Deep in the Maine Woods

From Maine 2009

Spent three days in a rustic cabin in the Maine Northwoods on a remote lake called Namakanta. It was quite an adventure just getting there. There was 28 miles of gravel logging roads just to reach our lodge. Our TomTom thought we were in the middle of the woods.

No cellphone coverage, no Internet, no TV, no electricity.

So what did it have?

Plenty of wildlife. We saw a couple Moose, beaver, a fox, a couple bald eagles, lots of loons, and plenty of biting bugs.

A cool cabin. The cabin had gas lamps and a wood stove which we kept going. KK and I made the mistake of loading the wood stove before we went to bed on the first night thinking it would keep us warm through the night. This was a mistake. We woke up an hour later in a sweaty mess. We had to open all the windows to cool the cabin off.

From Maine 2009

The camp cooked all our meals which felt pretty decadent.

The kids got to have the run of the camp. Jack played along the shore doing battle with the lake with the rocks. Annaka made friends with the daughter of the owners of the camp and even had a girls sleepover.

KK and I got to do a little bit of kayaking and got the whole family in a canoe. We even hiked a bit of the AT which was nearby and met some hikers heading to Georgia.

A fun time had by all.

From Maine 2009

From Maine 2009