BANGOR DAILY NEWS • March 15, 2021
I led a late February Penobscot Paddle & Chowder Society outing to Cranberry Peak, the western most summit in the Bigelow Range. Persevering cautiously up the abrupt summit cone, we were distracted from the stupendous views by forceful winds and arctic cold. Attaining the blustery alpine peak, we struggled to savor the wonderful surroundings in the otherwise inhospitable environment. A panoramic vista of frozen Flagstaff Lake was the backdrop for a hurried photo. The summits on the Bigelow Range could be discerned extending farther east, and Sugarloaf Mountain and the peaks of western Maine dominated the landscape south and west. ~ Ron Chase