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This is about as close as I want my motorcycle to get to a moose .
“ NorthEastern Town of the United States ,” and officially acknowledging it as “ one of the four corners .” In the midst of town next to a McDonald ’ s I discovered a granite monument topped by a carved outline of the United States , further emphasizing the notion . Across the street they were even building a memorial recognizing the Perimeter Run phenomenon .
Beemer and I glided along a glossy slope angling down to the St . John River dividing the United States and Canada . The land abruptly rose again on the Quebec side , displaying a forested mountain backdrop . We breezed past wide-open fields and farmland . I stopped to visit an Acadian village outside of Van Buren . This got me to thinking that I couldn ’ t come this close to Canada and not cross over , so I jumped the river to check out Great Falls , so named because located here is the largest waterfall east of Niagara . The St . John River cut a gorge through Canadian Shield rock , and during spring freshet the falls produce a foaming , thunderous volume nearly equaling Niagara .
Time to drop south following U . S . 1 past mixed groves of hardwood and pine . I skirted the city of Presque Isle by heading down U . S . Route 1A , passing a wind farm and ski area on Mars Hill . U . S . Route 2A out of Houlton plunged us back into forest until meeting up