Kangamangus to Lincoln trip!

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Originally Posted by teamdozer12

The place we are staying is only $21 a night! Not to bad! :) Plus $4 extra for the two extra kiddos. 3 nights= $75 divided by two...so we are paying $37.50 each! It's not 2 bucks a night, but certainly cheaper than a tank of gas!!! ;)

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What! Only $37.50 a night??? (Sheesh! Seems like I might have slept in that same culvert when I was a lot younger...)

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Originally Posted by WhereRWe?

What! Only $37.50 a night??? (Sheesh! Seems like I might have slept in that same culvert when I was a lot younger...)

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culverts were invented way back then??? I thought you needed dirt to make things... :p :p :p

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Originally Posted by WhereRWe?

What! Only $37.50 a night??? (Sheesh! Seems like I might have slept in that same culvert when I was a lot younger...)

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NO, NO! :) $37.50 for 3 nights!!! Ahh much better! ;)

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Originally Posted by Hiram357

culverts were invented way back then??? I thought you needed dirt to make things... :p :p :p

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Well, actually, back then, most culverts were made of hand-hewn stone. Not like the new-fangled corrugated metal you have around here...

Here are 3 that I have done as I drove the route.

KANCAMAGUS by Eric and Marlene (GC8149)

Sabbaday Falls Cache by SAR-EMT-40 (GCKCEF)

Beautiful Memories by Hours together (GCKEJ3)

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Originally Posted by WhereRWe?

If you had attended the "Slipping into Summer" event, you'd know how right you are! LOL! ;) ;)

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I've seen the pictures and have seen Aaron in action more than once!:D

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Originally Posted by WhereRWe?

Well, actually, back then, most culverts were made of hand-hewn stone. Not like the new-fangled corrugated metal you have around here...

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Oh dear we seem to have got off topic, but in the interest of responding to this . . . here in Bangor we have wooden pipes on display in the fire museum from when public water (including water for the underground cisterns) was pumped through hollowed out wooden logs.

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Originally Posted by firefighterjake

Oh dear we seem to have got off topic, but in the interest of responding to this . . . here in Bangor we have wooden pipes on display in the fire museum from when public water (including water for the underground cisterns) was pumped through hollowed out wooden logs.

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OK, so tell us why fire hydrants are called "fire plugs";) ;) Augusta had in our display case at Central the old Chloroform glass balls that were to be thrown at the base of a fire. OSHA made us get rid of them.

Is this thread NOW officially hiJacked???:D

Drive the road and enjoy the views. There are plenty of caches, but none that stick out like a " must do ". The trip is about enjoying the river and the views. Take time to stop and enjoy them and the caches second. I have just come back from 2 weeks in No.Conway. DO NOT go into town unless it is necessary, and you have lots of time to get there and back. Very busy place. If you head up 93 to the Flume. There are several very nice caches there. But be careful!! Never know who you are going to run into. :eek: Have a great trip. I will be camping in another part of the state this weekend. Looks like good weather for it!

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Originally Posted by Trezurs*-R-*Fun

OK, so tell us why fire hydrants are called "fire plugs";) ;) Augusta had in our display case at Central the old Chloroform glass balls that were to be thrown at the base of a fire. OSHA made us get rid of them.

Is this thread NOW officially hiJacked???:D

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If memory serves me right . . . when water was needed they would drill into the old wooden hydrant and/or remove a wooden plug. After they were done they would put a wooden plug back in the hole.

Hmmm . . . our fire museum still has some of the old carbon tet. glass balls and "bug sprayers" on display . . . and I suspect they probably still have the chemicals still in them.