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…
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…
On Saturday, Oct. 5th, Frosty and I headed to Whitneyville for the Bad Little Trail Run. This race was part of the Downeast Conservation Trail Race Series. The race was hosted by the Bold Coast Runners and the Downeast Coastal Conservancy. There were two distances to choose from a 2.5 and Read more…
On Saturday, Sept. 14th, Frosty and I ran in the inaugural Mahoosuc Ridge to the River Challenge. This trail race featured a 10K and a half marathon. There was also a category for hikers, but it was only available in the 10k distance. The hiker class was untimed. Hiking participants still Read more…
On Saturday, August 17th, Frosty, Squirrel, and I traveled to Grand Lake Stream to run in the Downeast Lakes Land Trust 5-Miler. This trail race was part of the Downeast Conservation Trail Race Series as well as the Baxter Outdoors 2019 New England Trail Series. Downeast Lakes Land Trust was the site Read more…
On Tuesday, Aug.13th, Rob and I got up early and headed to Lobster Lake. Getting there was definitely part of the adventure. Shortly after turning off the Greenville Road onto the Golden Road near Caribou Lake, we stopped to check out Ragged Stream Falls. Then it was onto the gatehouse Read more…
On Wednesday, Aug. 21st, Frosty and I headed to Orland for a paddle. It was one of those days where the sun kept playing peek-a-boo with us. The temperature was perfect, a little cool. It was great for being out on the water, since we had no plans on swimming. Read more…
On Saturday, Aug. 10th, the Bangor Outdoor Club hiked Little Spencer. The forecast predicted a 50% chance of thunderstorms. Seven of us took a chance on the weather and decided to go for it. The hikers on this trip were Zeb, Christine, Jana, Sarah, Lindsay, Frosty, and myself. We met at Read more…
Frosty and I set a challenge for ourself to hike all the trails on Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park in a single day. We are calling this the CATT Challenge. We failed on our first attempt on May 31st. We used this as a learning experience. Our biggest mistake was Read more…
June 15th, Squirrel and I ran in the 4th Annual Blackman Stream Alewife Run at the Maine Forest and Logging Museum in Bradley. This was a small 5K race with only 17 runners. Upon exiting the car, we were immediately swarmed by mosquitos. These were the worst bugs that I had Read more…