Dad's camp was a true old fashioned Maine hunting camp: a one-room cabin with gas lights, range and fridge plus a woodstove for heat. More spacious and comfortable than a tent, but still roughing it without the benefits of electicity or running water. It served as an excellent home base for our weekend travels, which extended from Sugarloaf Mountain on Route 27 to Saddleback Mountain on Route 4, about 44 miles away. Much of the weekend was about sightseeing and enjoying the foliage, but we did get in a really nice day hike on the Appalachian Trail to Piazza Rock that will be the subject of my next post. For now, I'd just like to share a few photos we took over the weekend. The area is really beautiful, and offers some great opportunities for skiing, hiking, fishing and camping.
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Sugarloaf
We arrived late in the day on Saturday, but set out to explore Sugarloaf Mountain anyway. As it turned out, Columbus Day Weekend is the ski resort's "Homecoming Weekend" when Sugarloafers come back to buy their season passes for the upcoming ski season. This meant that the mountain was very busy, and it took some time to find parking, but it also gave us the opportunity to enjoy a free ride on the Quad. It was a great way to enjoy the mountian views in the late afternoon, when we didn't have time for a hike.
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| Looking east from the Quad lift at Sugarloaf. |
Flagstaff Lake
The next morning we started out on a drive to the Appalachian Trail parking lot on Route 4, where we had a day hike planned to Piazza Rock. We made a few stops along the way to enjoy the scenery and take a few pictures including this one from the western end of Flagstaff Lake.
Rangely Lake
Our next stop was in the town of Rangely, where we stopped for a few minutes in the public park by the boat launch. The park features some great views of Rangely and the lake and has a well maintained boat launch which we're planning to come back to next summer. Signs on the bulletin board near the launch indicate that the lake is overstocked with Landlocked Salmon, and I'm looking forward to landing a few next year.
Our next stop was a scenic overlook on Route 4 with a great view of the lake. I spliced together a couple of shots below to try and capture the panoramic view from this spot:
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| Panorama of Rangeley Lake from the Scenic Overlook on Route 4 |
We pressed on about 4 miles from here to the Appalacian Trail parking lot on Route 4 where we stopped briefly for lunch before making the 3.6 mile round trip day hike to Piazza Rock.
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