MAINE: MOTORCYCLING with many OBSTACLES

Why traveling Maine on a motorcycle might be more difficult than you expect.
Sometimes your journey takes you to the roads less traveled. Sometimes your journey feels like you are exploring all the hidden gems and secrets that unwind right on the roads ahead of you. But sometimes these secrets are difficult.
Join a ride to northern Maine, its western lakes and Mountain region - and find out why riding this part of Maine with a motorcycle comes with many challenges.
00:00 Introduction to riding Maine with a motorcycle
01:07 From the state Vermont to New Hampshire
04:37 Arrival in Maine
06:08 Exploring Saddleback in Maine
08:11 Lake Rangeley and the best hotel in Maine, the Loon Lodge Inn
09:55 Prohibited roads and State Parks in Maine for motorcycles
10:59 Trying to find motorcycle-legal dirt roads
13:14 Another road prohibited for motorcycles in Maine
14:48 Leaving northern Maine due to the prohibited roads
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[@ne-adv]

if you have a motorcycle and are visiting Maine with the idea you will get your ADV onto the trails, get online a get a Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife's Online ATV and Snowmobile Registration. That lets you ride on the ATV trails, whether state or private owned. It's like less than $100 for an annual, but it can also be purchased for a month (I believe) a week, and a day.

[@Got2Go]

That’s a very useful suggestion, thank you so much for that! I will pin your comment so other people who come over the commentary sections get that recommendation!

[@herberttl]

So sorry it was so frustrating for your ride. It’s probably not something we would know in advance. We would just assume it is like every other place. As frustrating as it is, I have to say I am happy that there are some who want to preserve the entire experience of nature. Even I as a motorcycle rider find it invasive when loud motorcycles are riding through such beautiful and pristine locations. Was motorcycle riding in Acadia National Park also prohibited? I need to know because I want to ride through it on my quiet road bike. 😂

[@VTSteve]

You don't have to do that in Vermont!!

[@Mark-sg4bq]

You could have gone from Rangeley to Baxter to Lubec to Caribou to Lebanon using the trail system mentioned without pavement! ;)

[@Roberta_Esposito]

@@VTSteve They would not even let her up on top of Mansfield

[@HardwayRanch]

That white sign says motorcycles are prohibited from "Land use". The above half of the sign is for "Road use" and does not exclude motorcycles.

[@sharrison56]

That’s the way I read it too.

[@benderbender1233]

@@sharrison56 same

[@Got2Go]

I guess I misread that one completely. What a pitty! I guess I was too frustrated already with the laws of Baxter and what all locals told me 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@sharrison56]

@@Got2Go easy to do in the heat of the moment.

[@katherinelee8556]

Beautiful Maine!! Sorry you missed riding the dirt roads. That white sign (on the dirt road where you turned around) had two sections, "Road use" and "Land use". The top part listed road use where motorcycles are not excluded. The bottom part listed land use and did exclude motorcycles. As we were watching we were wishing we'd been there with you to point that out!! Looks like you made the best of it, though, as usual! Hope we get to see some of Acadia in 2023.

[@Got2Go]

That’s such a pitty - but it’s hard to understand as a foreigner and unfortunately I didn’t meet one single person on the whole ride who I could have asked about it. Hope there is a next time, because Maine is so beautiful. Even though I have to admit that I was quite disappointed already by the laws of Baxter state park…/

[@paulwestman3520]

I'm wondering if similar signage at Baxter State Park is what is confusing motorcyclists? No motorcycles / motor vehicles of any kind allowed on the hiking trails? Motorcycles pay road taxes just like cars & trucks. Only license plated motor vehicles allowed to operate inside of the park. In the USA it is kind of hard to segregate anyone or anything. I could easily understand if the park had a noise ordinance to exclude overly Loud vehicles/Motorcycles, but they would need to use a decibel meter to test questionably loud vehicles, I would think.

[@neebob2]

So sad no-one showed you any parts of the NEBDR . The off road parts in Maine and New Hampshire are spectacular and vary in their challenge . Maybe next time 😊😊

[@650thumper]

That's what I was going to suggest: the NEBDR.

[@Got2Go]

Yes I will do that next time for sure!!!

[@auveabir865]

The amazing beauty of nature....

[@Got2Go]

Yes I loved it too!

[@santiagoboglione2215]

🤠excellent video, drone takes wow, thank you for another memory. 💐

[@Got2Go]

Thank you! ☺️

[@veysisitilci7697]

Thank you for your video.

[@nose2wind872]

Coastal Maine is very nice, with a laidback atmosphere and cozy lodgings overlooking peaceful coves. Enjoyed the video and look forward to the Christmas celebration.

[@jimweagant8920]

Thanks for the good video and the ride along

[@Got2Go]

Thanks for joining!

[@edwardmiller6353]

Beautiful area! Thanks, Lea!

[@Got2Go]

Thank you for watching!

[@muhammadedisantuso1375]

the important thing is to keep the enthusiasm for the next video I always pray that you are always healthy good job solo motorcycle travel camping fans from Indonesian

[@Got2Go]

Thank you so much for your nice words!

[@brucegerken1063]

Great video thank you very well done as always looking forward to the next one. Thanks again cheers to ya.

[@Got2Go]

Thank you for watching!

[@queen452010]

We still got to see those beautiful mountains and lakes , thanks for taking us along.

[@Got2Go]

Yes I was happy to experience those too! It was a nice ride as long as it lasted 😂

[@johnpace7174]

Had similar experience riding from our vacation home in NH, it was a bitter/sweet adventure.

[@Got2Go]

Yes it’s kind of disappointing - especially because the area was so super nice and all locals too, so it would have been really a perfect place to ride otherwise

[@sammayet9002]

Awesome ❤❤❤❤

[@Got2Go]

Thank you!

[@charlesharris2749]

Merry Almost Chrisman! Great drone video and editing of such a beautiful area. Thanks! Happy Trails.

[@Got2Go]

Thank you for joining the ride!

[@stephensdietz]

Thank for you videos this year and best wishes for the solstice.

[@Got2Go]

Thank you!

[@sulaimanA]

splendid new adventure of in Maine . as usual, wonderful cinematic photography. Really a great experience for the viewer., best wishes Lea 👍

[@Got2Go]

Thank you so much!

[@user-ii2qx2zn1w]

Tanks

[@marks.bailey9321]

Hi Lea, love your videos. We also travel a lot; I am a retired US Army and have a house in Germany (Neustadt ADW) w/car and motorcycle... travel trailer, pickup truck, and motorcycle in the USA... we are back and forth a lot. Have seen about everything east of the Mississippi. We have been to many places you have been. Just for your information about logging roads in Maine, those roads are there for the logging trucks, and they drive like a bat out of hell, throwing rocks and clumps of dirt... dangerous to those in open vehicles (the same goes in Canada). My wife now reading your book... Alles ganz toll! Enjoy!!!🙂

[@larrykaminski3269]

Thanks again for the ride. To bad about the restrictions. Be safe

[@Got2Go]

Thank you for joining anyways! 💃🏻

[@andrewewan624]

Lovely scenery, and with the drone footage making it even more so.. Accommodation looked nice, always good to treat yourself after long days of riding Stay safe

[@Got2Go]

Yes it was actually one of my favorites! Really lovely place!

[@daveydoo3173]

Lea... Even tho no dirt roads where ridden on, Its still beautiful scenery and a great explore.. The forests do look really nice..

[@DevowithBeauo]

Thanks for posting! Family is from Wilton and Jay Maine! So this was awesome to watch! I live in AZ and ride some awesome roads...but so different from Maine! I've thought of what it would be like to ride in Maine and you captured it so nice! Appreciate that!

[@creedm3040]

Beautiful video! The lodge looked very comfortable indeed. Not sure why Maine is like that. Doesn’t make any sense. Best!

[@Got2Go]

Some laws like the one in Baxter is just old

[@antoniocoutinho511]

I anticipate a Merry Christmas for you and loved ones (💃) ⛄, tanks for sharing your amazing vid. ⛷️✌️

[@Gullafrah]

it feels really bad when you want to do something but something stops it to happen.... its part of our life....anyhow it was a nice episode,,,,thanks for this video..... beautiful lea.....

[@Got2Go]

Thank you for joining!

[@Declan4253]

I live in Maine and just finished my motorcycle safety class so the issues you ran into are a big deal to me. However, you mentioned that big trucks can go anywhere and motocycles can not. This is actually not the case from my research. If a car or truck is allowed, a motorcycle that is street legal is also allowed. They can not discriminate. Thanks for the video. I would like to enjoy nature on a bike and it seems that may not be so easy in Maine. Lots of logging trails to explore where motorcycles may not be allowed.

[@markwebb9925]

It’s the FIRST TIME I saw your vlog. Wow ! Eastern states are so beautiful.. loved it seeing through your lenses.. mark Arizona state🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@PK-yb5wv]

Once again you did not disappoint us a great video, it brought back many good and cold memories, both of our children were born in bar harbor hospital lived down east near Schoodic Peninsula 11 ❄️ cold years now in FL. About Maine Roughly 94% of Maine's forest land is privately owned, and more than half of that land area is open to the public. Looking forward to your next adventure.🏍️

[@Got2Go]

Oh then you will really enjoy the acadia episode that I will publish beginning of January - lots of bar harbor included!

[@chaplin554]

Hi there!! I'm about to travel through Maine (caged)from NY to Niagara Falls, but better I just leave it to autumm, so I could see and enjoy the ever changing scenery. Keep going!!

[@123limelight]

be safe out there all by yourself

[@ljuborajictt]

👀😜👍👍 Amazing

[@yorkchris10]

Container traffic has picked up recently and Canadian Pacific Railway has started running trains to Searsport, Maine. It has a line that cuts through Maine to New Brunswick, but Searsport provides a shorter route from the Atlantic to the mid-western States.

[@Got2Go]

Very interesting!

[@patrickvincent70]

Bonjour Lea. Too bad for you that you could not get to ride on dirt roads in Maine but I think that going to the coast and to Bar Harbour was a very good decision. Looking forward to your "Christmas special" in Austria next Thursday. My very first trip alone at 18 was a ski trip in Zell am See; I still have found memory of the atmosphere and of course, of the skiing. But that was 38 years ago! Next January, I am going skiing in St.Moritz with some of my dearest friends; first trip since 2019...! I will look again at your video on St.Moritz. Bonne journée à toi.

[@Joetree7654]

I love your channel

[@haroldbutler1373]

Enjoy your travels. Sorry about Maine's restrictions on motor bikes. Maybe try New Hampshire (White Mtn area) I don't have a motor bike. I traveled the areas with a van. I think the restrictions you meet are because of motor bikes groups, that they are trying to discourage and what they bring to their areas. Sorry for you. Love your adventures.

[@clintonmiller4917]

Been to that store "Cote" cool store for all your basic needs. Little expensive but every thing is up on N.H./ Maine. Some of the best riding when weather is nice.

[@markjackson4786]

Occasionally, things don't pan out as we would have hoped but as in your situation it's being adaptable and making changes to plans that can turn things around and lead to new, unexpected and exciting experiences.

[@Got2Go]

Exactly what life and what traveling is about! 😍

[@marktenneson7033]

As a native Mainer it's interesting to hear a foreign visitor's perspective on the state.

[@hermandegroot1946]

Beautiful video, Lea. I could have an explanation for the motorcycle problem. But I' m not sure. Many bikers have a Harley Davidson and think they have to make noise, many even remove the mufflers. 😞 To be honest the HD's are not the only loud bikes around. And series like fast and loud don't educate the people Esther. In the 1960's a friend of mine also cut a piece of the mufflers of his 1965 Triumph Bonneville. When he was in England on vacation he needed help with a broken clutch cable and the Triumph factory in Meriden helped him out. But they noticed the shortened mufflers. They said: "sir, we spend about a 100,000 pounds a year on research of muffler systems, and you take your hacksaw and you cut 4 inches off....... (Sorry for my English)

[@crankyyankee2475]

The interconnected trail system in Maine covers thousands of miles. It would help if you had done a little research before coming.

[@joseadavila7445]

Ride a mountain bike they rent them I had my own in some parts a e Mt bike . that's what I did in Baxter state park and Acadia national Park and it was amazing 🤩 .their strick to stop people from destroying the places and leaving trash every where

[@Got2Go]

Yes that’s for sure an option - but I just disagree that motorcycles are worse for the environment or littering more than all the Americans in their huge suvs, that are allowed to drive all roads of Baxter state park 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@jeffhudspeth6397]

Baxter State Park is absolutely gorgeous! It’s a pity they don’t allow motorcycles. I was in a rental car when I visited there in 2018. I think the man who donated the land was very anti-motorcycle, and that he is the reason for the ban. Also many roads in Northern Maine are privately owned.

[@rickkearn7100]

Oh no! You didn't know that in Bar Harbor you were at one of the premiere destinations in the Northeast of the USA! I hope you had time to visit Acadia Nat'l Park, and hopefully took some videos. Spectacular. Too bad it didn't work out, but this post was very good, as usual, and especially your drone footage. Thanks so much for such extraordinary content. Cheers.

[@ROTV-DanLockhart]

I tell you, you really hit some rainy weather on this series. That's pretty weird they wouldn't let you ride the gravel. The accommodations looked outstanding! Too bad you got skunked on the roads you wanted to travel. I still enjoyed your video, Lea. Thanks!

[@christophmensch3945]

Omg, since a couple of years I have the exact same rain gear incl. pants and am always glad when i don't need it! All Lea Thursday evenings are a little bit like Christmas, so of course until next week 🎅🌲!

[@Got2Go]

Somehow I went through quite a few pants - seems like I keep losing them? 😂😂😂

[@danielgiorgi514]

Wonderful green forests, what a pity not to be able to travel them on the motorcycle.

[@nasirbasra]

Awesome beautiful day 👍 .. and now second time in this season.. we experience Bike prohibition area's in USA ☺️😄🙏

[@Got2Go]

Yes isn’t it strange!

[@davidnovogratz2128]

Hope you make a video about Bar harbor and Acadia!

[@Declan4253]

Thank you for sharing. I am just getting back to motorcycling and live in Maine now. I was wondering if it might make sense to get a motorcycle here and this helped me. I have my lesson for getting a motorcycle endorsement next month so they will be able to give some good information too.

[@sunbearavrigian5044]

You did the very best thing you could do in northern Maine.........leave! Still I admire your enduring spirit and yes when the journey throws you some curves hit the apex and lean!Many Blessings.

[@Got2Go]

😂😂😂 it was actually lovely as long as it lasted!

[@solorider2410]

Pretty country that Maine…personally I prefer New Hampshire. On your next trip visit Polly’s Pancake Parlor (get blueberries) then ride the Kancamangus Hwy, then to the top of Mt Washington, and ice cream in Conway.

[@user-ll9zs4nc1t]

متابع من العراق السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته كل التوفيق أن شاء الله 🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶❤👍❤👍❤👍

[@Got2Go]

💃🏻

[@samhill3496]

You did well heading to the coast. Most of the land is company owned and controlled. Sucks shit thru a straw, I know. You can always go up the coast on 1 and come back down hwy 9 the old airline route. Beautiful place. look forward to the winter show.

[@Got2Go]

Yes it’s a bummer - if I would have been allowed to ride at least on some of the roads It would have been one of my favorite states because nature and all locals were so nice.

[@VTSteve]

Trapp Family Lodge is in Vermont

[@usamahaddad8305]

So sorry to hear about all the frustration that you had encountered in Maine. But you did make it to Acadia National Park. Did you go up to mount Cadillac as well? Maine was always on the 'menu' when I rode East. I always stayed in Bar Harbour, for the night, when in Maine. I do wish you much better luck on the next journey, and will look forward to seeing you enjoy it. Safe riding , Lea.

[@Got2Go]

You will see in the Acadia episode - I will publish it beginning of January! You will recognize many places then if you stayed there zoursele several times! 😍😍😍

[@usamahaddad8305]

@@Got2Go Thanks Lea. I will look forward to it. Merry Christmas, and a safe New Year.

[@lokesh745]

Akka super good morning have a good day 🌅

[@Got2Go]

Thank you!

[@user-cn8bh9rt9n]

👍 👍 👍 👍 👍

[@darrylmoffett8323]

Your photography is great. I’ve really enjoyed this trip in the U.S. I assume you’ll be spend Christmas either in Switzerland or Germany this year. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Ride safe and have fun. 🇺🇸

[@Got2Go]

Thank you so much!

[@darrylmoffett8323]

@@Got2Go You’re welcome.

[@darrenlingerfelt5879]

😎👍

[@Got2Go]

💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻

[@Sadie04074]

As others have pointed out, there is plenty of dirt riding in Maine, if you know where to find it. Baxter State Park doesn't allow MCs because the land was gifted to the State with a "no motorcycle" clause in donor's will.

[@nasirbasra]

14:08 point five on board.." All roads and trails closed during mud session (March to May) 🤔😊

[@Got2Go]

Lots of restrictions! 🫣😅😂

[@Schweinmesser]

Wow, that's a lot of gear to put on. Bummer you couldn't ride in the park and other places. I just removed Maine from my list. Ride safe!

[@chema1546]

ok 👍👌 am 30. fahre ich auf dein Land und im März nach Moldawien aber mit dem Auto Lea

[@MrEsti101]

you missed so amasing road for bike running arround mountains on 27 north with so many curves!

[@Got2Go]

Hope there will be a next time eventually when I am not so frustrated 🤣😅

[@phancong9476]

💯👍

[@Got2Go]

💃🏻

[@pascalfavale1858]

👍🥰🏍

[@paulwestman3520]

I am also sorry that you miss interpreted that sign at 14:08 of your video also. Possibly the local that you spoke with back at the lodge has also been doing the same. No trail usage or cross-country travel by dirt bikes allowed. Road travel allowed with license plated vehicles.

[@Got2Go]

Oh really? That’s interesting, I heard several similar stories from other bikers though that said afterwards that they are all forbidden ..::

[@billjunell1384]

I had a similar off-pavement experience here in Oregon with Forest Service roads just east of Depoe Bay. Here is an email I sent on 9/14/2022: "My first attempt at a dirt road I rode up a gravel road from Moonshine Park near Logsden, Oregon. It was a rough ride for a few miles and I came to a open metal gate with a big sign that prohibited a number of things, including entry during fire season, which it is, AND no "ATV, Motorcycle or Electric bikes". Go figure. The next attempt I got way into the forest before I came to a metal gate and next to it was another sign. It prohibited a number of things but 2 were, "vehicles off road" AND "ATV or Motorcycles of any kind". I don't know why it is OK to drive a car on these forest service roads but not a motorcycle."

[@palantir135]

Nice surroundings. It looks like you’re far up north like southern Scandinavia but in reality you’re about the same latitude as where you live.

[@Got2Go]

Yes it’s strange, I guess it’s as well because it’s so much more remote than for example pretty densely populated Germany…

[@Hogdriver88]

A shame you couldn’t ride the areas you wanted, but lots of other great things to see in Maine. I’ve been to Bar Harbor - nice little waterfront town. I hope you got out to do some whale watching in the Gulf of Maine!

[@Got2Go]

If you have been there yourself you will really enjoy the acadia episode beginning of January- the coast of Maine is really lovely!

[@Hogdriver88]

@@Got2Go Looking forward to it!

[@veiledallegory]

Hardway Ranch is correct. That signs mean off the road not on the road! You can ride a street legal bike on any public road a car is allowed on. State parks are not public roads!

[@Got2Go]

I was told that it as well means on the road in most logging areas by the locals several times because the trucks don’t want to have the liability to watch out for smaller vehicles…

[@adventuretrader3940]

I am pretty sure that the signs were not meant to keep motorcycles off the dirt roads, but off the private property.

[@user-cn6rp8rp8l]

It's to bad your trip through Maine was so disappointing. Baxter State Park would have been a beautiful ride. A little history. Percival Baxter was "land baron" and governor of Maine. He deeded the land of Baxter to the state for a state park for future gerations to enjoy. The stipulation was that it was to stay "wild", therefore, with the exception of a few access roads for automobiles, nothing could change. Not 100% sure, but i dont believe planes are allowed to fly over it except for emergency use. The northern half of the state, which is primarily owned by private logging companies dont allow motorcycles, atv's, horses, or bicycles due to safety reasons. Logging trucks have the right of way AND THEY USE IT. Having said that, there are many other fantastic places to ride, dirt or otherwise. SAFE RIDING!

[@JohnGetchel]

What a bunch of bologna! Why on earth can't you ride on those well maintained dirt roads. As an american it make no sense to me. That's why I hope on your next visit to the USA you'll return to the southwest where there are 1000s of miles of beautiful dirt roads you can ride on your motorcycle. My dirt biking days are in the past but every once in a while I feel that itch to hit the trails on a bike but for now it's my 4x4 pickup witch is still great fun. Your videos are always beautiful and I love the music too. Safe travels!

[@Got2Go]

Thank you so much! I think in this case it’s due to the logging trucks not wanting to have the responsibility for watching out for too small vehicles - it was really a pitty that day but in the end they can do with their land whatever they like. 😒😒😒

[@scotmac5965]

Many of those well maintained dirt roads are private roads built by timber companies with their own money. Often, they are occupied by overloaded pulp trucks running at high speeds. With the dust, blind corners, etc motorcycles become a safety issue.

[@JohnGetchel]

@@scotmac5965 It's sad that we live in such a coddled safety first society. I have ridden many miles on logging roads out west without a single problem. But of course this was national forest land. I get the private road thing but I'm a good steward and always take care not to damage the land.

[@scotmac5965]

@@JohnGetchel agreed, but the diff between out west and the northeast is public vs private lands. Out west the BLM is a huge bonus with respect to access. No such thing in the NE so you are at the mercy of the land owners. In general, the timber companies are very generous with access. Just not for motorcycles

[@scotmac5965]

@@JohnGetchel Agreed. Remember when we could all ride bikes and skateboards without suiting up like medieval warriors, or could have BB gun fights and drink out of the hose... They took away our lawn darts!

[@veysisitilci7697]

We wait new videos.

[@Got2Go]

Thank you

[@user-iu5pp2st4c]

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[@SovereignStarzFlow]

💠❤️💠✨️⚡️

[@Got2Go]

💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻

[@RockinRandall420]

Rain rain go away come back another day!

[@Got2Go]

Exactly what I preach for every day. 😂

[@karenallen5208]

I'm flabbergasted that they discriminate against motorcycles in Maine. I think if I was there, I would contact the national parks authority and delve into that and find out their reasoning. Who knows, you may find a loophole where you can go after all. Great luck to you. I do so enjoy your videos.

[@edking755]

As said previously, most of Maine is owned by the timber industry. If a road goes thru their property they have the right to "privatize" the road and determine who can use it and when. I learned this in 1972, the first time I rode a motorcycle in Maine, and a police officer showed me the fine print on the Maine road map I picked up when I entered the state.

[@karenallen5208]

@@edking755 Private property, well, that explains it all. Thanks

[@herbie759]

There must be plenty of tar roads to explore along the coast with plenty of sights and good restaurants . Should have given it a chance. Yeah buddy

[@Got2Go]

I am giving it a chance, I am heading to the coast of Maine for the next episode (which will be published beginning of January), so my maine ride is not over yet. ☺️

[@VTSteve]

Where are you this week?

[@Grumpy-Goblin]

I have to be honest, if Maine doesn't want motorcycles then I would have just hightailed it out of the state a.s.a.p because if they don't want my motorcycle then they sure as heck aren't getting my money no matter how beautiful it might be.

[@Got2Go]

That’s how I felt too - but then on the other hand it was really beautiful otherwise, and in the end these roads are private logging roads, so not so much the state can do 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Khalid-tx3vq]

First view

[@Got2Go]

Welcome back!

[@richardpare3538]

Baxter is a State Park, not a National Park.

[@gfunk63901]

I’m halfway through your book. I don’t know about you or Jacob or men but I give ANYONE credit for riding around the world on a motorbike

[@Cotivity]

I'm sure others have, but I must ask: Why wear such an oversized helmet? @5:20 , your helmet doesn't even move as you turn you head inside of it. Either way, safe travels!

[@bengtjohansson5221]

Lea. You know they don make reel motorcycles in America. They make HD. But they make manny SUV. Those ho ride HD just goes on tarmak. Thanks anyway for sheringyour tripp with us. Get out of Main...

[@Got2Go]

Yes, there is a huge love for Harley’s, that’s for sure! 😂

[@ellenleonard2343]

I hope you got a chance to enjoy some Maine lobster while in Bar Harbor...try the lobster roll! Looking forward to your Christmas video!

[@Got2Go]

You will see what kind of lobster roll I found in that episode beginning of January!

[@ellenleonard2343]

@@Got2Go Can't wait!

[@o.stucki9304]

Schoene Aufnahmen, Musik und infos. Gut gemacht, bis auf ihre naechste neue Video. Viele Gruesse!

[@zweispurmopped]

7:36 Krombacher commercial? 😁 Did you consider starting a petition to have Maine renamed to "Boo!!1!" for the shitty ways in which they treat off road riders there? ☺

[@Got2Go]

😂😂😂😂 I don’t blame Maine though, only the people who make the laws 😂

[@aljnwb30]

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[@Got2Go]

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[@benderbender1233]

✌😘 667th like.

[@Got2Go]

666 would have been more devil-lish! Maybe next time! 😂

[@benderbender1233]

@@Got2Go ✌😉

[@edvanandel]

Es heißt „United States“, aber es gibt nicht viel „United“. Fast jeder Staat hat seine eigenen Regeln und Gesetze. Trotzdem hat mir dieses Video sehr viel Spaß gemacht: viel Reiten. Das ist auch eher mein Stil. Vielen Dank, Lea, und ich hoffe, nächste Woche Weihnachten mit dir feiern zu können.

[@Got2Go]

Das freut mich, dass dir die Reise trotzdem gefallen hat!

[@whiterabbitt2002]

If you ever want a side kick to ride along with in the USA let me know. ;-)

[@Got2Go]

Thanks for that offer! 💃🏻

[@jasonkendrick1974]

Thanks for the heads up about Maine. That was going to be my motorcycle destination next year...mount katahdin and Baxter state park and the northern terminus of the Appalachian trail. I hiked the southern half and have been enjoying how the blue ridge parkway follows it through the 4 southern states. Was going to try and hit those northern 10 states but now I can focus more on the white and the green mountains. Maine can kiss the main part of my butt 🤣

[@Got2Go]

It’s a pitty because I think it’s really really beautiful and from nature would have been one of my favorite states of this trip. Maybe they change something about their laws in Baxter at one point, then I think it would be really worth it!

[@jasonkendrick1974]

Indeed Lea, you seemed frustrated with the situation and heading for the coast was a great idea. The access trail to Mount Katahdin looks to be on a gravel road too. Unless Baxter SP changes that silly rule it's limited access as well. Big Adventure bikes aren't exactly 2 stroke dirtbikes or SxS quads. With a steep 9.8 mile hike I was going to switch out the Forma ADV boots for some Meindl or Asolo hikers, but maybe can save some space in the tail bag 😁 and maybe just see if the '100 mile wilderness ' area in central Maine is a worthy destination.

[@markrowe8749]

Sorry you missed a lot of the real good stuff here in Maine. I think a little more research would have helped, I noticed that you drove right past lots of great places. I do realize that you like the dirt roads and there are not many that motorcycles can travel on in Maine. But make the best of what you can do and see. We have a very beautiful state here and so much to see and do.

[@VTSteve]

The Maine Legislature should petition any remaining relatives to allow a change for Motorcycles in Baxter or other areas that prohibit MTC's. MTC Adventures are a huge economic boon to states that promote such. Maine is losing out on big tourist dollars.

[@ryanmalone2681]

No motorcycles in the national park is nuts. They don’t call them Mainiacs for nothin’!