Mt. Katahdin, Baxter Peak (42 of 67)
The 42nd peak of the year would be Mt. Katahdin, Baxter Peak at 5,267 ft. It was hiked on 9/8/14 with a distance 10.105 miles and 4,161 ft overall elevation gain with 4,376 ft total elevation gain. I had originally planned to go over to Hamlin Peak as well this day, but a steeper and harder than expected climb made me rethink this plan. I changed plans up on the mountain and decided to play it safe so I could do better descending over the difficult terrain. Unfortunately, this would end up meaning a second trip to Baxter State Park would be needed this year
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At the junction with the Saddle Trail. This is where I sat for about 20 minutes debating if I was going to be able to accomplish Plan A which included also bagging Hamlin Peak in this trip. Eventually, I decided to play it safe since I was more tired than expected and just get Baxter Peak
