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…
Magoo and I plotted out a little challenge for ourselves. We found it to be an enjoyable challenge, and a challenging challenge, so we thought we would share it here for others who like that sort of thing. We are calling the challenge, Cadillac: All the Trails! (CATT). The name Read more…
On June 8th, Frosty and I headed up to Borestone Mountain Audubon Sanctuary. We took the Base Trail to where it meets the dirt road. We continued on the road to the Robert T. Moore Visitors Center. The Visitors Center was open. It’s a small building with a few displays inside. Read more…
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 that you check in to let them know you are 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 lucked out with the weather though. Our trip up was 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 Pemetic Mountain. We parked near the Jordan Pond House and 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 time consuming to deal with. We weighed our options at 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 and never left. The temperature was 32° The bottom third 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 about four hours into our climb. It had been about Read more…