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    Speaking of your ice jams on the Kennebec. Last...

    Speaking of your ice jams on the Kennebec. Last Winter just above Caratunk. They can get worse and these broke up just before getting worse. It's quite the racket when these break up and a small...
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    I was wondering how someone takes an inadvertent...

    I was wondering how someone takes an inadvertent dump from a canoe. :-? Made me laugh...thanks.
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    In places, yes. The sketchy part was about 3,...

    In places, yes. The sketchy part was about 3, maybe 3.25 miles in. Before that I had to slow down to a walk over a couple culverts trying to pop up. It does look like it has been worked n a bit. ...
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    It must have just washed out. I took my little...

    It must have just washed out. I took my little Ford C-Max up there last Friday.
    It has hardly rained around here since then. I’m in Bingham.
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    There is a dirt road one mile north/west of...

    There is a dirt road one mile north/west of Sugarloaf Mountain Ski area. Caribou Valley Road I think it is called. Drive up that road 3.9 miles to a parking area. The road from that point on is...
  6. If he walked halfway across then he didn't cross...

    If he walked halfway across then he didn't cross during any normal water release from Harris Station (dam) upriver. Spring runoff must have been a low flow if he did walk halfway. Doesn't seem...
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    Back in 2010, late August, my son in law and I...

    Back in 2010, late August, my son in law and I attempted to hike in to the bus. We overnighted at Earthsong Lodge. The next morning we packed up and headed off. It took us 7 hours to reach the...
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    As the guy who at one time used to be the guy who...

    As the guy who at one time used to be the guy who released water from the upstream dam, all I can tell you is if I didn't know when water was going to be released 100% of the time then those hikers...
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    I used to work at the dam on the Kennebec River...

    I used to work at the dam on the Kennebec River that released the water. I can tell you the water release can happen at any time. Generally, we used to release substantial flow somewhere around...
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    I carry it, have never used it, but I don't want...

    I carry it, have never used it, but I don't want to be the one guy who perhaps needed it just one time. I hike alone and it does give me a bit of "comfort."

    I used to live in Maine and have seen...
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    Monson, Maine...be alert

    I did a quick search and didn't find anything. Then again, I can't find the mustard container in the fridge when it is right in front of me so don't be too hard on me if I missed it. :)

    Be alert...
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    Been reading Airlock, Trail Pilgrim (because he...

    Been reading Airlock, Trail Pilgrim (because he had hundreds of posts before he set foot on the trail...wanted to see how he would do...doing just fine), J, and Bon Bon. Over on the PCT I'm reading...
  13. "just walk the railroad tracks" I do not know if...

    "just walk the railroad tracks"
    I do not know if those railroad tracks are active or not. Listen people...I am a retired locomotive engineer. I have seen my share of death and carnage from people...
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    Was in serious preparation to thru the AT back in...

    Was in serious preparation to thru the AT back in 2013. Was recovering from back surgery and my job, well, I couldn't go back. As things happened my back got worse and ended up with a couple more...
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    My bad in my original post. I knew the PCT went...

    My bad in my original post. I knew the PCT went OVER the IHT. What I want to do is start on the IHT at Hyak, then walk through the tunnel, then get on the PCT and walk to the I-90 area. What I was...
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    PCT & Iron Horse Trail

    Hi everyone. A quick question to anyone who has specific knowledge.

    The Iron Horse Trail goes over the PCT in Washington State near I-90. The Iron Horse Trail goes through a tunnel at that...
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    My son in law and I attempted to hike the...

    My son in law and I attempted to hike the Stampede Trail in 2010. Wanted to hike out to the "bus" in two days (about 24 miles from where we left), spend the night at the "bus" and hike back. We...
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    I love these time lapse videos, especially...

    I love these time lapse videos, especially snowstorm ones. Living in Cincinnati these days I suffer from "Winter Withdrawal." Have to make it home to Maine once a winter to calm my inner winter...
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    Here's another "opportunity" in Caratunk, ME. ...

    Here's another "opportunity" in Caratunk, ME.

    https://maine.craigslist.org/reb/4661142947.html


    Back in the late 70's early 80's my niece and her hubby lived there. Looking at the pictures it...
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    If your bonus is based on your performance during...

    If your bonus is based on your performance during the previous year, what difference does it make when deciding when to give your notice? it's apparent you did well in your capacity as a director...
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    Your trail name could be one of these....Skipper,...

    Your trail name could be one of these....Skipper, Gilligan, The Professor, or Thurston. If female perhaps Ginger, Mary Ann, or Lovey? Did I miss anyone???
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    There's a couple of dams on the Kennebec River up...

    There's a couple of dams on the Kennebec River up in Maine "near" where you have to ford that river in Caratunk. The dam north of Caratunk is Harris Station Dam. It's quite a ways north, but the...
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    45247 Cincinnati
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    I haven't read through all the posts since they...

    I haven't read through all the posts since they first started coming out but I was wondering if anyone had thought about, if they know someone, who owns a drone to go up and take a look? Would...
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    Short story on a new search in todays (06/18/14)...

    Short story on a new search in todays (06/18/14) Bangor Daily News. They didn't find anything.
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