2. New England 4000+ ft Mountains

North Crocker, South Crocker & Redington (14-16 of 67)

Peak numbers 14, 15, and 16 of 67 peaks for this year would require a second trip to Maine. The peaks would be Crocker Mountain, (4,228 ft), South Crocker Mountain (4,050 ft), and Mount Redington (4,010 ft). They were hiked on 6/28/14 where the conditions were mostly sunny to start with increasing clouds. The hike was 10.616 miles with 3,350 ft of vertical gain.
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Many hikers look forward to wild blueberries on the trail. Don't forget that other wild berries can be found
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Many hikers look forward to wild blueberries on the trail. Don't forget that other wild berries can be found

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  • Looking back up you can see North Crocker
  • Coming out of the cut you come onto this old access road
  • At the height of land, there is another herd path to follow
  • This path was much tighter and a bit slower going
  • Eventually you come out onto the open summit of Mt. Redington
  • The summit canister. Complete with inaccurate summit elevation. This time only off by 26 feet. I'm starting to sense a pattern in Maine
  • Miles wanted to hide in the canister and surprise the next hiker. That is until I told him he'd have to hike back down himself and we don't know when the next hiker would show up
  • North Crocker and South Crocker from Mt. Redington
  • The summit is open because not long ago there was a wind tower here as a test for the feasibility of more
  • The old access paths for the test wind tower make coming down easier than going up. Even if they are narrow and heavily grown in
  • Eventually you come out on the old logging roads though. While easy to follow, they get pretty boring. As another hiker said, "The Lincoln Woods Trail of Maine."
  • A creative reminder of the way to the summit if following the logging roads
  • Bunchberry bushes were out in force this weekend
  • Many hikers look forward to wild blueberries on the trail. Don't forget that other wild berries can be found
  • Wild strawberries may be smaller than you get at the farm/store, but they sure taste good at the end of a hike. This berries were actually the biggest wild strawberries I have ever come across
  • Finally onto the Caribou Valley Road. The last section to the car
  • A Google Earth representation of the hike. A counter-clockwise loop starting from the bottom right
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