Hiking

BOC Saddleback and the Horn Hike

On Sunday, Dec. 29th, the Bangor Outdoor Club met to hike Saddleback and the Horn. Frosty and I woke up at a rude hour to make it to the Rangley area by 7:00. Even though the Saddleback ski resort isn’t currently operational, the parking was plowed. We met up with Read more…

By Magoo, ago
Hiking

BOC Sargent Mountain Hike

On Sunday, Dec. 8th, Frosty and I headed down to Mount Desert Island to host the Sargent Mountain Trip. Brett was originally going to lead this hike, but he got called into work. Frosty and I had run the Millinocket half marathon the day before, so we weren’t sure how Read more…

By Magoo, ago
Hiking

BOC Winter Hike of the Crockers

On Sunday, Dec. 22, the first full day of winter, Frosty and I headed over to the Sugarloaf area to hike to Crockers. This was a BOC (Bangor Outdoor Club) hike that we were hosting and our first attempt at bagging the part of the Triple Twinter Challenge. There ended Read more…

By Magoo, ago
Challenge

The Maine Triple Twinter Challenge

The Maine Triple Twinter Challenge is a single season winter challenge to summit the following 4000 footer twin summits in Maine: Saddleback (4120′) and the Horn (4023′) Crocker (4228′) and South Crocker Mountain (4050′) The Bigelows, West (4145′) and Avery Peak (4090′) Here are the basics of the rules. All Read more…

By Frosty, ago