The Pine Tree State GeoArt series will take you on a short trip not far from Stratton. The road is passable by most cars, but bikes and e-bikes are fine too. There is also about a mile or so of walking. Each cache will highlight something interesting about Maine.
The Allagash Wilderness Waterway,
- The 92-mile Allagash Wilderness Waterway in northern Maine is one of America's preeminent canoe trips.
- Established by the Maine State Legislature in 1966 and designated by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1970 as the first state-administered component of the National Wild and Scenic River System.
- Henry David Thoreau visited the Allagash region in 1857 guided by two natives of the Penobscot Tribe, Joseph Aitteon and Joe Polis. They made camp on Pillsbury Island in Eagle Lake near what is now the Thoreau campsite.
- The Waterway's Native American heritage is found in the names of its places, such as Umsaskis Lake and Musquacook Stream.
- AWW's logging history is tied to the river and locomotives.
Source: https://www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/water_activities/aww-river-conditions.shtml
If the AWW is 92 miles long, the cache is at: N 45° 10.917' W 070° 22.878'
If the AWW is 9.2 miles long, the cache is at: N 45° 10.990' W 070° 22.890'