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On Friday the 15th, Pierre, Kurt and I went after some peaks on the US-Canada boundary and some trailless peaks. These are called bush whacks and they may mean a walk through the woods, or they be be treks trrough impenatrable thickets and bogs. Todays bush whacks were on the easy side. Our goals were "West Caribou", Peak 411, Peak 410 (both on the boundary), "Bump" and "East Bump". Access was from Baudrey Road, a logging road off of route 27 about 20 miles north of Stratton. All told we had close to 10 miles of hiking on roads or the boundary, and a couple of miles of bushwhacks. A long day. This triangulation station, an unstamped 2" bronze disk, was located on the summit of the 3420+ ft peak about .5 miles east of boundary monument 410. Technically the peak is unnamed, but it's usually rerferred to as "Bump" (after the station name). The disk was found at the base of a small cairn in a grove of trees near an open area on the summit. The moss had been scraped away indicating a recent recovery, probably by a peak bagger. The station was in good condition.
Photos:
 QH0267 "BUMP IBC", Merrill Strip Maine
My last recovery after a long week.
QH0267 "BUMP IBC", Merrill Strip Maine
QH0267 "BUMP IBC", Merrill Strip Maine
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