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…
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…
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 six mountains in the Moosehead Pinnacle Pursuit (MPP). In addition 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 park on the side of the road. We weren’t sure Read more…
On Monday, Feb. 18th, Frosty and I headed to the Moosehead Lake area to climb Eagle Rock. We had borrowed a snowmobile for this trip. We parked at the Kennebec River East Outlet Public Access parking area. It was one degree when we left the vehicle. Frosty and I rode Read more…
On Saturday, February 2nd, Frosty and I headed up to the Indian Hill Trading Post in Greenville to meet up with the others from the Bangor Outdoor Club who were hiking to Number Four Mountain. The temperature gauge on our vehicle had said -18, in places as we drove! Ugh! 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…