Chimney Pond Trail: 3.3 miles from Roaring Brook Campground to Chimney Pond:
Susan & Mary just on our way from Roaring Brook
Me along the Chimney Pond Trail
Basin Pond
One of the many wooden bridges over the swampy parts
We've arrived
There's Katahdin!
Me at Chimney Pond
Mary catching a quick bite
Me again
Susan getting ready to go
Saddle Trail: 2.2 miles from Chimney Pond to Baxter Peak, Mt. Katahdin
Mary & Susan along the Saddle Trail
Susan & I on the Saddle Trail
Mary on the Saddle Trail
Susan & Mary at the top of the ridge, 1 mi. to go!
Mary & I at the peak
Susan & Mary at the peak
Looking back down at Chimney Pond
Looking around at the summit
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There's Moosehead Lake in the distance
Lots of other people at the summit
A view of Pamola
Chimney Pond & Pamola
Lunch!!
Lunch overlooking Pamola in the distance
On our way back down now:
On the way down from the summit, looking down at Saddle Trail
Looking back up at the summit from Saddle Trail
Coming down Saddle, after the ridge, Chimney Pond in the distance
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A babbling brook along the trail
Susan & Mary winding their way back to Chimney Pond
Back at Chimney Pond to refill water bottles
Another view of Chimney Pond, looking back up at the Saddle Trail ridge
Looking up at Pamola
Ranger Station at Chimney Pond
Bulletin board at Chimney Pond bunkhouse
(read the "Welcome" sign)
Back at camp (11 miles later!):
Our humble campsite at Roaring Brook
On the way out:
A young deer in the road on the way out
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