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Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument – Maine

Images of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument – Central Maine, taken in June 2022.

Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument protects approximately 87,500 acres of wilderness to the east of Mount Katahdin and Baxter State Park. This remote park has limited access and all roads are dirt and gravel requiring, at a minimum, a high-clearance all wheel drive vehicle.

I was able to take the only road accessing the park, the Katahdin Loop Road, which carved its way through some of the thickest forest I have ever seen. Early in the morning as I drove into the park, I witnessed several deer and a moose cow cross the road in front of me but once they got back into the forest they were gone; it was so thick I could not see them even if they were still standing next to the road. Conversely, the areas around the ponds were open to the forest edge and provided limited viewing of small wildlife. Overall, the park is a beautiful, peaceful area with spectacular views of Mount Katahdin.
Sign marking the entrance to the National Monument in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
Sign marking the entrance to the National Monument in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM 		One-lane wooden-decked bridge over the Penobscot River in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
One-lane wooden-decked bridge over the Penobscot River in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM		 Surroundings reflected in a clear blue pond in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
Surroundings reflected in a clear blue pond in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM		 Reflections at the edge of a pond in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
Reflections at the edge of a pond in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM		 Lichens known as Old Man’s Beard forms on the branch of a dead tree in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
Lichens known as Old Man’s Beard forms on the branch of a dead tree in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
View over a clear blue pond in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
View over a clear blue pond in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM		 View of Mount Katahdin from Katahdin Loop Road in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
View of Mount Katahdin from Katahdin Loop Road in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM		 Mount Katahdin from the Katahdin Loop Road Overlook in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
Mount Katahdin from the Katahdin Loop Road Overlook in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM		 View of Howes Peak North from Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
View of Howes Peak North from Katahdin Woods and Waters NM		 View of Millinocket Lake from the Katahdin Loop Road Overlook in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
View of Millinocket Lake from the Katahdin Loop Road Overlook in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
Trees reflected in a calm Lynx Pond in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
Trees reflected in a calm Lynx Pond in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM		 Plant reflected in Lynx Pond in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
Plant reflected in Lynx Pond in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM		 Red squirl defends its territory near Lynx Pond in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
Red squirl defends its territory near Lynx Pond in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM		 Plant flower pod at Lynx Pond in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
Plant flower pod at Lynx Pond in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM		 Duck in Lynx Pond in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
Duck in Lynx Pond in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
Colorful flora on the banks of Lynx Pond in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
Colorful flora on the banks of Lynx Pond in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM		 Robin on the edge of Lynx Pond in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
Robin on the edge of Lynx Pond in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM		 Mount Katahdin from the Katahdin Loop Road Overlook in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
Mount Katahdin from the Katahdin Loop Road Overlook in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM		 Black Spruce peppers a hillside in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
Black Spruce peppers a hillside in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM		 Mount Katahdin from the Katahdin Loop Road in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
Mount Katahdin from the Katahdin Loop Road in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
Penobscot River in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
Penobscot River in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM		 Black Spruce Bog along the Katahdin Loop Road in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
Black Spruce Bog along the Katahdin Loop Road in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM		 Wild Turkey in the brush on the side of the road in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
Wild Turkey in the brush on the side of the road in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM		 Stream crossing in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
Stream crossing in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM		 Mount Katahdin viewed along the dirt Katahdin Loop Road in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM
Mount Katahdin viewed along the dirt Katahdin Loop Road in Katahdin Woods and Waters NM

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Greg Temple 20-Jun-2022 17:35
Beautiful Jerry! Looking at these images is like taking a big drink of Summer!
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