East Coast Roll Call 6.0 Get Your Stoke On!

[DoWork]

Snow confirmed at Stratton and I can see a dusting on Bromley (I can't see Magic from here but I imagine it must have a little white at the top!).

[mtnbiker/boarder]

PJ09.....I have not forgotten you my friend and will see you at magic for sure .. you going to BD's on the 20th????

also just for shits and giggles i called Baxter State park..... there are outfitters that you can hire to shuttle you gear and you to a point. from there its like 2.5 miles back to the cabins .. no sled access all the way but 2.5 miles is cetainly easiert than 15 mile slog ....

[DoWork]

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They are so sweet I got three cavities from them. PJ, where should I send the dentist bill???

[I've seen black diamonds!]

Maybe I'm an asshole for asking, but, are there legal snowmobile trail to Katahdin? I just read the FIS Katahdin TR, said that DEC uses snowmobiles to access the huts, and obviously snowmobiling is a HUGE part of tourism up that way. I would be content with riding a sled into base camp. 15 miles is LONG slog.

I've heard of people with wilderness first aid training (whose presence in the park is appreciated for obvious reasons) hitching free rides. That's about it.

Edit: Snowmobiles are allowed in a few areas in the park, but not, at least at first glance, anywhere near Katahdin.

[BigDaddy]

I've heard of people with wilderness first aid training (whose presence in the park is appreciated for obvious reasons) hitching free rides. That's about it.

Edit: Snowmobiles are allowed in a few areas in the park, but not, at least at first glance, anywhere near Katahdin.

Maybe we just hitch a line to Rog and let him pull us mortals up?

[I've seen black diamonds!]

Maybe we just hitch a line to Rog and let him pull us mortals up?

In the 9000 page bylaws of Baxter State Park (which are written in Ottoman Turkish, Etruscan and Akkadian Cuneiform, as well as Middle and Modern English) Rog is officially categorized as a motor vehicle, and, therefore, only allowed in certain designated areas.

[thin cover]

Squalling pretty hard down to the valleys. Looks like the mountains are getting it.

[lynchdogger]

:
maybe i'll jump in lynchy's rig for the drive over depending on when he's leaving. the fest looks to be quite a time!

rog

Yeah Rog! That would be a good time. Just leave that nasty bipolar self POW at home. Seriously, I'm going and you are welcome. I'll stop in the store this weekend to catch up and make a plan.

[BigDaddy]

In the 9000 page bylaws of Baxter State Park (which are written in Ottoman Turkish, Etruscan and Akkadian Cuneiform, as well as Middle and Modern English) Rog is officially categorized as a motor vehicle, and, therefore, only allowed in certain designated areas.

Ha, ha...very good point...

Not to mention his winning the NH State Fair Tractor Pull (without a tractor).


And all kidding aside, Rog is more than welcome (as long as Lynchy keeps him on a short leash).

[lynchdogger]

Ha, ha...very good point...

Not to mention his winning the NH State Fair Tractor Pull (without a tractor).


And all kidding aside, Rog is more than welcome (as long as Lynchy keeps him on a short leash).

Wait a second, I can't be responsible for that. Especially now that we know there is two of him - at least two personalities!

[lynchdogger]

also just for shits and giggles i called Baxter State park..... there are outfitters that you can hire to shuttle you gear and you to a point. from there its like 2.5 miles back to the cabins .. no sled access all the way but 2.5 miles is cetainly easiert than 15 mile slog ....

Lovin the sled option! That would make a Chic Choc / Katahdin combo even more of a possibility! I love when a plan starts to come together . . .

Bam!

[Philip Oliver Wholz]

, Rog is more than welcome (as long as Lynchy keeps him on a short leash).

lets use him as a pinata. we can bust him open and scoop up the awesome....

[I've seen black diamonds!]

PJ09.....I have not forgotten you my friend and will see you at magic for sure .. you going to BD's on the 20th????

also just for shits and giggles i called Baxter State park..... there are outfitters that you can hire to shuttle you gear and you to a point. from there its like 2.5 miles back to the cabins .. no sled access all the way but 2.5 miles is cetainly easiert than 15 mile slog ....

FKNA! you're right!

"Snowmobiles have been permitted on the primary Park access road, called the Park Tote Road."

link to map with Tote Road clearly marked as such: http://www.ncrivers.com/images/BaxterStatePark.pdf

[mtnbiker/boarder]

^^^^^ was wondering when someone was going to pick up on my post....

[gpcharles]

skied some more leaves and grass and moss and rocks and sticks... and for good measure there was a little snow mixed in there too. nothing epic, but we had fun. the sun came out too which was nice:


in other news is the snow-mo access to baxter new this year? can anyone drive a sno mo in on that road? Or is it for guides/gear-haulers only?

[I've seen black diamonds!]

skied some more leaves and grass and moss and rocks and sticks... and for good measure there was a little snow mixed in there too. nothing epic, but we had fun. the sun came out too which was nice:


in other news is the snow-mo access to baxter new this year? can anyone drive a sno mo in on that road? Or is it for guides/gear-haulers only?

Hmm. Now I'm not so sure. Rules:

5.8. Snowmobiles may be used on Matagamon, Nesowadnehunk and Webster Lakes and Lower Togue Pond, and on the following road or trail segments within Baxter State Park:
5.8.A. The Park Tote Road between the southern Park boundary at so-called Caribou Pit and the Park boundary just south of Matagamon Landing;
5.8.B. The so called Logan Pond Road along the north shore of Lower Togue Pond;
5.8.C. The spur road between the Park Tote Road and Camp Phoenix; and
5.8.D. The existing trail along the East Branch of the Penobscot River from Second Lake Matagamon to the northern boundary of the Park.
Unauthorized use of snowmobiles in any other portion of the Park is prohibited. Operators of snowmobiles must comply with all requirements of State Law.

The map I posted above labels the road to Roaring Brook "Tote Road." But this one, from the BSP website calls it Roaring Brook Rd.


Edit: Looks like you could use a snowmobile to shorten the approach for a one day (bad ass) ascent up the Abol Slide Trail, but I don't think you can snowmobile on the road to Roaring Brook/ Chimney Pond.

[radam]

1 plate, 5 screws and 13 stitches (now removed). Yeah boy!

T-minus 24 1/2 hours til I get married and feeling one hell of a lot better than I thought would be possible after my bonehead crash last week.

[MyNameIsAugustWest]

1 plate, 5 screws and 13 stitches (now removed). Yeah boy!

T-minus 24 1/2 hours til I get married and feeling one hell of a lot better than I thought would be possible after my bonehead crash last week.

I'll bet the future Mrs Radam was none too pleased with your timing...glad you're feeling better. Have fun at the wedding!

[ex-powderbroker]

1 plate, 5 screws and 13 stitches (now removed). Yeah boy!

T-minus 24 1/2 hours til I get married and feeling one hell of a lot better than I thought would be possible after my bonehead crash last week.

Congrats, Radam. Good to know you're healing in time to never get any in the bedroom again.



Just kidding! Hope to see you both at Ullr.

[gpcharles]

Edit: Looks like you could use a snowmobile to shorten the approach for a one day (bad ass) ascent up the Abol Slide Trail, but I don't think you can snowmobile on the road to Roaring Brook/ Chimney Pond.

interesting. That'd be pretty awesome even just day tripping off Abol slide. A. you could get up and over kinda like skiing via the cog, and b.) There's really good skiing in some years on the Abol slide side of the mtn too. Just needs east winds and snow though kinda like we had in 09-10....

[tBatt]

Also i have a sled so if its possible to sled in, i would be willing to haul my sled up and shuttle shit, plus poeple back and forth.

How many sleds can you fit on your trailer? or do you just throw them in the bed? I'm thinking I may have a snowmobile by the end of the winter.

[icelanticskier]

i bet if we completely ignore philipsirjongalot, he'll go away....reeady? GO!!!

in other news, my inside rivah sources sez guns goin on this afternoon but no planz to open yet.

lynchy! c'mon by!

rog

[the Cock]

When's festivus?

[akokskis]

Seriously? Seriously?? You guys are loosing your [collective] edge.....

Does no one pay any attention anymore?

[lynchdogger]

When's festivus?

Really? Jong there is a whole thread on the first page of this forum. Check it. Really.

PM Big Daddy.