Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
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"On your next New England trip, skip the crowds at Acadia National Park and head inland to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument instead. In the towering shadow of the state's highest peak, Mt Katahdin, lies a network of rivers and streams that once moved logs – Maine's primary heritage industry – from the woods to the mills. The mountaintop, which Henry David Thoreau called "vast, titanic, inhuman" marks the end of the world's longest hiking-only footpath, the Appalachian Trail. Visitors can explore the 11,000-year-old land and waterways of Maine's native Wabanaki people, who relied on the woods and waterways for sustenance, transportation and cultural practices. There's also cross-country skiing, snowshoe hiking, biking and fishing in deep river valleys. Watch out for moose (Maine has the most moose of any state except Alaska) and embrace the rustic solitude at one of the park's campgrounds or cabins. As night falls, this International Dark SkySanctuary offers pristine stargazing at Katahdin Loop Road Overlook and Kimball Deadwater."
@lauralloyd1989
"https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2024/07/far-one-can-see-katahdin-woods-and-waters-national-monument A nearly impenetrable silence fills much of the 87,500-acre mosaic of forests, mountains, and streams in Maine’s sole national monument: Katahdin Woods and Waters. But as visitors hike deeper into the woods, the landscape and its denizens begin to sing. Travelers can hear the scurrying of squirrels, the buzz of dragonflies, the melodious duet of mating songbirds, the gush of brooks, and the occasional bellowing of moose. "
@sbsulliv2000
"Speaking of the East Coast, Maine’s been busy. Pre-pandemic, there were no Dark Sky Places in the state, and now there are two. In May 2021, the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Maine Woods was designated an International Dark Sky Park. Its 300-square-kilometers of land within Maine’s famed 100-Mile Wilderness includes a section of the Appalachian Trail. This follows 2020’s designation of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument as a Dark Sky Sanctuary, one of only 15 such Sanctuaries in the world and the only one east of the Mississippi. A haven for daytime exploration, when night falls you can see the stars just as brightly as the Indigenous Wabanaki did 11,000 years ago. And each October, they host a special Stars over Katahdin celebration. Also founded in 2016, another of America’s newest national monuments is also one of its most spectacular. Tucked away in Maine’s fabled North Woods adjacent to Baxter State Park, this 87,563-acre rural landscape and peaceful wilderness boats a number of scenic views of Maine’s iconic Mount Katahdin as well as enough gentle waterfalls, river valleys, lava flows, and moose-inhabited forests to last you the duration of a Henry David Thoreau book. Peep panoramic forested vistas along the 17-mile Katahdin Loop Road and hike sections of the International Appalachian Trail before settling into a tent to stare up at the night sky in the first internationally-recognized dark sky sanctuary on the Eastern seaboard. Covering 87,564 acres of Maine's North Woods, Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument preserves some of the country's most remote wilderness. Acclimate to the vast landscape by driving the unpaved 17-mile Katahdin Loop Road, which winds through the monument's southern portion. Eight stops provide scenic overlooks, hiking trails, and plenty of bird-watching opportunities in the thick spruce forest. At the first stop, the 1-mile round-trip Esker Trail travels along one of the monument's many eskers-narrow, sandy ridges formed by streams running beneath a retreating glacier. If you have a 4-wheel-drive vehicle, take a 6-mile round-trip hike to Orin Falls along Wassataquoik Stream ("place where they spear fish") by heading north on the loop road and detouring about 2.5 miles north between mile markers 15 and 16. Katahdin Woods and Waters was designated a National Monument in 2016 and an International Dark Sky Sanctuary in 2020. Rated a 2 on the 9-level Bortle Scale, the monument has some of the darkest skies east of the Mississippi. Find excellent stargazing at the Sandbank Stream Campground near the monument's south entrance. Open from late May to late October. Free. The loop road and its approaches are unpaved; high-clearance vehicles are recommended."
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