https://ehsansharafian.com/tags/camping/CampingHugoBlox Kit (https://hugoblox.com)en-usSat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://ehsansharafian.com/media/icon_hu_c2975a7374d4b1d3.pnghttps://ehsansharafian.com/tags/camping/https://ehsansharafian.com/hobbies/baxter-state-park-2025/Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://ehsansharafian.com/hobbies/baxter-state-park-2025/<p>Some of the best reset buttons don&rsquo;t have a power button at all.</p> <p>This summer, a group of us from UMaine packed up and disappeared into <strong>Baxter State Park</strong> for a weekend completely off the grid. No internet, no electricity, no notifications. Just good friends, big mountains, and the kind of quiet you only find deep in the Maine woods.</p> <p> <figure > <div class="flex justify-center "> <div class="w-full" > <img alt="Looking out over the Katahdin range from the summit of Doubletop Mountain" srcset="https://ehsansharafian.com/hobbies/baxter-state-park-2025/featured_hu_dd6cb12303b0f0b4.webp 320w, https://ehsansharafian.com/hobbies/baxter-state-park-2025/featured_hu_c47f72321824cd01.webp 480w, https://ehsansharafian.com/hobbies/baxter-state-park-2025/featured_hu_858f2c087aba48d2.webp 570w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 90vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, 760px" src="https://ehsansharafian.com/hobbies/baxter-state-park-2025/featured_hu_dd6cb12303b0f0b4.webp" width="570" height="760" loading="lazy" data-zoomable /></div> </div></figure> </p> <h3 id="trip-highlights">Trip highlights</h3> <ul> <li>🥾 <strong>Hiking Doubletop Mountain.</strong> Steep, rocky, and completely worth it for the view at the top.</li> <li>🛶 <strong>Canoeing</strong> on still, mirror flat water.</li> <li>🔥 <strong>Grilling saffron jooje kabob</strong> over the fire, a little taste of home in the middle of the wilderness.</li> <li>🌈 A surprise double rainbow over camp to send us off.</li> </ul> <p>The hike in followed a mossy stream through the trees, cool and green and completely silent.</p> <p> <figure > <div class="flex justify-center "> <div class="w-full" > <img alt="A mossy stream along the trail in" srcset="https://ehsansharafian.com/hobbies/baxter-state-park-2025/forest-stream_hu_3266305adc52bf0.webp 320w, https://ehsansharafian.com/hobbies/baxter-state-park-2025/forest-stream_hu_57591452e4815eb.webp 480w, https://ehsansharafian.com/hobbies/baxter-state-park-2025/forest-stream_hu_70ef3b89ddd53437.webp 570w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 90vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, 760px" src="https://ehsansharafian.com/hobbies/baxter-state-park-2025/forest-stream_hu_3266305adc52bf0.webp" width="570" height="760" loading="lazy" data-zoomable /></div> </div></figure> </p> <p>It opened up onto granite ledges and rushing water, the perfect place to stop, soak our feet, and catch our breath.</p> <p> <figure > <div class="flex justify-center "> <div class="w-full" > <img alt="Taking a break by the rapids" srcset="https://ehsansharafian.com/hobbies/baxter-state-park-2025/by-the-river_hu_54bc0830bccb7d93.webp 320w, https://ehsansharafian.com/hobbies/baxter-state-park-2025/by-the-river_hu_be345b6f6332da47.webp 480w, https://ehsansharafian.com/hobbies/baxter-state-park-2025/by-the-river_hu_e9b1312f67bec3ca.webp 570w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 90vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, 760px" src="https://ehsansharafian.com/hobbies/baxter-state-park-2025/by-the-river_hu_54bc0830bccb7d93.webp" width="570" height="760" loading="lazy" data-zoomable /></div> </div></figure> </p> <p> <figure > <div class="flex justify-center "> <div class="w-full" > <img alt="The river carving its way through the pines" srcset="https://ehsansharafian.com/hobbies/baxter-state-park-2025/river-rapids_hu_14deb140650c4c89.webp 320w, https://ehsansharafian.com/hobbies/baxter-state-park-2025/river-rapids_hu_f03468f127cea419.webp 480w, https://ehsansharafian.com/hobbies/baxter-state-park-2025/river-rapids_hu_5c02b0634d4e0e5b.webp 760w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 90vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, 760px" src="https://ehsansharafian.com/hobbies/baxter-state-park-2025/river-rapids_hu_14deb140650c4c89.webp" width="760" height="570" loading="lazy" data-zoomable /></div> </div></figure> </p> <p>And then, right as we started packing up to head home, the sky decided to put on one last show.</p> <p> <figure > <div class="flex justify-center "> <div class="w-full" > <img alt="A double rainbow over camp" srcset="https://ehsansharafian.com/hobbies/baxter-state-park-2025/campsite-rainbow_hu_fa7dde26f5629fe0.webp 320w, https://ehsansharafian.com/hobbies/baxter-state-park-2025/campsite-rainbow_hu_9943c3d8fb3698bf.webp 480w, https://ehsansharafian.com/hobbies/baxter-state-park-2025/campsite-rainbow_hu_7acd755ff098d07f.webp 760w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 90vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, 760px" src="https://ehsansharafian.com/hobbies/baxter-state-park-2025/campsite-rainbow_hu_fa7dde26f5629fe0.webp" width="760" height="570" loading="lazy" data-zoomable /></div> </div></figure> </p> <h3 id="watch-the-vlog">Watch the vlog</h3> <p>I put together a short video of the whole weekend. Take a look:</p> <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8bbfnzOkEaU?autoplay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;end=0&amp;loop=0&amp;mute=0&amp;start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div> <p>Highly recommend Baxter State Park for a summer adventure. Sometimes the best way to recharge is to fully unplug.</p>