On May 18th, Frosty and I hiked Blackcap Mountain in East Eddington. We drove into Camp Roosevelt, the Boy Scout Camp, to access the trailhead. If hikers come in the summer, when the camps are going on, the staff asks Read more…
On May 19th, the Bangor Outdoor Club hiked up Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park via the South Ridge Trail. With rain in the forecast, only four of us showed up: Brett, the organizer, Frosty, Christine, and myself. We Read more…
On Wednesday, April 17th, Frosty and I headed up to Acadia National Park. The Park Loop Road usually opens April 15th, but not this year. We knew it was closed, so we altered our original plans, and decided to hike Read more…
On Saturday, April 6th, Frosty and I went to Burnt Mountain. On that day, we were unable to finish our hike. We had gotten a phone call while hiking about a family problem. It wasn’t a serious problem, but was Read more…
On Saturday, March 30th, Frosty and I headed up to Greenville to hike Little Moose Mountain. We parked at the Moose Mountain Inn. The sun was out at the very beginning of our hike. But, the gray skies came quickly Read more…
I couldn’t hear Magoo behind me so I stopped. It was the last weekend of winter and we were attempting to complete our Winter Pinnacle Pursuit Challenge in the middle of Maine’s 100 mile wilderness on Whitecap Mountain. We were Read more…
On Sunday, March 17th, Frosty and I woke up early to head to White Cap Mountain. There are three White Cap Mountains in Maine. We were hiking the one in the 100 Mile Wilderness. This mountain is one of the Read more…
On Saturday, March 9th, we headed out toward Mount Kineo. As we drove, I kept marveling at the snowbanks! From Monson northwards, the snowbanks are so high! You can only see the top few inches of many of the road Read more…
On Saturday, March 2nd, Christine, Frosty, and I headed to the Rangleley area to hike Saddleback Mountain and possibly The Horn. We stopped on the way at a general store to get some breakfast. Even though the ski resort Read more…
On February 23rd, Frosty and I climbed Big Moose Mountain. The North Road into the trailhead wasn’t being plowed this year, so we had to plan for that. Where the North Road meets routes 15/6, isn’t a good place to Read more…