Summary
When Michael Saporito and Larry Donoghue planned their late- summer trek through Baxter State Park, the two experienced hikers chose the little-used trails in the northwestern corner of the park over the popular footpaths near Mount Katahdin.
By the time they crossed paths with park director Jensen Bissell early last week, the hikers had seen plenty of wildlife and scenery - but not another human in two days.See the full content of this document
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Baxter's Working Forest - Where Hikers Can Play
"I know people who have been here [to Baxter] 100 times and have never done what we're doing," Saporito said during a break from the trail.
The area that Saporito and Donoghue had to themselves for several days is a far cry from the wilderness that makes up the vast majority of the park. It's actually a working forest within Baxter where thousands of cords of wood are cut annually, generating more than $200,000 in revenues for the park last fiscal year.Some peo...See the full content of this document
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