In a stretch of sun-brightened days I rise at an early hour to be on-trail at the break of day – destination, 4120’ Saddleback Mountain near Rangeley. My truck is the first…
The Doe A doe plunges into the waters of Brookside Cove on Mooselookmeguntic Lake, adding a sound more like crash than splash to a stormy, rain-pelting afternoon. She has hit the…
Opening day? No, and yes. This is not a fly-fishing article, and the calendar does nor register April 1. But I have made my way to Perham Stream, on a rain-washed day,…
A new hiking season is upon us! Temperatures are warming, footpaths are drying, wildflowers of the North Woods appear in abundance, migrating birds return to fill the hills with call and song,…
At mid-spring the ice is off the lakes and ponds of the Western Mountains of Maine, and rivers and streams run free. A new paddling season is upon us. Time to retrieve…
FARMINGTON – Historical tensions between Ukraine and Russia, roots of the current war in Ukraine, and outcome scenarios for the war, were subjects of a public talk by University of Maine at…
Change is in the air. After a full day of skiing and pulling a gear sled, from Baxter State Park’s North Entrance near Matagamon, a buddy and I have reached our destination…
Opportunities for fine, late season Nordic skiing abound in Franklin County. A series of February and March snowfalls have built good cover, and overnight temperatures have generally held below freezing. We are…
Waterfalls fascinate me. I am fortunate to have seen some of the better-known big falls in America – Niagara, Yellowstone, and Lava Falls in the Great Canyon, for example – and am…
The first significant snowfall of winter, with over a foot and a half lying in the woods and fields by our farmhouse, provides all the prompting I need to head for my…