7-year-old Mainer feels the thrill of climbing Katahdin

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 1, 2023

Hiking with his mother, Indira Gowell, and her boyfriend, Warren Gerow, 7-year-old Abel Tomazin relished the thrill of viewing Baxter State Park, and points far and wide, from the top of the state’s highest mountain. Children under 7 are not allowed above the treeline. “Baxter State Park is such a gift to this state,” Gowell said. “I really hope that everyone goes and sees it at some point because it’s just so beautiful. It’s just untouched wilderness.”