By Ron Chase
Stormy weather ruined our plans for a western Maine mountain hike.
My son, Adam, and I had intended to climb lofty Number 5 Mountain in a remote wilderness area southwest of Jackman.
"Our choice was the 'other' Pleasant Mountain situated east of the village of Caratunk as opposed to the very popular Pleasant Mountain hike in the southwestern part of the state."
U.S. Geological Survey crews are in a rush against time, and the elements, to document as precisely as possible how high floodwaters got in the recent flooding, to provide data for a number of future planning purposes.
U.S. Geological Survey crews are in a rush against time, and the elements, to document as precisely as possible how high floodwaters got in the recent flooding, to provide data for a number of future planning purposes.