Driving Indiana to Baxter SP

“next year, im driving to baxter from indiana. i figure the quickest way is to drive thru southern ontario and quebec to quebec city, then head south to the u.s., then take u.s. 201 to state hiway 6 til i get to greenville. from there i wonder if i should take the private road straight to baxter, or take the slightly longer but with better roads route to millinocket and then in. are there any permits i need to buy to take the private road, or is it not worth it because the roads are too bad. any advice, especially from twiggy or anyone else living in the are would be mucho help.”

“Drop by and pick me up on the way!
I want to meet twiggy. Oh yea, hike and stuff too.”

“youre a little out of the way, bub.”

“Dang!”

“Dang! ;)

Keep driving a couple more hours on 201 and you'll be at my house!

Golden Road has my vote, no facilities though, so gas up and make sure your spare tire's good! The road is good, logging trucks have the right of way and they ain't kiddin'.

I'll look at my info (it's at home) see what I can find about gate fees and open/close times if they still exist. The gate before Abol Bridge isn't in operation anymore, but I've never been on the Greenville end.”

“Or here is a website with contact info.”

“thanks, twig”

“your welcome - be sure and let me know when you're coming up!”

“So do I get to go????


I am your right hand man ya know?


8)”

“b is for boogie, cmb. lets go!”

“I agree so pimp of ya!!!!!!



8)”

“i will, twig.

when IS the best time to go for mild temps and few bugs? and when can i start making reservations?

my goal is to spend 2 nites each at roaring brook and chimney pond, and 1 or 2 nites at katahdin stream, and i defineitely want to cross the knife edge”

“I'm pretty sure the reservation system is changing this year, and you'll be able to reserve a couple of months in advance of your trip rather than having to reserve Jan 1.

August is good.”

“I climbed there in early July. Temps were great, can't remember the bug situation--which means it couldn't be too bad.

The knife edge remains one of my favorite all time hiking experiences.”

“2scoops you were on as a maybe for this year..I know you had surgery glad you're getting better.But if this is as good as I've been told I'll definately go back..We'll miss ya.”

“scoopers - Pennsy showed me a good way to come back from Maine last fall. I'll check the map for the route.”

“girlie, im all out of vacation time.”

“I understand..Next time for sure :~ )”

“next year im getting an extra five or six vacation days for a total of 15 vacation days and 7 or 8 personal days (not sure which). im tentatively planning 4 5-night trips, with baxter as the must-make trip. also on the itinerary are gsmnp, grand canyon or archs np (or similar), and the minong trail on isle royale. also, i defineitely want to reschedule pictured rocks, and might try to hit algonquin provincial park in ontario.”

“i hadnt realized i hadnt removed myself from the hike maine trip. ive been a "no" for a long time.”

“If you're going through Canada make sure you have the proper identification. I'm looking at a conference in BC and they are telling people from the US that a driver's license is no longer adequate, you need either a passport or a picture ID AND a certified birth certificate.

Additionally, if you changed your name at marriage, a certified copy of the marriage license.”

“ooops i ummm accidentally washed my birth cert”

“Are you telling us you really weren't born?”

“If you're coming through SW Ontario, beware the Toronto rush hour,seems lasts most of the day. Highway's like a long parkinglot! I find it easier to go through in late morning or middle of the night.

Algonquin is nice but overrated. Try Tobermory (Bruce Penninsula Nat. Park) or Killarny Prov. Park. If you're coming to hike up here, and want company, I'd love to join you.”

“i plan on stopping right before i get to toronto on first days drive. i figured toronto might be kinda bad, so ill be doing it early saturday morn. and ill check into those other places, hel, thanks

stump, im not saying i wasnt born, i just cant prove it now”

“Getting a passport isn't that big a deal. You will need a certified copy of your birth certificate. I've got one for just in case stuff, like exiting the country in a hurry.”

“You might want to get a map here.”

“jesus, im getting the feeling it might be simpler to drive thru the states than thru canada”

“I dunno, a friend of mine went to Quebec this weekend and he only had to show his driver's license.”

“whats the name of the crossing at u.s. 201?”

“hey, cmb, this trip is directly after your white mountain trip, that way if you decide you want to go on my trip, or i decide to go on your white mountain trip, the trips can be combined”

“I don't know what the name of the crossing is, but you'll come into the town of Jackman.”