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My beloved "Cabin in the Woods" (pic8.co)

Located in the Western Maine Mountains. Cedar pole roof frame with 2x4 walls, shiplap and battens.

Built by Dad and me in the fall of 1977. 4 seasons of fun here!

Sleeps up to 8.

Overlooks a small brook trout filled pond (on the right) at the base of a tall mountain. The stream exiting the pond travels behind the camp along the back property line. We used the stationary part of a duo-pane sliding glass door mounted sideways as a picture window facing the pond and mountain.

No electricity. Refrigeration by an old 1940s Servel gas powered refrigerator. Gas lights, gas cook stove. Woodstove for heat. Uninsulated. One seater Outhouse to the left just out of picture view.

Oh, the stories I could tell...

[My beloved "Cabin in the Woods"](https://pic8.co/sh/5kYNU9.png) Located in the Western Maine Mountains. Cedar pole roof frame with 2x4 walls, shiplap and battens. Built by Dad and me in the fall of 1977. 4 seasons of fun here! Sleeps up to 8. Overlooks a small brook trout filled pond (on the right) at the base of a tall mountain. The stream exiting the pond travels behind the camp along the back property line. We used the stationary part of a duo-pane sliding glass door mounted sideways as a picture window facing the pond and mountain. No electricity. Refrigeration by an old 1940s Servel gas powered refrigerator. Gas lights, gas cook stove. Woodstove for heat. Uninsulated. One seater Outhouse to the left just out of picture view. Oh, the stories I could tell...

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[–] • 1 pt

I’m east of you. Actually heading up by Rangely to finish someone else’s build. It’s become my vocation: finishing construction after guys all walk away. Looking at a spot pretty close to downtown. Kill deer, catch lakers from your bedroom window.

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Very cool!

I’m east of you.

Do you mean you live east of my camp? That would put you living somewhere near the west side of Moosehead Lake.

Actually Rangeley is south-southwest of my camp. If you proceeded from Rangeley to Eustus and head past Grand Falls, cross Spencer Stream into Enchanted via atv/snowmobile trail for about 25 miles, you'll be damn close to my camp. My camp is north of The Forks, south of Jackman.

Kill deer, catch lakers from your bedroom window.

Nice! But make sure it's fully permitted if it's going to be close to shore. LURC doesn't take kindly to anyone breaking their land use rules. I assume LURC covers Rangeley too. Much more moose around my camp than deer. The state's largest moose for that season was shot about a mile from my camp ~10 years ago.

I love the western Maine woods, it's God's Country but Rangeley/Oquossic is much more populated than my neck of the woods around camp. I used to ride over to the annual Rangeley Snowdeo every year, but haven't been in about the last 15 years. A clusterfuck at the few restaurants and gas stations during the Snowdeo ... and can be a damn long, cold and bumpy ride home after sunset. Those trails get beat during Snowdeo.