Bigfoot
New member
From Stratton Maine
Turn left on RT 27
Turn left on Tim Pond Rd 6.1miles
Travel to Kennabago Rd on right @ 4 way intersection--Former Canada Rd 16.8 miles
Wiggle Brook Rd on left 2.8 miles
Cross bridge and go right on Bear Brook RD no sign 75yds
Stay on Bear Brook road as far as you can 4.3 miles Max
The forcast was for overcast with occasional showers. As I shouldered my pack it started to rain. Once again I was going solo. It stopped in 15 minutes. The trail was closed in with vegetation, which was still wet from the rain the night before. Staying dry would not be an option today.
I headed up the roadway looking for the col. The col is actually off to the left of the road and I walked past it. It was foggy so I could not get a visual fix on anything. I was looking for a turn to the right but my compas and GPS said left. This made no sense. I turned around and headed back down the road. There it was, a peice of tape on a tree marking the spot where a herd pathe begins (N45deg 14.0762' W 70 deg 48.7668') Still it would have been on my left. Now I realized I was above the col and actually on the eastern ridge. Following the path was easy and I was soon on Whitecap. A much easier hike than I expected.
I headed back to find a trail to N. Kennabago. and I herd voices. Not just in my head but for real. It was Marty, Jazzbo, and Rocket 21. We decided to do N Kennabago together. This was a more dificult hike as it took a while to settle in on a direction. Soon we found a herd path which Rocket21 was gracious enough to go first and knock all the water off the trees. He was soaked. Up to the top and back down a bit different than we went up.
A small peice of tape marks a great place to strat N Kennabago. We never noticed it until after the hike. Somehow the best starting places for bushwhacks are found when you are done.
I headed for the car and the self proclaimed Three Stooges headed for Whitecap.
This completed numbers 95 and 96 for me in my quest for the NEHH.
More to follow on #97.
Turn left on RT 27
Turn left on Tim Pond Rd 6.1miles
Travel to Kennabago Rd on right @ 4 way intersection--Former Canada Rd 16.8 miles
Wiggle Brook Rd on left 2.8 miles
Cross bridge and go right on Bear Brook RD no sign 75yds
Stay on Bear Brook road as far as you can 4.3 miles Max
The forcast was for overcast with occasional showers. As I shouldered my pack it started to rain. Once again I was going solo. It stopped in 15 minutes. The trail was closed in with vegetation, which was still wet from the rain the night before. Staying dry would not be an option today.
I headed up the roadway looking for the col. The col is actually off to the left of the road and I walked past it. It was foggy so I could not get a visual fix on anything. I was looking for a turn to the right but my compas and GPS said left. This made no sense. I turned around and headed back down the road. There it was, a peice of tape on a tree marking the spot where a herd pathe begins (N45deg 14.0762' W 70 deg 48.7668') Still it would have been on my left. Now I realized I was above the col and actually on the eastern ridge. Following the path was easy and I was soon on Whitecap. A much easier hike than I expected.
I headed back to find a trail to N. Kennabago. and I herd voices. Not just in my head but for real. It was Marty, Jazzbo, and Rocket 21. We decided to do N Kennabago together. This was a more dificult hike as it took a while to settle in on a direction. Soon we found a herd path which Rocket21 was gracious enough to go first and knock all the water off the trees. He was soaked. Up to the top and back down a bit different than we went up.
A small peice of tape marks a great place to strat N Kennabago. We never noticed it until after the hike. Somehow the best starting places for bushwhacks are found when you are done.
I headed for the car and the self proclaimed Three Stooges headed for Whitecap.
This completed numbers 95 and 96 for me in my quest for the NEHH.
More to follow on #97.
The debt has been paid in full, Rocket.
