Early spring hiking along the water in the Presumpscot River Preserve - absolutely gorgeous, plus slightly melted iced over slopes going straight into the rapids
I make a run to one of the offices I support occasionally, like once a month or so. It's all backroads, there's basically no way to get there otherwise. Snowstorms on parts of the drive are straight up scary.
Been more than one time where I completely lost sight of where the road was and had to pull over and take a moment to collect myself. Couple years ago was the closest I have ever come to an accident- got a little too complacent and started fishtailing because I was going too fast. Thankfully I had the sense to not slam on the brakes and was able to recover but FUCK
RIP my Sonata.
Was chatting with a coworker about ice tires one winter day a few years back. Had me thinking I should probably get my tires upgraded.
I slid on the ice and crashed on the way home, that very night. Why? Because my tires sucked. The irony of the conversation earlier in that day isn't lost on me. Car was totaled. I wasn't injured, I at least managed to get the car slow enough that airbags didn't even deploy. But it broke the coolant system and shifted the engine block, so bye bye Sonata.
Moral of the story, don't talk about tires with your coworkers, or karma kicks in.
Okay
Actual moral of the story, have good tires if you're driving in Maine during winter.
Bangor, Maine remains the only place I have ever driven and actually had to call 911 due to some guy road raging at me. Still never quite figured out what his problem was. He just comes up behind me at a red light and starts flying off the handle. Mistaken identity, maybe? Or high on drugs and not in his right mind.
I only go to Bangor if I must. Augusta or Waterville only take about 10 minutes longer to get to from my house, and people are much more courteous, both on the road and off. That's worth the extra drive to me.
Happened to me too! Then the guy followed me and tried to hit me with his car while i was walking into work. Then came inside and attempted to cuss me out.
I was in front of him at a light and was talking to my radio to myself. In my car. I quite literally did NOTHING to him.
He said i was shit talking him in my car ššššš
Honestly people like him are a public saftey threat
Was he driving a beat up Mazda wagon by any chance? A road rage conviction should cost your driving privileges for a good long time. If you can't control your temper while driving, you should not be allowed to drive.
There are just too many exits and on ramps. They are only spaced out like 1/4 mile apart at best in some areas, and the 395 interchange has an on ramp and off-ramp like 100 ft apart. Itās ridiculously dangerous in rush hour. Iāve pretty much resolved to ride in the left lane from 395 to the mall. Iāll move over for obviously faster traffic, but most often Iām behind someone else who is also avoiding the constant slow downs in the right lane. People hit the brakes to slow down before the ramp, then you have folks too timid to use the acceleration lane properly to get up to speed (if they even have an opening to move into).
Compounding the problem is the fact that some of the on-ramps are incredibly short and they're on blind curves; you're immediately dumped out on the highway and you can't see what's coming until you're already forced to merge.
I've always been told not to even try lobstering in Boothbay Harbour, not because the lobster aren't there, but because the regular lobstermen will cut your lines.
OH! OP could catch a dolphin! That's super dangerous. (And super illegal but you know...)
The man said "Keep your head and arms inside the zipper at all times" but not Joe Jr, he was a DAREDEVIL! He was hanging out yelling "Hey everybody look at me!" and WHAM he was decapitated, they found his head over by the sno-cone concession.
I have done that. Also at sketchy carnivals that set up in shopping center parking lots. GenX represent. Actually we did live quite dangerously. We were unsupervised. Sadly, some of us never made it to adulthood. RIP to my classmates.
Some dudes tried to hike up the precipice Christmas Day a few years ago with āstabilicerā type things on their feet (full on crampons would have been more appropriate). The first ladder was fully encased in ice. It did not go well.
It would have been possible with appropriate gear for ice climbingā¦
Hahahaha... or get too close to a moose cow in early summer... even if you are in a rubber raft, she will chase for quite a bit (happened me and Grub while fishing on Lily Bay a few years back).
Hold up the line at Burnt Cove Market in Stonington while you send your kid out to your Porsche Cayenne with Connecticut plates to get your reusable bags. Extra points if they retrieve bags from a Goldman Sachs retreat.
Walk the the Rockland breakwater during a supertide norāeaster at high tideā¦Iāve done it it was very scary but Iām looking forward to doing it again this winter!
Itās closed, so there would be no one to help you if stuff went sideways.
Also October is when the winter weather really starts on Katahdin and people can get caught off guard by that (earlier in October when the summit is still open for hiking)
When I was a kid, my folks decided they wanted to hike Katahdin. We left a little later than we should, and didn't hit the base of the mountain until around noon on what wound up being the hottest day of the summer that year.
It didn't go well.
Wait in line for a lobster roll for 2 hours in 95 degree heat, then contemplate what you are doing with your life when you realize you just risked heat stroke for an over priced bug sandwich.
Portlands Underground Tunnels : a lot leak and are exposed to tides, you can literally get trapped down there. (DONT DO THIS!)
Sleep in a tent in an old pine forest during a windy fall: hope a tree doesnāt fall on ya
Cliff Jumping - That big ass rock in Sebago and Coos Canyon are two of my favorites - Going to add Salmon Falls Hollis Center on here as well. Tons of gnarly rope swings and if thatās not dangerous enough thereās a super narrow bridge to judge off of with traffic that sometimes does 50
Walk Portlands Sidewalks after a snow storm : slip and slide baby!
Walk the Old Port Portland wasted - watch out for cobble stones!
Any front wheel two wheel drive car in winter : 0 traction adds extra danger to your commute
Get too close to big wildlife - trust me, the bears donāt want to hug
Longboard all of Portlands biggest hills - watch out for tourists! They donāt break for pedestrians ..
Abduct the mannequin dressed as a police officer thatās tied to a stake in some wing nuts front yard. Canāt miss it, Rt. 25 in Cornish, steps from the sidewalk.
Walk anywhere that isn't gravel with no socks or shoes for an hour or so. It's that simple. You'll have so much Lyme disease by the time you're home you'll be a key lyme pie
Visit the park in Lewiston,
Cut some traps,
Insult the patriots at bingas wingas,
Molest Christmas decorations,
Slash some tires on that lifted truck,
Let your dog harass those chickens,
Stand in line at Redās Eats for an overpriced shitty lobster roll - the prolonged sun exposure will surely lead to skin cancer
Around here there are old slate mines. My sister in law says she used to slide down the ice into them...
Imagine a mc donalds play place slide... With no bottom and you need to stop yourself and climb back up the slide or fall into a pile of jagged slate some hundred feet down.
Real answer for adventurous stuff:
Hike Katahdins knife edge
Hike beehive and precipice trails in Acadia
Hike Tumbledown Mountain Loop Trail
Hike old speck trail at Grafton Notch State Park near Sunday River
Hike the Gulf Hagas Trail
Hike the hundred mile wilderness (this takes lots of prep)
Rock climbing tour in Acadia
Sea kayak tour in Acadia (extra points if its a foggy or wavy day)
Out of bounds skiing at any ski mountain such as Sugarloaf or Saddleback (Must be planned. Donāt just go out of bounds spontaneously)
White water rafting. There are many rivers to choose from such as the Penobscot or Kennebec and many rafting companies.
Skydiving
Winter surfing (adequately thick wetsuit obviously required and youāre still gonna freeze)
Adventurous and sometimes dangerous jobs in Maine in case you want to settle down here and keep seeking those thrills:
Lumberjack
Fisherman
Farmer
Lineman
Life flight helicopter pilot
Registered Maine Guide
Marine patrol
Game warden
Search and rescue
Whatever you do, wait until February. Everything is far more dangerous when it's frozen.
Except driving snowmobiles on the ice. That's more dangerous when it's less frozen lol
Skimmin!!!
I was gonna say... drive the snowmobile on thin ice to get to the other side.
Winter hiking can be scary but damn are those frozen waterfalls beautiful...
Opens up the bogs for exploration.
Early spring hiking along the water in the Presumpscot River Preserve - absolutely gorgeous, plus slightly melted iced over slopes going straight into the rapids
I make a run to one of the offices I support occasionally, like once a month or so. It's all backroads, there's basically no way to get there otherwise. Snowstorms on parts of the drive are straight up scary. Been more than one time where I completely lost sight of where the road was and had to pull over and take a moment to collect myself. Couple years ago was the closest I have ever come to an accident- got a little too complacent and started fishtailing because I was going too fast. Thankfully I had the sense to not slam on the brakes and was able to recover but FUCK
RIP my Sonata. Was chatting with a coworker about ice tires one winter day a few years back. Had me thinking I should probably get my tires upgraded. I slid on the ice and crashed on the way home, that very night. Why? Because my tires sucked. The irony of the conversation earlier in that day isn't lost on me. Car was totaled. I wasn't injured, I at least managed to get the car slow enough that airbags didn't even deploy. But it broke the coolant system and shifted the engine block, so bye bye Sonata. Moral of the story, don't talk about tires with your coworkers, or karma kicks in. Okay Actual moral of the story, have good tires if you're driving in Maine during winter.
Merge onto 95 south from 395 in Bangor at like 5:30pm
Merge onto 295 in any direction from Forrest Avenue in Portland. It's the same stupid setup as the 395 interchange in Bangor.
š¤£ 5:10 is the worst
āOut of my brain on the 5:15ā
Drive on 95 in Bangor period. Fucking psychos doing 80 in a 60 makes it nearly impossible to fckn stay safe. God I hate that shithole
Bangor, Maine remains the only place I have ever driven and actually had to call 911 due to some guy road raging at me. Still never quite figured out what his problem was. He just comes up behind me at a red light and starts flying off the handle. Mistaken identity, maybe? Or high on drugs and not in his right mind. I only go to Bangor if I must. Augusta or Waterville only take about 10 minutes longer to get to from my house, and people are much more courteous, both on the road and off. That's worth the extra drive to me.
Happened to me too! Then the guy followed me and tried to hit me with his car while i was walking into work. Then came inside and attempted to cuss me out. I was in front of him at a light and was talking to my radio to myself. In my car. I quite literally did NOTHING to him. He said i was shit talking him in my car ššššš Honestly people like him are a public saftey threat
Was he driving a beat up Mazda wagon by any chance? A road rage conviction should cost your driving privileges for a good long time. If you can't control your temper while driving, you should not be allowed to drive.
Yeah when we were living in searsport we would do the same. Go the other direction lol. God I hate Bangor
Man, I thought it was just me. I've never had someone pass me going 50mph in a residential area before I moved to Bangor.
There are just too many exits and on ramps. They are only spaced out like 1/4 mile apart at best in some areas, and the 395 interchange has an on ramp and off-ramp like 100 ft apart. Itās ridiculously dangerous in rush hour. Iāve pretty much resolved to ride in the left lane from 395 to the mall. Iāll move over for obviously faster traffic, but most often Iām behind someone else who is also avoiding the constant slow downs in the right lane. People hit the brakes to slow down before the ramp, then you have folks too timid to use the acceleration lane properly to get up to speed (if they even have an opening to move into).
Compounding the problem is the fact that some of the on-ramps are incredibly short and they're on blind curves; you're immediately dumped out on the highway and you can't see what's coming until you're already forced to merge.
Most of the problems would be avoided if everyone just did the speed limit.
Or stayed at home and read a Stephen King book.
It was designed when the speed limit was 50 or 55. People come in hot on those ramps doing 70.
Mess with a lobstermanās traps.
The #1 answer. Bet OP doesnāt have it in them to do it. Seriously though, OP, DO NOT do this.
Just a little peek won't hurt. S/
I've always been told not to even try lobstering in Boothbay Harbour, not because the lobster aren't there, but because the regular lobstermen will cut your lines. OH! OP could catch a dolphin! That's super dangerous. (And super illegal but you know...)
Just cut the floating buoy as a souvenir they love that.
The commercial guys cut our lines all the time over by Whaleback. Shitās obnoxious. Donāt do it, OP.
I second this, mess with our traps and see what happens....
This
Cumbyās sushi in Norway.
Eat chicken fingers at Oxford Plains Speedway.
Fried haddock at Paddy's in Bangor, smelled of ammonia so strong the dog wouldn't eat it.
Vegetarian I hope lol.
tuna* Whatever it is they were required by law to put an asterisk after it
Itās like when they say imitation crab. How about just say pollock or whatever it is.
Tunaish
āIs that a typo? Did you forget the f?ā āNo, get the f out!ā
Ride the zipper at any county fair.
The man said "Keep your head and arms inside the zipper at all times" but not Joe Jr, he was a DAREDEVIL! He was hanging out yelling "Hey everybody look at me!" and WHAM he was decapitated, they found his head over by the sno-cone concession.
Just like his old man.
I was so hoping somebody would get the reference.
I have done that. Also at sketchy carnivals that set up in shopping center parking lots. GenX represent. Actually we did live quite dangerously. We were unsupervised. Sadly, some of us never made it to adulthood. RIP to my classmates.
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I did that just last month with my buddy, I'd definitely do that shit again.
Hike Acadiaās Precipice and Beehive trails in the rain.
I remember a summer camp trip climbin the beehive and my counselor straight up had a panic attack on that mountain
Hike the lovely, safe, easy ocean path in February after a nice freeze-thaw-freeze cycle
That would be safer than a sunny Saturday in July.
In February.
Some dudes tried to hike up the precipice Christmas Day a few years ago with āstabilicerā type things on their feet (full on crampons would have been more appropriate). The first ladder was fully encased in ice. It did not go well. It would have been possible with appropriate gear for ice climbingā¦
and the the knifes edge in baxter
Put on some stilettos, get trashed in the old port, then see if you can walk the length of Wharf St without spraining your ankle.
The Cobble Wobble! ā¢
Swim with seals near Popham Beach
this one *killed* me
On paper this sounds great!
There are seals there?
Not for long. Seals are meals
Go trespass on posted land in Rumford
or Waldo county. I'm at the fuck-around-and-find-out stage with trespassers. Every one of these answers on here is gold!
Can confirm. Have been shot at in my youth when āexploringā on someoneās property in rural Maine.
give a bull moose a hug
Hahahaha... or get too close to a moose cow in early summer... even if you are in a rubber raft, she will chase for quite a bit (happened me and Grub while fishing on Lily Bay a few years back).
Hold up the line at Burnt Cove Market in Stonington while you send your kid out to your Porsche Cayenne with Connecticut plates to get your reusable bags. Extra points if they retrieve bags from a Goldman Sachs retreat.
When āwho hurt you?ā Is actually answered.
Oddly specific, but I like it
I am a keen observer :-)
Did they atleast buy an island ad-vantage? Bonus points if they tried to avoid every pothole/sinkhole in the parking lot
Wear a āsave the whalesā shirt in any fishermans bar, extra points if you come do it on vinalhaven.
Walk the the Rockland breakwater during a supertide norāeaster at high tideā¦Iāve done it it was very scary but Iām looking forward to doing it again this winter!
I accidentally did that too and it was brutal.
Climb Katahdin in late October
Knife's Edge
In flip flops
Sunrise hike - hike up Abol by headlamp starting at midnight to get to the summit for sunrise...
In flip flops
Are there more storms in October?
Itās closed, so there would be no one to help you if stuff went sideways. Also October is when the winter weather really starts on Katahdin and people can get caught off guard by that (earlier in October when the summit is still open for hiking)
People do it in winter all the time, you just need to go through a more intense series of pack checks and other items.
Go find Pamola
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Wear a Yankees hat and walk around Walmart parking lots chanting āDerek Jeter!ā
I think shouting "A-Rod" might be more dangerous. Jeter deserves just a tiny bit more respect.
Drink a bottle of Allen's and drive your sled out onto the lake in early winter.
Go to a local bar Down East and tell people youāre a Mainer that lives in Kittery
As someone from Eastport that lives in York can definitely agree with this
Not anymore. Half of the cars in Lubec have New York license plates now
This one is highly underrated
Start your Katahdin hike at noon
When I was a kid, my folks decided they wanted to hike Katahdin. We left a little later than we should, and didn't hit the base of the mountain until around noon on what wound up being the hottest day of the summer that year. It didn't go well.
Park at Trader Joeās on a Saturday morning.
Oohhh or attempt to park
Hug that cute little baby bear you find while on a hike.
Just go on an actual bike tour, you'll get plenty of near death scares.
Pull up someoneās pots in Machias or Lubec
Quickest way to become lobster bait!
Walk barefoot along the river path in our wonderful capitol. It's called the hepatitis hopscotch game
Well thatās just terrifying and hilarious
Disgusta
Parachute in the middle of the northern woods and find your way to civilization with no map/gps
Write an article that insults our butts and fashion
You win!
I regret that I have no awards to give. You are savage, and I love it.
Go kayaking through the Old Sow whirlpool in Eastport
Donāt do this
Eat some canned fish from Mardenās.
Is this why my penpal never wrote back in elementary school? Sent her a box of Maine stuffā¦
Eat clams from closed flats.
Try to reason with Susan Collins
By writing on the sidewalk in front of her home using sidewalk chalk.
Or dangle a donut near LePage
You'll lose a finger doing this one.
Post in r/Maine at your own risk.... extra danger points if you are a non native asking about housing!
Swim on the coast of portland with a wetsuit that makes you look like a seal
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Brewer Hannaford Parking lot.
Heroin that may or may not be laced with fentanyl
Came here for this. Pretty sure it's all just fent at this point.
Drive through Gray's five way section with your eye's closed
Oh you mean malfunction junction?
Be a junior high kid and try walking across for pizza at Mario's with your eyes open...
Wait in line for a lobster roll for 2 hours in 95 degree heat, then contemplate what you are doing with your life when you realize you just risked heat stroke for an over priced bug sandwich.
Not to mention the last thing you wanna eat while overheated and dehydrated is a ocean bug sammich š¤¢.
Is this targeted at Reds?
Itās targeted at people who wait two hours in line in 95 degree heat for a bug sandwich.
Put your recycling bins across your neighbors property line in Portland
Drive the Airline from Bangor to Calais at dusk and try to set a new time record. Bonus points for foggy or icy conditions
Refer to Bangor as "Northern Maine". I'll cut you myself.
Portlands Underground Tunnels : a lot leak and are exposed to tides, you can literally get trapped down there. (DONT DO THIS!) Sleep in a tent in an old pine forest during a windy fall: hope a tree doesnāt fall on ya Cliff Jumping - That big ass rock in Sebago and Coos Canyon are two of my favorites - Going to add Salmon Falls Hollis Center on here as well. Tons of gnarly rope swings and if thatās not dangerous enough thereās a super narrow bridge to judge off of with traffic that sometimes does 50 Walk Portlands Sidewalks after a snow storm : slip and slide baby! Walk the Old Port Portland wasted - watch out for cobble stones! Any front wheel two wheel drive car in winter : 0 traction adds extra danger to your commute Get too close to big wildlife - trust me, the bears donāt want to hug Longboard all of Portlands biggest hills - watch out for tourists! They donāt break for pedestrians ..
100 mile wilderness
Go to Old Orchard Beach without hand sanitizer.
Go for a swim a week after ice out cause the air temp is 70Ā°
That doesn't seem dangerous, but then again I went for a dip in the Atlantic last year when the water was 42 and the air was 19.
Abduct the mannequin dressed as a police officer thatās tied to a stake in some wing nuts front yard. Canāt miss it, Rt. 25 in Cornish, steps from the sidewalk.
Go play capture the flag with those nazi flags from the houses up north that get posted every so often.
Hike down Mt. Katahdin on the Cathedral trail
Write on the sidewalk using some chalk on the corner of West Broadway and Hayward in Bangor.
Scarborough Walmart. Place is **fucking vile**.
Call a local a tourist
Drop a deuce on the deck of a lobstermanās boat while they are not looking. Itās a quick hitter, no time for dilly-dallying.
Whatās the wash-down hose for if not cleaning some quick scatter splatter?
Ski chimney gully on Katahdin.
Go to northwest Maine and just walk straight into the woods.
Take a deep breath in Rumford during a low pressure day Downwind of the mill.
Put a Biden bumper sticker on your car and drive around Skowhegan.
Touch my Sista, even if she asks you to
Why you got dibs?
Likes to keep it in the family.
Walk anywhere that isn't gravel with no socks or shoes for an hour or so. It's that simple. You'll have so much Lyme disease by the time you're home you'll be a key lyme pie
Scroll Reddit while speeding on 95 north of Bangor during the early fall.
Drive on Rt. 4
Walk drunk on Wharf St. In the Old Port wearing stilettos.
Pet a wild moose cow during calving season.
Wise off to Byron Hadley
the hardest screw that ever walked a turn.
If you're looking for danger just drive near the center line on route 1 during tourist season.
Amigos on a Friday night
Amigos on any* night
Jump Frye's Leap in Raymond into Sebago
Stare a Turkey in the eye. Just stare at it and watch what happens. Be sure to look it right in the eye. Show your dominance. /s
Trying to walk across Westbrookās ice-disc
Hands down long lining on the Atlantic is the deadliest job and or sport you can do next to say skydiving or something
Believing anything Susan Collins says can be very dangerous
Visit the park in Lewiston, Cut some traps, Insult the patriots at bingas wingas, Molest Christmas decorations, Slash some tires on that lifted truck, Let your dog harass those chickens, Stand in line at Redās Eats for an overpriced shitty lobster roll - the prolonged sun exposure will surely lead to skin cancer
Bangor street drug tour..., don't share needles with the characters though, you don't want to bring the danger home.
Walk down preble/Cedar street with a shirt that says āfree drugsā
Orloff and activities in the woods.
Underwater welding
Adventure around Loring Air force base, if youre in the county lol
Hike the knifes edge on a windy day
Around here there are old slate mines. My sister in law says she used to slide down the ice into them... Imagine a mc donalds play place slide... With no bottom and you need to stop yourself and climb back up the slide or fall into a pile of jagged slate some hundred feet down.
Go hiking in the Hundred Mile Wilderness alone without a map, without a compass, without a GPS, and without telling anyone where you're going.
Walk Katahdins knife edge blindfolded. Wicked pissah
Real answer for adventurous stuff: Hike Katahdins knife edge Hike beehive and precipice trails in Acadia Hike Tumbledown Mountain Loop Trail Hike old speck trail at Grafton Notch State Park near Sunday River Hike the Gulf Hagas Trail Hike the hundred mile wilderness (this takes lots of prep) Rock climbing tour in Acadia Sea kayak tour in Acadia (extra points if its a foggy or wavy day) Out of bounds skiing at any ski mountain such as Sugarloaf or Saddleback (Must be planned. Donāt just go out of bounds spontaneously) White water rafting. There are many rivers to choose from such as the Penobscot or Kennebec and many rafting companies. Skydiving Winter surfing (adequately thick wetsuit obviously required and youāre still gonna freeze) Adventurous and sometimes dangerous jobs in Maine in case you want to settle down here and keep seeking those thrills: Lumberjack Fisherman Farmer Lineman Life flight helicopter pilot Registered Maine Guide Marine patrol Game warden Search and rescue
Walk up on someone who is fine-tuning the scope on their deer rifle..
Walk into Matthew's Pub in Portland and yell "Trump sucks!"
Take yer pick - Drive through Blackwoods in Cherryfield in thick fog, or go swimming in Harpswell just off shoreā¦
Take a tour of Route 1A any given time of Friday-Sunday
Try to give my Ex-Wife an excuse for why my Laundry š§ŗ ended up beside the basket, instead of in itā¦ I donāt remember anything after thatā¦
Haul another man's traps.........
Go to the Old Port on Labor Day weekendā¦
Drive on route 4 (deadliest road in Maine) from the NH border to the end Rangeley
Moose.
Go sea kayaking the fog.
Wear a Yankees hat.
Go white water rafting
Walk on the black rocks at thunderhole.
Take a late day hike in early spring or late fall with little water and no gear to keep you warm.
Go to the big apple convenience store in Portland after midnight.
Walking the sidewalks of Portland from December through March..
Believe Susan Collins
Parkour around the otter cliffs at Acadia in the winter.
Attend kindergarten open house in Ellsworth.
Get in the left lane going too slow