Thursday, September 18-Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine

This morning we were a little lazy, slept in until 7:30 and on our way out of Bar Harbor we stopped at the LLBean outlet and then had breakfast at Sylvia's. Driving north on I-95 we rolled in to Millinocket around 12:30 and were able to check into our room at the Katahdin Inn. We then drove another 30 miles to Baxter State Park. Sharon and I wanted to visit here because this is where the Appalachian Trail begins. We had originally planned to hike to the AT trailhead but because we were short on time we opted to do two waterfall trails instead. Each trail was 2.4 miles in and out. The first, along Katahdin stream, the Hunt trail, was the most strenuous but the falls were spectacular. The second trail took us to two different falls, the Big Niagara and the Little Niagara. We finished both trails about an hour before sunset. We picked up a pizza, not a very good one, and are relaxing in our room. Tomorrow is another huge driving day into Canada to Port Hastings, Nova Scotia. We also will lose an hour in a time zone change.

 At the top of Katahdin Falls, quite a climb, but oh so very worth every step!

 We were a little concerned that we might run out of daylight so as soon as we got back down we drove to the next trailhead to get on the trail. This trail was the easiest of the two.