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Katahdin is the Abenaki word for “greatest mountain,” and Mount Katahdin is the centerpiece of Baxter State Park, just north of the center of Maine.
BAXTER STATE PARK, Maine (AP) — I don’t remember much about my climb up Mount Katahdin 25 years ago. I was young and fit. It was no big deal. But my second climb is etched in my middle-aged ...
Local News Hiker who lost consciousness atop Maine’s tallest mountain taken to a hospital by helicopter The hiker began struggling after her group of six reached the summit of 5,269-foot (1,605 ...
BAXTER STATE PARK I don’t remember much about my climb up Mount Katahdin 25 years ago. I was young and fit. It was no big deal. But my second climb is etched in my middle-aged mind with twinges ...
Katahdin, the tallest mountain in Maine, is nearly a mile high and is the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz) ORG XMIT: MER2015062419353290.
If you’re just joining me, this is the third and final column in a series about hiking to the top of Mount Katahdin with my sister, Krystyna, who has multiple sclerosis. On Aug. 29, Krystyna, my ...
A new welcome center at the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine tells the story of the land from the ...