On Wednesday evening, January 16th, Frosty and I headed out to Chick Hill to meet up with the other participants taking part in the Chick Hill night hike event. There were nine of us total. Brett and Rob, from our hike up Borestone, were there. In addition, we also met Read more…
Saturday, January 12th, Frosty and I headed to Great Pond Mountain. We drove on the Don Fish Road to the Dead River Gate parking area. We planned to end our hike here, so this is where we parked. The road was icy under a thin layer of snow which was Read more…
On Saturday, January 5th, Frosty and I drove up to the Borestone Mountain parking lot to meet up with a group from the Bangor Outdoor Club. As we were driving, we saw a shooting star. A good sign for the day! We met Rob and Brett who are the leaders Read more…
In August, Frosty and I took on the Greenville Pinnacle Pursuit Ultra Challenge. The Greenville Pinnacle Pursuit Challenge involves 6 mountain hikes in the Greenville area. Greenville Pinnacle Pursuit Ultra Challenge involves climbing those same 6 hikes, but in a continuous 48 hour time span. Frosty and I had completed Read more…
Frosty and I left the trail to pick up Squirrel, who was hiking with us for a week. It was a long drive back to Great Barrington, Massachusetts. This time we brought two vehicles, so that we could spot ourselves. We ate a late lunch at McDonald’s before hitting the Read more…
One end of the tent fell down during the night as the jute twine got damp and stretched. Luckily, it was the foot end. It didn’t wake us. The bear box was completely full. Many more tenters had come in after we had hit the sack. We got up and Read more…
After leaving Brassie Brook, we hiked up to the summit of Bear Mountain. At the summit was a huge rock pile that we climbed up. This rock pile used to be a tower, but it is in ruins now. We sat and took in the view while enjoying our mitten Read more…
Frosty and I left the Toymakers Cafe and got back on the trail.We saw a couple bunnies near the hydroelectric plant. Then we crossed an iron truss bridge. I was surprised that the bridge date was 2016. When I was a kid, where I grew up, there were many truss Read more…
Our day started uphill as we left the Silver Hill Campsite heading north. We had our breakfast, Mitten Shakes, while sitting at a stream. It was a nice view and had a big rock that we could both sit on. Before leaving, we refilled our water. The trail went through Read more…
Today we picked up where we left off from our Memorial Day Weekend hike. Last time we went south from 341. This time we headed North. We left our vehicle at our end point and got dropped at 341. We got a late start for our day. We didn’t start Read more…