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Lucky Mike


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Been to both Gene........and I wouldnt be able to compare the 2. Both are beautiful and both need to be experienced even the drive to each is worthwhile!!

Moosehead area , Ispent alot of time in Jackman while I was up there....Lots of Moose Everywhere , had 2 hang out at the horse shoe pits with us....when they left a case of beer was missin'.....Jus' sayin" !!!

Depending on how you travel up to the area your about 3 hours from the Bar Harbor area which is another must lay over point...Go down to the pier and take the boat out to the Island restaurant for the All-U -Can eat lobster & fish !!!!! and walk all of downtown the shops are great.....head up the mountain and watch the bald eagles and hawks!!



Allegany National forest... very surreal..... enjoyed boondocking alot there...travelled thru on route 6 and stayed outside of warren and several other areas going thru.


If it was me I would do it again with alot of time durring the foliage season....wonderful experience to be in Nature being shown in raw form!!



-- Edited by Lucky Mike on Monday 13th of May 2013 03:20:42 PM

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Help us decide , as some of you know we are currently Lakeside on a beautiful seasonal site in Griswold CT. During this summer we would like to take a week or so and check out a new Place. Two places have always interested us and both are about 8 hrs from our site.  Our first choice is MOOSEHEAD LAKE, ME, there is a rural camp right on the lake called  Spencer Camp, very remote, mostly primitive sites, they use generators to feed a few sites limited HRs each day. I have read about this place since the 80's and have always wanted to visit. Our other choice is the ALLEGANY NATIONAL FOREST, PA. This is one of the larger wilderness areas, not to far from the Great Lakes and the NY border, many Old Growth forrests, and unlimited hiking with plenty of wildlife. So my question is has anyone been to one or both areas, and if you have where do you think we should go? 



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Lucky Mike


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did you know you can get a seasonal site on Moosehead Lake for 600.00 per season....( of course from spring til winter is probably only a month...LOL)

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How about Rte. 209 south out of NY down thru the Delaware water gap in Pa. Very easy drive most speeds are at 35 MPH which gives plenty of time to stop ans smell the Roses.

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Having never been to either of those locs. But driving through both of those States... The shore coast drive of Maine is real nice, scenic, and if your a seafood lover.... it doesn't get any better then that... Maine steamers are by far hands down... TOP NOTCH. they come out of mud instead of sand. PA. is ok nothing really spectacular (IMO) Northern upstate NY the Adirondacks and Catskills are real nice country as well. There is a Campers World in Kingston NY not far from Woodstock. IMO there is far more history up in NY. How long are you planning on being in Griswold? You are only 30 mins from me. I'm up in Bolton. Chris.

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i'd go to maine and tour that area for a season over pa, but we're water nuts and can't get enough of the coast.

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Hey Genecop,

I wanted o reach out to you about Spencer Pond Camps and the Moosehead Lake region.  I spent almost every summer for a good part of my life in the area and know it well.  My family built a camp on First Roach Pond in 1962.  My brother, and now his son Eric owns and operates West Branch Pond Camps which is 10 miles from the paved road @ Kokad-jo, population 3.

http://westbranchpondcamps.com/West_Branch_Pond_Camps_Township_A_Range_12,_Maine/OUR_LEGACY.html

I can't adequately express in words the incredible beauty and serenity of the area.  I wouldn't know where to begin. 

I can tell you that you could get your rig there because although the road narrows and gets a little rough North of Lily Bay it is not too bad. Not for the faint of heart as there are logging rigs 12-14 tiers high up and down the road daily.  Just North of Kokad-jo heading to Spencer Bay the road is dirt with quite bit of washboard due to the logging trucks. There is so much to see and do throughout the region it is well worth your time and effort.  Be especially careful when driving at night there are a lot of moose in the area, they will stand out in the road and you can't see them because they are so dark.  Not sure where you might park your rig if you take it that far North.  I wouldn't hesitate because there are plenty of places one could boondock but it would be difficult to know where if you're not familiar with the area.  This is a journey you will not forget.  For more info you can PM me.

 

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-- Edited by Terry and Jo on Wednesday 15th of May 2013 11:05:24 AM

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Speaking of moose.... whatever you do don't blow your horn at them Talked to a trucker once who made that mistake and the moose did over 10k in damage to his walk then just walked away.

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