Gulf Hagas—“the Grand Canyon of Maine”—and the scenic Henderson Brook Trail are among the highlights along a new, 8.9-mile, lodge-to-lodge hiking route connecting two wilderness lodges operated for the public by the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC). AMC’s Maine Wilderness Lodges are popular destinations for lodge-to-lodge cross-country skiing in winter, and new...
Learn MoreWhen Stephanie Fox went to see the puppy almost three years ago at New England Border Collie Rescue, she knew the breed didn’t always make the best pet. As an experienced owner of other border collies, she was well aware of their need for constant work and attention. So how much more of a challenge would it be if she adopted one with deformed front legs? “The only...
Learn MoreWhen you hear Triple Crown most often horse racing comes to mind but in the case of Stephanie White, 1990 graduate of Medomak Valley High School in Maine, it means hiking the top three trails in the United States. A school trip with biology teacher Pam Ramsey to Mt. Katahdin when White was a sophomore in high school spurred her hiking adventures. Ramsey was telling the...
Learn MoreThe thrill of summer is long gone. The warm air breaks for a cool breeze and the spirit for adventure breaks with it. Hiking boots get thrown to the back of the closet and camping gear gets a special corner in the back of the garage. It’s time to hide indoors for another winter. It’s no surprise people don’t hike as much in the off-season. Winter totally...
Learn MoreIs 2012 your year to hike the Appalachian National Scenic Trail? It’s not about the gear; it’s about wanting to do it. You have to be all in. If you’re trying to figure out if you have the right stuff to walk 2,181 miles from Georgia to Maine, listen to Andrew Downs who finished the A.T. in 2002, a year after graduating from college. He now works as the...
Learn MoreFall weather will show hikers one thing: It sure is changeable. One day it’s summer-like and the next you need to wear your mitts and wool hat. Sometimes it happens in the same day. That’s typical in fall, the second-most changeable season after spring. Expecting conditions to change is part of planning for a safe hike any time of year. It’s especially important...
Learn MoreThe trickle of cars and buses loaded with leaf peepers will soon become a steady stream. From the rough, rocky coast to mountains and waterfalls further inland, Maine possesses some of the most stunning foliage spots in the United States. For savvy hikers, autumn is a great excuse to check out some of Maine’s best hiking trails as well as the changing leaves. This...
Learn MoreHotel guests as well as locals living near the College of the Atlantic campus will soon have a new way to access Acadia National Park’s hiking and biking trails located close to downtown Bar Harbor, Maine. About 40 volunteers, park staff and representatives of several nonprofit groups were working in a small wooded lot behind a hotel constructing a new connector trail...
Learn MoreWhile the Presidential Range in New Hampshire has the lofty 5,000-footers, just 25 miles away across the Androscoggin River and a border, Maine’s rugged and isolated Mahoosuc Range attracts a fraction of the foot traffic yet provides big mountain experiences. Widely considered to offer some of the most demanding hikes and sharp climbs of the 2,175-mile Appalachian...
Learn MoreThe Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) Land Protection Program and volunteers from the American Hiking Society and Frostburg State University will be marking the Appalachian Trail (A.T.) boundary in Andover, Maine. Maine has more National Park Service (NPS) corridor boundary miles than any other state on the A.T.; with almost twice as many boundary miles as its...
Learn MoreHiking the nearly 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail already is grueling, and the U.S. Postal Service may make it even tougher. A plan to close rural post offices could shutter several outposts long used by hikers to receive food and gear as they walk the trail from Georgia to Maine. Closing the post offices in Fontana Dam, N.C.; Glencliff, N.H.; and Caratunk, Maine, would...
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