Where in Maine?
By Photography by Kevin Shields
Let's make it clear before you even get started that your answer is incorrect. Katahdin, you're saying, plain as blueberry pie. And yes, that is the state's highest peak, the Mountain of the People of Maine, the Greatest Mountain, terminus of the Appalachian Trail. The question, however, is this: What is the beautiful basin that affords this jaw-dropping view? A small pond now within the bounds of Baxter State Park, this place was the site of a turn-of-the-century sporting camp, and a dozen cabins still sit along the shore here.
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