When I did my 4,000 footers in 1981, I stayed in Cathedral Pines CG. This CG I agree is a very scenic place to auto camp and a great base for these 4,000 footers and the so called six-pack, but this time, I am continuing my dayhiking AT journey south across the range from Flagstaff Lake (East Flagstaff Road) to Richardson Lake (South Arm Road). As a result I have already scouted out a dirt access road to the AT near Phillips, ME that crosses at Perham Stream which means I will be doing dayhikes from Caribou Valley Road thru to Perham Stream and then Perham Stream to ME 4. So I want a place to stay on the southeast side of the mountain range (like the Kingfield area).
You probably think I am crazy to do the AT this way and I have been ridiculed for it, but I enjoy sleeping in comfort and would rather not carry all that weight that backpacking in comfort (in my opinion) requires. Personal preferences. That is why I like the slogan "Hike your own hike". Anyway, I am impressed that I have it figured out that I will only have spent one night out backpacking thru the entire state of Maine. But I did have two 19 mile days.
PapaBear: You probably are right, that I shouldn't miss these peaks because I will be kicking myself. In 1981, I said why bother doing Spaulding or Reddington. Go know that they will be on the 4,000 footer list, someday. But since I am now section hiking the AT, I am back in the area to pick them up. But I might again kick myself but I think I will pass on the six pack. (I already climbed Coe & The Brothers and passed on Fort, so I pretty much accepted the idea of passing up the NEHH.) That is why I have decided to go for the 52 with a view list now that I have finished the NH 48 as the list sounds more appealing and not as remotely far afield as the NEHH. But out of the six-pack if there is one or two of great scenic beauty that if I have time to squeeze in, which ones should I choose to ascend?