Back to Katahdin '63: B's Last Ride

Homegrown Horror

As HGH wraps up, B finally brings us the story that started her special interest in Mt. Katahdin - the 1963 Tragedy that changed how Baxter State Park handled safety and rescue.

Sources:

Report of Proceedings : Mt. Katahdin Tragedy Board of Review / Conducted Jointly by Baxter State Park Authority and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game

Desperate Steps: Life, Death, and Choices Made in the Mountains of the Northeast by Peter W. Kick

Wikipedia

HIKE KATAHDIN VIA THE CATHEDRAL TRAIL IN BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE BY  DAREN WORCESTER for Northeasthikes.com

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