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kurt Mon Aug 12 09:25:41 1996
Date:
Mon, 12 Aug 96 09:25:34 EDT
From:
kurt (Kurt Ries)
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Hello
Brian
Fred
had past along the Baxter Park Leader & CO-Leaders' forms & info.
I
dropped a copy to you via Kodak intercompany mail today.
Preliminary
Plans:
-Need an assigned leader; Fred?
-Late spring; end of March 97?
-5 days; 2 day drive and 3 skiing
-4-5 people Fred, Brian, Kurt & ??
-Ski the Abol Campground area including:
bowls south of
Hunt-A-trail, Throreau Spring & south
side of Barren Mtn.
-No summitting
Additional
thoughts:
-Logans pass on the way to Baxter?
I am
headed to Baxter next week on an information gathering excursion.
I will
obtain/ask:
-Detailed Topo maps
-Can we get reservations March 1997
-Info on gear, history & geology
Please
pass along any questions I should find answers to by Friday.
Thanks
-Kurt
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Hello
Kurt & Brian
A few
thoughts on a Katahdin adventure.
No peek
bagging! We go for skiing in the bowls!
Given
that when Kurt and I get together for a major ski event, the weather
gets
very cold(-20 for the NATO clinic, 4 for the Tourathon). Brian has the
same
history (-25 for the advanced mountaineering).
Is it a good idea to put
the
three of us together?
I may
not be able to get the time off from work.
We just won a contract for
many
different valves on the X-33 and I've been assigned the principal
investigator
for SBIR. SBIR is a new program NASA
started to develop a
replacement
for Hydazine rocket fuel. The only
problem with this new stuff
is a
near total lack of compatibility with standard materials and valves!
ValveTech won a grant to work up a technical
proposal for a valve. If the
proposal
is accepted, it's worth 1/2 millon and maybe a patent for me.
(Gee...
Genuine rocket science!) Mike is pretty good about giving time off if
someone
works mega hours. We'll see how the
schedule shapes up.
Kurt
while you're at Baxter, ask what the winter schedule is like. Is mid to
late
March 97 workable? Can you also get a
better estimate on drive time to
Baxter?
Brian:
Do you know when the basic mountaineering outdoor is? Can we sneak
Kurt
in? It will make an excellent first
outing for the group.
I think
that 7 days is more realistic and fun.
If we can leave on a Saturday
and
come home on Sunday, we can get two more days of skiing in. That would
give us
one to two nights in a hotel also. It
depends on if we want to ski
out and
make the drive home. It is many miles
from the last hut to the road
and I
wouldn't expect groomed track.
Perhaps
we can stop by Tuckermans ravine on the way home and watch Brian ski
down
it.
As for
the leader; Brian has the most experience.
It may look better on the
forms.
Other
members: Jerry Sherman or Ed Smith?
Both have the experience. Jerry
may not
be into the telemark stuff. Ed has the
advantage of being an EMT.
He can patch us up after those extreme face
plants.
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From:
Brian Schankat CESD Copy Training (M.C. 00824) Ext 19625
Subject:
Katahdin Telmarking Adventure
Greetinigs
Kurt! Hope your trip to Baxter was successful in obtaining the
information
you were seeking. I'm curious about the timing in March and if any
more
specifics are available. I have a timeshare committment in March that I
will
ned to coordinate around. Take Care.
Brian
Brian
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Hello
Fred and Brian
Logistics
(time) of the Maine trip prevented me from getting to Baxter
State
Park to check out the Katahdin Tele trip first hand :-(
I did
gather some information from the Mount Washington/Acadia park
folks
and I spoke with the Baxter information line.
The
story so far:
Info
Packet:
---------------
Baxter
is sending me this years Winter Season Information Packet, however
they do
not believe it has changed significantly from the October 1992
packet
we currently have.
-March 31 is the latest camping is
permitted in the park, avalanche
season, dates change with the weather conditions
-Start accepting reservations after
November 1
-January, February & March are the
busiest months...surprise
-Chimney Pond's bunk house is the popular
`alpine' ski area and will
fill up first
-Tent camping will probably always be
available at designated camp
grounds such as the areas we are talking about
-Abol and Katahdin Stream
Campgrounds
Driving
Logistics:
----------------------
Better
count on a 14 hour drive max!
Winter
Driving Time In Good Road Conditions:
-Driving time from Portland to Baxter's
Abol Bridge Camping
parking area: 4 hours
-Driving time from Rochester to Portland
8-10 hours depending on
route
Possible
Routes
A) Hwy
90 ---> Hwy 89 ---> Montreal --->
Quebec ---> Baxter
B) Hwy
90 ---> Boston ---> Portland ---> Baxter
C) Hwy
90 ---> Hwy 89 ---> VT ---> Tuck's Ravine ---> Baxter
Both
routes A & B use as major of Hwy's as possible for optimal winter
travel.
-Route A) maybe the best roads, with the
best travel time
-Working in a stop at Tuckerman Ravine
would most likely cause
a
trip across VT and additional travel time.
You
know... look at this a Tug, High Peaks, Gatineau, La Montagne,
Katahdin,
Tuckerman, Camel Back & Garnet trip is possible...who needs
a job
anyway!
Dates:
--------
Brian,
I believe your a corner stone in this adventure. What do you
think
your chances are on pulling this off in 1997?
-Let me throw out a date of March 9-15
1997 to see if it will
accommodate everyone's schedule.
We
should have our paper work submitted on November 1 1996 for a 1997
trip.
Skiing
Logistics:
--------------------
Skiing
bowls south of Hunt-A-trail, Throreau Spring
and the
south side of Barren Mtn:
Abol
Bridge Parking Lot ---> Abol Beach 1.5
mi
Abol
Beach ---> Abol Campground ~2.5
mi
Abol
Campground ---> Katahdin Stream Campground 2.0
mi
---------
6 mi
one-way
Chimney
Ponds:
Abol
Bridge Parking ---> Togue Pond 4 mi
Togue
Pond ---> Roaring Brook 8.0
mi
Roaring
Brook ---> Chimney Ponds 3.3
mi
-------
15.3
mi one-way
Katahdin
Stream Campground --> Over summit of Katahdin --> Chimney Bluffs
-~5.5 mi
#SUMMARY:
Preliminary
Plans:
-------------------
-Trip Dates: 3/9-15/97; 2 day drive : 5
day ski
-Party of 4: Fred, Brian, Ed & Kurt
-Assigned leader: Brian
-Two Co-Leaders: Fred and Ed
-Ski the bowls around Abol & Katahdin
Stream Campgrounds
-No Peaking
-Need forms completed & mailed by 11/1/96
Additional
Thoughts:
---------------------
-Ski Tuckerman Ravine
-Ski Chimney Ponds; Katahdin
-When is the Basic Mountaineering Outdoor
-Someone should probably contact Ed!
Skiing
Tuck's is do-able by all in our party. One has the option of not
hoofing
it all the way up the headwall and the terrain slops out nicely
toward
the bottom...humm maybe that's why its so popular!
-Something there for everyone
-I will pass along lodging info at Pinkham
notch shortly
#REFERENCES:
Baxter
State Park Authority
----------------------------
Information:
207-723-5140
Guide
Books
--------------
??
Trail
Map
-------------
Baxter
State Park and Katahdin ISBN 0-89933-121-1, $4.95
DeLorme,
PO Box 298, Freeport Maine 04032 / 207-865-1234 /
http://www.delorme.com
-Decent Topo with well marked roads and
trails
-Contour Interval = 20', Scale 1" = 1
mile
Tuckerman
Ravine, $4.95
Scale
1:5000, Contour Interval 40'
The
Appalachian Mountain Club
-Very detailed Topo map of just the ravine
w/ marked trails
Keep In
Touch
-Kurt
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