6 miles of hiking • 2500' elevation gain • 1 night
A friend and I visited another friend in Portland, Maine and he took us backpacking to a remote lake and mountain a couple hours north. The forest is reminiscent of the Pacific Northwest but the higher elevation has a different feel. More granite and features are more rounded yet still rugged due to the geologic age of the area. Got clobbered by a rainstorm in the middle of the night, but stayed dry! A nice introduction to the mountains of New England.
