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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Colin,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> I was wondering if you got this reservation? If so, what is the site #. I was interested in looking at an aerial map and seeing how far things might be from my parked car and Hartford, CT. Is there a risk of anything filling up? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> Worst case, couldn’t I just bring my tent and camp next to my telescope?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> I am under the impression it is a 1.5 hour drive to get to this area on un paved roads at slow speed?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jeff<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> CMAS [mailto:cmas-bounces@maineastro.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Colin Caissie<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 13, 2019 8:32 AM<br><b>To:</b> CMAS Listserv<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CMAS] Baxter Park and Stars Over Katahdin<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jeff from Hartford, CT has expressed interest in the Baxter/SOK plans, so I will start reservations at Nesowadnehunk Field Bunkhouse. There will be access parking nearby, and an open area for scope setup. I plan to have the 16" dob with me, and will plan to hike in the area...several peaks that I haven't visited in Summer, good swimming in the river, etc. This will be Thursday and Friday nights, September 19,20. A one hour drive from there gets to The KWWM monument and Stars over Katahdin for Saturday the 21st.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Bunks are $12 per night. I believe they are all open at this time. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Email me ASAP for final confirmation and I'll make some final actions.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Colin<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sat, Aug 10, 2019 at 6:33 AM Colin Caissie <<a href="mailto:cscmachinedesign@gmail.com">cscmachinedesign@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Right. So planning a camping thing in Baxter would be too much? I get it.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Aug 9, 2019 at 3:35 PM satillite1965 <<a href="mailto:satillite1965@gmail.com" target="_blank">satillite1965@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Looks like ill be lucky to make it to the maine state star party and arcadia. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id="gmail-m_-7215275870205010515gmail-m_-5962951552095305351composer_signature"><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#575757'>Sent from my U.S. Cellular® Smartphone<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>-------- Original message --------<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>From: Colin Caissie <<a href="mailto:cscmachinedesign@gmail.com" target="_blank">cscmachinedesign@gmail.com</a>> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Date: 8/8/19 1:44 PM (GMT-05:00) <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>To: CMAS Listserv <<a href="mailto:cmas@maineastro.com" target="_blank">cmas@maineastro.com</a>> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Subject: [CMAS] Baxter Park and Stars Over Katahdin <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Time to secure a bunkhouse or leanto in Baxter Park.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Stars over Katahdin is Saturday night, September 21, and I plan to be in Baxter Park for a couple days before that.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>If there are some members who'd like to camp and do some dark sky viewing in Baxter park, then I can rent a leanto at South Branch Pond where there is likely open sky for viewing or Nesowadnehunk Field where there are open areas. I plan to have the 16" dob for this and the S.O.K.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Otherwise, I will book a leanto at Chimney Pond, as I have plans for some climbing. There will be no chance of lugging a scope up to Chimney Pond.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>How about anyone wanting to do camping/viewing in the lowlands, let me know by this weekend?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>C<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>