A Bangor article notes that the sun first rises in Maine on Aroostook County highpoint Mars Hill from March 25 to Sept. 18. This flies in the face of the usual concept that the run rises first at Maine’s further east point (in southeast Maine on the coast). But the article notes that in the summer the days are longer the further north you go.
Bangor News has a profile of Jon Tierney whose credits include a book on technical climbing in Baxter Park. He’s a fixture in Maine climbing circle and owns the outdoor store Alpenglow.
Here’s an amusing tale of the pitfalls of commercial GPS — specifically for people looking for the headquarters of the Baxter State Park. The units try to send them to Katahdin summit!
People at a hearing on Baxter Park’s Management Plan say they want fees to be affordable noting that prices are now per person rather than per group as in the past.
Dan Frye, a member of WLBZ-TV fell 10-12 feet off the Knife Edge on Katahdin and was airlifted off the mountain by the Maine Army National Guard Blackhawk medivac helicopter from the 126th National Guard Medivac Unit on July 15
Details are now coming including that Hays was injured when he was bushwhacking off the knife edge and that rescuers had discovered that he had tried to check his voice mail from the mountain although he did not have a strong enough signal to call for help. It was also revealed that he was on a highpointing trip with planned hikes up Mount Washington and Mount Mansfield.
The press release notes rescues were from Acadia National Park and MESARD, Dirigo, Waldo, Lincoln, Mid-Coast, Wilderness, Mahoosuc Mountain and York County Rescue Teams and that the helicopter was from Maine Forest Service.
The video above is the most popular in the search for knife edge and maine.
Followup: Officials say they will not charge Hays for the search because he appeared to be “an experienced hiker who was properly equipped.”
Written on May 31st, 2010 , Uncategorized Tags: Maine, Searches
Hunt Trail and Abol Trail are open in their entirety. All other Katahdin Trails remain closed at this time. Traveler Trails are open. Expect to find numerous blow downs on all hiking trails at this time. The Park Tote Road is now open all the way through the Park and the Roaring Brook Road is open to Roaring Brook Campground. All Campgrounds in the Park except Chimney Pond are open.