Mount Katahdin - Hunt Trail, Baxter State Park - a noble thought.

Mount Katahdin is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Maine at 5,269 feet (1,606 m). Named Katahdin by the Penobscot Native Americans, which means "The Greatest Mountain".
It is located within Northeast Piscataquis, Piscataquis County, and is the centerpiece of Baxter State Park.
In 1920, eventual Governor Percival P. Baxter participated in an expedition to the top of Mount Katahdin, led by Burton Walter Howe (then-chairman of the Aroostook county Republican party), to determine its feasibility for the site of a national park. The expedition included not only Baxter, the presumptive choice for President of the Senate, but also Charles P. Barnes, who was widely regarded as the leading candidate for Speaker of the House of Representatives of Maine when it convened in January 1921. The expedition’s guide was Roy Dudley, the long-time game warden at Chimney Pond.
After assuming the Maine Senate presidency during the state's 80th legislative session, Percival Baxter appointed his brother Rupert, a Senator from Sagadahoc County, to the Committee on State Lands and Forest Preservation, which would be considering legislation that would create a state park at Katahdin. Baxter introduced on January 25, 1921 “AN ACT to Establish the Mt. Katahdin State Park” (80th Legislature, Senate No. 19). The unexpected death of Governor Frederick H. Parkhurst on January 31, 1921 triggered Senate President Baxter’s elevation to the governorship. This unforeseen development dramatically changed the political fortunes of Baxter's park proposal. William F. Dawson's illustrated lecture, scheduled by Baxter for February 2, 1921, was cancelled, and in its stead legislators were filing past Parkhurst’s coffin laid out in the Capitol’s rotunda. Baxter, the newly inaugurated governor, was no longer able to direct legislative deliberations on his bill.
With failed legislation, Baxter started to use his personal wealth to purchase land and pieced together the park by himself. His first action was a 6,000-acre (24 km2) purchase from the Great Northern Paper Company in 1930. He officially donated that parcel to the State of Maine in 1931 with a condition that the park be kept as wild in perpetuity. Baxter continued more purchases in his 32-year mission. He made the last purchase in 1962 and accumulated 201,018 acres (813 km2) of wilderness. Since Gov. Baxter's death in 1969, the park has been increased to a total of 209,501 acres (848 km2), including the 2006 addition of a parcel of 4,678 acres (19 km2) and spectacular Katahdin Lake.

[@swarnapravamallick1104]

Very beautiful God bless you bapa

[@SujitMallick]

Thanks a lot

[@anoopbopte840]

Amazing trails.. Thanks for sharing Sujit. Splendid as always! 👍🏻 TC

[@SujitMallick]

Glad you enjoyed it 😃

[@lahadesumit]

Best!! I agree to u, regarding sahyadri.👍 We all should contribute to keep it clean and maintained!

[@SujitMallick]

Yes, thanks

[@ishanaggarwal9712]

Amazing views👍 Nice work Sir🙏

[@SujitMallick]

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[@AmetraGhag]

very beautiful.............

[@SujitMallick]

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[@avi6961]

Amazing!

[@SujitMallick]

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[@MukeshDingankar]

Amazing trail sujitji.

[@SujitMallick]

Thank you 😃

[@AviJadhav]

Sujit sir.. where r u nowadays? we are eagerly waiting for the next video

[@fastflowingwater7]

Lovely video

[@SujitMallick]

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[@lebowskiunderachiever3591]

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[@thetimelordedits597]

Its beautiful..🏞

[@SujitMallick]

Thank you! 😊

[@UdyGraphie]

Sujit: Mujhe dar tha Kahi bhaalu na dikh Jaye Bhaalu: Mujhe dar tha Kahi Meelu na mil Jaye

[@SujitMallick]

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[@PranayKambli]

Have you done Acadia National park ?

[@SujitMallick]

yes went to Acadia after this hike and stayed for couple of days there.

[@PranayKambli]

Sujit Mallick Awesome! Hoping to see your video on Acadia .

[@ShubhamKumar-pl2pb]

Sir, Mujhe bhi travel and Adventuring places par jana hai. Lekin samajh nahi aa raha hai ki suruat kaise karun? Aap kuchh solution dijiye. Please🙂🙂🙂

[@kashif-momin]

We just need to educate people for Sahyadri mountain range.

[@SujitMallick]

yes..true