adr=‘1279 Whalley Ave, New Haven, CT 06515’ tel=‘203-387-3362’ url=‘https://www.facebook.com/ErniesPizza’]Ernie’s Pizzeria[/geo]
  • New Haven white clam pizza
  • Fire and wine
  • Moon cakes for Chinese New Year
  • Favorite and least favorite moments
  • Credits
  • Patreon
  • On the road
  • Dunkin’ Donuts
  • 5 minutes
  • Shoutouts