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I doubt this. This issue has been in the local media for quite some time. Yesterday there was another article in the Bangor Daily News. No ranger winked and OK'd a party on the summit.

I couldn't care less when, how, or if people "pop the cork" or consider the AT completed. There would be no "free for all," because everyone would enter through a gate and need a reservation to camp...

That's a goofy theory, to be perfectly honest. But, at least you'll be happy when the trail ends at the Abol Stream store, which I'm hearing is one of the plans on the table.

Oops, meant to include this:
http://bangordailynews.com/2015/08/21/outdoors/rise-in-appalachian-trail-hikers-causes-tension-in-baxter-state-park/

One of many articles in Maine newspapers questioning the continuance of Baxter State Park being part of the AT. My prediction, within five years the terminus will be some place else, or there will...

In the fall, when the night is long, I may go to bed at 7:30. Oddly enough, I just enjoy reading for awhile, then just lying there and thinking for awhile. How often do we get to do that? Then,...

Yeah, my father used to say that there is no finer feeling than walking through a cow patty in bare feet.

The sandals gave him away. The hat he coulda found somewhere.

Yeah, racers are notorious biters (if you pick them up of course). I used to carry the little ones in my pockets as a kid. Probably the safest place to sleep would be near one.

Right now doing the AT is a fad, and that's brought in tons of people that wouldn't ordinarily be on the trail Many are there for the social life, and that doesn't bode well for the places that...

More likely blueberries. There is a large blueberry patch up there and they fruit much later than those at lower altitudes.

Oops, forgot to caution. NEVER mix vinegar and any bleach containing product!

I'd start with Vinegar, then go to bleach, then to a Clorox wipe.

Last week there were some black flies, mosquitoes and noseeums there.

Just like every other trailhead, don't leave stuff in your vehicle and lock it. Other than that I wouldn't worry about parking it anywhere there.

Funny, the first time I remember climbing Katahdin (I'm thinking around 11-12 years old), my father, brother and I spent the first night at Roaring Brook Campsite, then the next day hiked to Chimney...

I use pretty bargain basement gear (I'm lucky, I live by two LL Bean outlets lol), and have never heard a single comment about my gear or anyone else's gear. If I see someone with something I'd like...

Oh, give me a break lol. Ultra light is a technology that can be bought and paid for. Hiking the AT with a roll of Saran wrap and one pair of underpants is a personal challenge that has virtually...

Last time I checked it, to really lighten my pack would cost at least $1,200. The things I could go UL would be tent, sleeping bag, pad and pack. I could probably lose 5-8 pounds if I replaced all...

I'm assuming the OP is asking a serious question for the sake of some serious information. Anyone that hikes the AT with 5 days worth of food and some water with a 10 pound pack is doing what I said...

Not sure if this has been posted yet, but it does give some perspective:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/06/16/chart-the-animals-that-are-most-likely-to-kill-you-this-summer/

There is so much play in this question. I could hike the AT for five days with NO pack. When I was a teenager we backpacked and drank water out of streams. In a survival situation I could drink...

Wear shorts, put some repellent bordering the leg openings (above and below). Do the same with your shirt/tops. Ticks are a given until you get to northwestern Maine.

Deet works great on Maine's black flies. I like 15% formulas. I seen 'um so thick that the problem was them in my eyes, nose, mouth... and Deet always has worked everywhere else. Just pay...

For drinking coffee, and all my cooking, I use the GSI Outdoors Halulite Minimalist Cookset. But, I'm not much of a cook and do exclusively freezer bag cooking.