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…
Let’s go for a morning walk. While I await the coming snow of the winter season, and long anticipated snowshoe treks and back-country ski travels, I enjoy daily walks on country roads…
Stretches of fine fall weather this year call me to backpack a favorite section of the Appalachian Trail (AT) in Maine, the 15-mile stretch that passes over the dramatic Bigelow Range.…
On a crisp fall morning, the hardwoods ablaze in red, orange, and gold, I am on trail, on the Fly Rod Crosby Trail northward out of the Reed’s Mill trailhead in Madrid.…
On a clear, late summer morning, I solo-paddle my canoe into a rising wind, the breeze welcome on my face and arms as the day quickly warms under bright sun. I am…