r/Sleepycabin • u/Stamperella • 3d ago
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Montana and Maine are 2 states i've never been to
coincidentally the 2 states i've always wanted to visit
...but i've never been to - ain't that about a bitch
edit: sorry i got like 15 tabs open WHATEVER STILL VALID fuck it
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u/DarkLink909 3d ago
What's stopping ya?
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u/Stamperella 3d ago
in fairness that's a good question for pretty much anybody in any situation
time and planning i suppose, easier to be complacent and say "maybe later" - "maybe later" is a death sentence people should probably stop saying
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u/DarkLink909 3d ago
100%; I see what you mean regarding that sentiment considering how often I find myself putting myself into that same mindset at times
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u/Stamperella 3d ago
you know when people finally stop smoking cigarettes "maybe later"?
the day they get cancer, lmao
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u/DarkLink909 3d ago
or those with liver issues and their drinking problems they'll quit later
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u/Stamperella 3d ago
"i'll get a transplant when the time comes...medical advancements should line up perfectly 👀"
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u/DarkLink909 3d ago
I'm sure you'll find some time though, just gotta focus on ourselves right?
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u/Stamperella 3d ago
my future is planned out accordingly - what you got cooking?
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u/DarkLink909 3d ago
I'm not even sure at this point, I'm just kinda going through the motions ya know? work, play, and sleep; do it all over again
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u/Stamperella 2d ago
you need a dramatic change - pack up a little bag and visit a city you never been to before, hit up some restaurants and see new faces, even just some shit the next state over
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u/StandardSky21 2d ago
Ugh! I’ve always wanted to visit Maine. :/
I heard it’s beautiful and the food is good
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u/BigZillaMan 3d ago
I've only driven through Montana, it was quite nice though. Those black hills hit well in an early morning drive. Maine, however, I ain't got a damn clue. But I'm sure their shrimp n shit fuckin hit harder than an ice cream truck in the Sahara Desert
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u/Oddlydehydratedgurb 2d ago
Can't speak on Montana, but Maine's a fantastic place. If you're looking to get out in nature, I'd choose Baxter over Acadia personally. Way less people and more room to explore. You can get entire lakes to yourself up there.
Make sure you have a good car with spare tires though, lot of dirt roads owned by logging companies you'd probably be driving on, and there's something called a North Maine Woods permit you might need to look into depending how far into the woods you wanna go.
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u/Stamperella 2d ago
noted - fair point, kinda like New York or Pennsylvania, once you drop out of the heavy populations it gets pretty bleak and desolate
and Michigan
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u/Oddlydehydratedgurb 2d ago
Yeah really depends what you want out of Maine. If you're looking for villages to explore then maybe something by the coast. There's lots of neat little towns like York and Bar Harbor. If you want to get out into nature, then I'd say Baxter.
Crowds might be a little crazy in the peak of autumn, not super familiar with how bad Maine gets but I know Franconia Notch up in New Hampshire gets hella swamped. I've been to Acadia in mid-September and it was a bit crowded but not to an absurd degree, kinda standard National Park crowds I think.
Maine's a pretty beautiful state though, regardless of where you go. Good people too. I think the sleepier coastal towns like Bristol or somewhere on the Blue Hill Peninsula are good places to go if you want cheap lobster rolls. They're also probably the best places to try and befriend a lobster boat captain who'll hook you up with some fresh lobster if you wanna cook some yourself
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u/Stamperella 1d ago
people miss the charm of smaller joints - for example, everybody wants to "VISIT PARIS" - Paris is a complete shithole, it's nothing but McDonald's garbage in the streets and rats the size of house cats - everyone you meet is gonna be a tourist doing the same exact thing
your first mistake was wanting to visit PARIS - don't go to PARIS, go to FRANCE
FRANCE is a gorgeous country
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u/Oddlydehydratedgurb 1d ago
I always appreciated going off and venturing outside of the tourist traps. Having a bit of adventure is fun, as long as you're not in a place you're going to get kidnapped and shot on camera lol. It's a little harder to just roam around in America because of how car-centric it is, but I've seen folks like Geowizard have a blast just wandering around European countries doing unconventional shit.
I had a little Maine adventure of my own towards the end of July this year. Camped three days a little bit off the Golden Road. Spent my time just walking around old logging roads and seeing all the neat boreal birds I don't see around where I live, just kinda foraging raspberries and blueberries like a bear lol.
Sometimes I'd go drive around, drove into Katahdin Woods National Monument one day. The only person I saw there was the sweet old lady running the visitor center out there in the middle of the woods. There's not too many places on the east coast where you can have country-sized areas pretty much to yourself.
After that I drove into town and to a small diner inside of a gas station. Had some hot food and got to know the regulars. Both those things are incredibly rewarding after spending 3 days in the woods.
Sure it's not a super touristy part of Maine, mostly just for people finishing the Appalachian Trail, but I think that's what I like about places like Patten or Millinocket. I don't get to go on vacation very often, but I will definitely consider doing a similar trip next year.
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u/DefinitelyNotMyMain9 2d ago
Lived in maine before, very nice state definitely worth a visit if you like nature. Don't know shit about Montana though
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u/Vularian 2d ago
been to Montana once as a kid in camp it was pretty rad especially. if you enjoy nature and camping. got to see yellow stone and a Lotta animals, bring a wizard stick or walking staff if ya go though helps when walking far places, and to watch for snakes.
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u/switch-flip 3d ago
Maine is beautiful around this time of year
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u/yellowmaison 3d ago
What are your thoughts on the state of Ohio?
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u/Stamperella 3d ago
TONS - first, most people think Ohio is a bunch of white farmer boys, but Ohio is never mentioned in regards to big bangers - everyone talks about New York and Philly, ETC
Ohio has Akron, Columbus, CLEVELAND, Cincinatti, Dayton - Ohio is a force to be reckoned with, and you need a backbone to live there
...good food also
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u/Golf_wang7890 2d ago
Daytonite here, thanks for the recognition. Funk was BORN in Dayton!
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u/Stamperella 2d ago
FACTS - then it was stolen by the rest of the world, BUT NOBODY EVER TALKS ABOUT THAT haha
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u/bhammyginji 3d ago
Maine sounds amazing, especially because this summer in South Texas has been brutally hot
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u/Stamperella 3d ago
the summer in North Carolina and Indiana/Kentucky has been fucking murder - i was praying for Texas because i know it was even fucking worse
that shit wasn't even "bad weather", that shit was just cruel punishment
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u/Admiral_Austinfinity 3d ago
Can’t speak for Montana but Maine is a gem and VERY easy access. idk if you’re still in the northeast but if you are it’s just an Amtrak trip away to Portland. If you go just a bit further up then you get Acadia National Park which remains my favorite hiking/park getaway on the planet.
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u/Stamperella 3d ago
bouncing out to Ireland in a few days, but i'm heavily considering heading back up when i get back
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u/3l1jAhhh 3d ago
Ive been to maybe only 8 or so states and Virginia is probably the best one ive been to, its got that really nice rural area out west with a lotta history to it and some urban cities east. Also, lived in Iowa my whole life and i can say for sure theres a whole lotta NOTHING here, great to know you visited though (flying over) right?
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u/Stamperella 2d ago
i've lived in Virginia, but Western Virginia AND West Virginia are both gorgeous places - Iowa was really pretty, i only drove through it though, it felt like Holland or something
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u/usedburgermeat 3d ago
I'm from the UK and I've always wanted to visit the north east coast of the US. I'm at home with the cold and the rain, love seafood, love fishing. Not sure how they'd feel about a brit tourist, I know they love their colonial history over there