population in the area . It ’ s a trailside site |
We returned to Long Lake and our |
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to see . |
previous night ’ s dinner location to view |
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Next we worked our way along the |
the construction of a large ice carousel – |
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bluff and stopped on a high point where |
like the one in a beer commercial , where a |
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we could gaze across the St . John River |
broad circle is cut in the lake-top ice and |
we weaved down to Portage , where we |
wasn ’ t close to sunset – those were storm |
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at the industrious city of Edmundston , |
then an outboard motors is used to rotate |
enjoyed lunch at another snowmobilers ’ |
clouds brewing . |
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New Brunswick , on the other side . Smoke |
the big circle . A couple of days after we left |
hotspot – Dean ’ s Motor Lodge . |
After quick goodbyes we jumped |
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stacks billowed clouds of white into oth- |
the club that constructed it broke a world |
Our group then retraced the first day ’ s |
in the rental car and tried to beat the |
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erwise bright skies , and beyond the town |
record by having the largest rotating ice |
path back to Shin Pond Village , with a few |
storm out of town . It didn ’ t work – 15 |
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were tall , rolling hills alternatively cov- |
carousel , measured at 427 feet in diameter ! |
side visits along the way . For a final stop |
minutes after leaving Blaine , Craig , |
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ered with dense woods or cleared of such |
Back on the trail , we hit some wide |
Blaine took us back into Penobscot County |
Derek and Shin Pond Village in the rear |
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vegetation and showing white fields . |
corridor routes in picture-perfect condi- |
to trails he personally grooms , and even- |
view mirror we were in complete white- |
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The trails in this area featured more steep |
tions . Trails were groomed smooth , and |
tually to the Buck ’ s Tail Lookout where |
out conditions for a hair-raising drive |
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hills , sometimes with a bridge at the |
snow hung from every branch of every |
we parked beside a mostly snow-buried |
back to the airport in Bangor . Honestly , |
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bottom of a valley carrying riders over a |
conifer we passed . Trail 83 featured a few |
picnic table and enjoyed a distant view |
the drive sucked , but the snow gave our |
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trickling river or creek . We crossed potato |
twists and turns but Trail 105 was mainly |
of the famous Mount Katahdin – Maine ’ s |
newfound friends a couple more weeks |
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and grain fields then plunged back into |
a wide rail trail that took us quickly down |
highest point at 5,257 feet – on the hori- |
of great April riding in one of our new |
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the woods . |
to the more-interesting ITS 90 , on which |
zon against suddenly darkening skies . It |
favorite destinations . |