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The next morning the weather is perfect. The first
moose sighting as well. |
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Rob has now arrived with his ARB Project Vehicle. This
is the test mule that ARB used to test and promote their line of
accessories... a rare and historically significant vehicle.
Some rear brake repairs were necessary, but we easily figured out the
issue and returned it to service. |
| Now for the fun part. Fred is afraid of flying.
I bothered him for days about renting a float plane and taking a little
flight around the area. Up until we arrived at Libby Camps for our
dinner reservation, I didn't know if he would go or not.
The guilt tripping, whining and persistent bothering worked and Fred
came along- oh, and he loved it... I have the confession on video! |
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| The view from 3500 feet is incredible. At this point I
think Fred and I both were considering selling off everything and moving
up here to get a float plane and a cabin. |
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Special thanks to Matt Libby for letting me wring out his
airplane. What a great way to see Maine!
Thanks to Fred for not barfing, as I'm sure Matt would have made me
clean it up. |
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Our only luxury dinner of the week, at Libby Camp.
Also a great place to top off fuel for the vehicles.
Richard and Deb on the left, Rob with the "meat on a stick"
and Fred on the Right.
Fantastic dinner- another 'must do' when in the area. |
| The next day we're back to the exploring. Rob twists
up his Discovery as we have to go around another bad bridge. |
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| Richard and Fred examine a very long beaver dam that has
obscured the road. There's no real way to know how deep this long
section gets or how soft the bottom is. |
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Now that he's coming out of his normally reserved shell,
Fred takes control and mounts Richard's Range Rover for the drive through
the bog, testing the depth as they go. |
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Everything works out and everyone makes it through the bog
without incident. Having created a drain on the beaver dam, Richard
and Fred lowered the water to a much safer level.
Again, expedition style wheeling is about not taking unnecessary
risks. The vehicle is a tool upon which you are banking your safe
return. |
| Today's adventure is a long hike to see the abandoned trains
at Eagle Lake.
As we hike through a barely discernable trail from where we parked our
vehicles, we know we are getting closer as we come across these long
abandoned tracks in the woods. |
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| It's a strange site- in the middle of nowhere there
are two trains that were used in the logging industry. When they
were done with the area, they just left the trains there. |
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Rob examines the engine of one of the Eagle Lake
trains. The engineering (no pun intended) that went into these
machines is impressive. |
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