Thanksgiving week adventures

I headed back to Maine for Thanksgiving and undertook several small big mountain adventures. 

I went with my parents to the north entrance of Baxter State Park for a hiking adventure.  Started at Trout Brook Farm and hiked to Long Pond, Billfish Lake and Littlefield Pond.  We saw several grouse in the morning and several massive trees that were in different states of beaver chew.  But the highlight of the day was seeing a lynx on the road just as we left the Park.  It was just hovering in the woods for a while, so we got a (not very good) picture.  

I went out for two bike rides, which qualified as big mountain adventures when you considered it was anywhere from 12 to 25oF.  One I started in the light and ended in the dark, the second with my father we were in the dark the whole time.  It was also an adventure riding his old bike, which would fit me okay, except for his 8 inch stem. 

Finishing up in the North, we headed down to Belfast to my grandmother’s for the turkey day festivities.  We also went on a big mountain adventure in Acadia National Park doing a loop hike up Sergeant and Penobscot Mountains.   Most of the way had boot to ankle deep snow and we didn’t put on gaiters until lunch.  Needless to say, we all had soggy feet by the time we were done. 

The next day was a loop hike at Camden Hills State park up Mt. Megunticook and then Mt. Battie.  Much less snow, but lots of puddles and slush, so once again soggy feet. 

And now the big adventure of flying back to Utah.