Maine Jeep-cation 2011

[Colli]

Just got back from my annual pilgrimage to Maine with the Jeep. Went out into the wilderness for some primitive camping this year. Here's some shots of the adventure:

http://s619.photobucket.com/albums/tt279/cjl8on/Maine/Summer%202011/

[cj5guy]

Okay . . . who's the professional photographer??!!!  Those are some FABULOUS pictures!  I need to do something like this - looks like a great way to get back and appreciate nature and all it's beauty.  Of course having a sweet ride that gets you there really helps!  Thanks for sharing this!

[02liberty]

Awesome Pictures!

[CRJeepin]

Great pics!  Did you use a guide book or somethin to find the camping area and trails?  We used to go to Camden and camp at the state campground, planning a trip next summer but not sure where to go...would be great to do some backwoods campin with the jeep!

[meathead42]

i think we all need to take this pilgramige it looks awsome.

[Colli]

CRJeepin - Nope, no guide book. Just years of going up there and driving around the woods and a good old "Maine Atlas and Gazeteer":

http://shop.delorme.com/OA_HTML/DELibeCCtdItemDetail.jsp?item=168&section=10096

I wouldn't go into the woods without it. You can find almost all the dirt roads and camp sites in that map book. My folks are from Maine so I've been exploring the back woods up there for many years. We're in Caratunk on Pleasant Pond, close to great whitewater rafting on the Kennebec River. It's also not too far from Greenville and Moosehead Lake which is a huge lake with lots of recreation, and a few shops and restaurants. It's way up in the wilderness, lots of old logging roads and snowmobile/ATV trails nearby to explore in a Jeep! We just stumbled upon that mountain top campsite while we were exploring one of the ATV trails. I could tell you how to find it, it's in the middle of nowhere. The state maintains a bunch of random camp sites just out in the middle of the woods up there. The ones on state land are free, and there are also some that you pay for in a huge managed land area called the North Maine Woods. Check it out:

http://www.northmainewoods.org/index.asp

Here's some pictures of some of my previous Maine Jeep adventures:
http://s619.photobucket.com/albums/tt279/cjl8on/Maine/MaineSummer2010/
http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt279/cjl8on/Maine/Summer%202009/100_0913.jpg

I'd highly recommend the Greenville, Moosehead Lake area for a Maine woods Jeepin' vacation!

 

[CRJeepin]

Thanks for the info, looks like a great place to Jeep camp!  We're thinkin about a trip next summer...ordered up a Maine Gazetteer, have a PA and NY one already, they're definitely the way to go for back roads.

May hit ya up for info -- thanks again

Chris