A well-worn bit of Maine humor refers to two seasons in Maine: winter and the Fourth of July. Time to pause in working up next winter’s wood (or wood for the following…
Aziscohos Lake, northwest of Rangeley, in Northern Oxford County, is one of the expansive lakes in Western Maine serving as watershed for the Androscoggin River. In turn, the lake is fed by…
The bear went over the mountain to see what it could see. There is a line familiar to most of us! Over the past few hiking seasons, I have been extending the…
Spring is here! Join me on my first hike into high country in this new, always promising, season. I choose Blueberry Mountain in Township 6 North of Weld for this trek. The…
RANGELEY – The “Stoners” team are the champions of the 2022 Rangeley Curling Bonspiel, defeating the 2020 champions, “Orange Crush” in a tie-breaker match. In the double-elimination format, both teams had lost…
“Hedge Hog Hill? Where in the western mountains of Maine is that? In a landscape made notable for its multiple high peaks at elevations exceeding 4,000′, and dozens of mountains at slightly…
Maine Huts and Trails has opened for the winter season, with three of its back country lodges – located in the vicinities of Flagstaff Lake, Poplar Stream Falls, and Stratton Brook –…
Adversity and its close cousin, calamity, are a part of life. I am mindful to avoid them when backpacking, or paddling a canoe, or heading into the high peaks on crampons in…
Take what you are given and make the most of it. Is an expression often tossed about among long distance hikers. I heard it from time to time when hiking the Appalachian…
Hiking Perham Stream Birding Trail A new winter hiking season begins! Each year I am on watch for the first storms that will carry lasting snow cover to Franklin County’s high ground.…