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Today was the first blooming of a patch of Canada Lilies, Lilium canadense. I have watched this patch for about 12 years, I found them in a stand of Knotweed so dense my Lab won't go into it to retrieve his ball. Two years ago I started hammering the knotweed every couple of weeks. Last year I...

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This is one of the reasons I quit hiking in the Whites, most places have no fires. Then you look at most of the people, and that's most likely a good thing. I'm not dressed without my knife, I'm not going to the woods without a campfire. I REALLY enjoy sitting and watching the flames, especially...

Here's a Free 196 page PDF on the ecological assessment of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway Download it here https://digitalmaine.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=awwf

It's the same thing in other wilderness areas. No permits are needed when hiking in the White Mtns of NH, but if you arrive late to the trailhead you'll find the parking lot full with no on-road parking, and if there is you might have to walk a 1/2 mile to the trailhead.

I going with Maine, BWCA is too crowded, and if you need a large canoe area, Algonquin PP is closer. Maine has a large variety of streams in a Northern forest setting which eliminates paddling in the Southern States

... or is it canoe/fisherman https://www.facebook.com/share/r/g8G5oRAqfU9AVEEc/

Favorite: The middle site on North Grace, Algonquin PP Worst: the solo on Frank's Lake also in Algonquin PP. I was hoping for a nice spot, the only site on the lake. I found a burnt-out fire pit where the fire went down into the roots of 2 pine trees. I didn't bother taking pictures

I want to canoe here.

$10 gets you, your group, your canoe, and your gear around Chase

BFs take a lot less blood

This is why I only paddle in the Northern States and Canada

UNLESS those toys fall over on him and kill him, then he had too many

The last time I went to the Allagash solo I had the book 'Dune' on CD. A perfect one I picked up for a road trip headed south was Born to Be Hanged you got to love the pirate books

My first 'trip' was on the Allagash in 2007 at age 53 and I figured out what was missing in my life