My (adult) daughter and I are planning a mom/daughter trip to Maine in late June. (First trip to Maine for both of us). We%26#39;ll be there 12 days. We plan on spending most of the time on the coast--midcoast, Acadia, Lubec. We would also like to plan a few days to see a little of the Maine woods and possibly get a glimpse of some of the wildlife. Any suggestions where to go for that? I%26#39;ve seen some posts about Baxter State Park and Rangely--but am not sure which area would be better. Also, any suggestions about where to stay in these areas would be wonderful. We don%26#39;t need fancy, but would like accomodations with 2 beds. We%26#39;ll be flying in/out of Bangor.
Where to see wildlife (moose, fox, etc)
We go to the Rangeley Lakes area at least once a summer. Besides Rangeley, there are several interesting little towns around. You can check the area out at:
http://www.rangeleymaine.com/index2.shtml
Baxter State Park is also beautiful and largely untouched by man%26#39;s influence.
You can%26#39;t lose with either choice.
Where to see wildlife (moose, fox, etc)
Thanks so much! Do you know if the ';Golden Road'; near Baxter is open to the public?
Yes, it%26#39;s sort of open to the public. It%26#39;s a dirt road and the lumber trucks have the right-of-way. You need to listen for them or see the plume of dust and get of their way!
Another option would be to go to Jackman, Maine. It%26#39;s an odd little town in the middle of nowhere with only one decent place to stay and a few rustic places to eat. But if you get up before dawn and drive north toward the Canada border as the sun is rising, you will almost surely see moose. I did.
The drive between Bangor and Jackman is pretty also -- along a nice stream once you leave highway two.
Thanks for the Jackman suggestion. What is the ';one decent place to stay';?
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