Difficulty: Easy-moderate. The three marked trails, the beach and the two roads on Sears Island provide many routes for walkers to traverse. How to get there: From downtown Searsport, drive northeast on Route 1 to Sears Island Road (which will … Continue reading
Difficulty: Moderate-strenuous. The 1.5-mile trail to the summit starts out gradual and becomes steep. When there is no snow on the ground, this is a 3-mile hike, but during the winter, hikers will have to walk in to the trailhead … Continue reading
Here is a breakdown of the components of a “1-minute hike” adventure. 1. A ride in Fred the Forester. 2. I speak words. 3. I navigate. 4. Focus. 5. Be nice to hiking buddy. 6. Avoid snow sinkholess. It’s science. … Continue reading
This may seem like a joke for those of you who check out my blog regularly, but here it is… Try to guess where in Maine I hiked on Friday by viewing the photo gallery below. Winner gets an internet … Continue reading
Number Four Mountain isn’t particularly tall, compared to the other peaks of the Moosehead region. Yet in 1925, a 48-foot fire tower was constructed on the its 2,890-foot summit, to be manned by a warden who lived in a cabin … Continue reading
Difficulty: Easy. Exploring all three trails is about a 1.5-mile hike. How to get there: Moose Point State Park is located off Route 1, between Belfast and Searsport. The park’s address is 310 West Main Street in Searsport. Information: Moose … Continue reading
Difficulty: Easy-moderate. Indian Point Blagden Preserve has three trails. The Big Woods Trail leaves from the parking area and is 1.3 miles long. It is not a loop trail, so a hike of the entire trail would be 2.6 miles, out … Continue reading
Difficulty: Easy. The trails travel over fairly even terrain. Watch for tree roots and rocks. How to get there: In Orono, the Jeremiah Colburn Natural Area can be accessed by several trailheads. A very small parking area (fits one or … Continue reading
Ben Moore won the “Where in the Woods Am I?” game for Jeremiah Colburn Natural Area in March 2013 given these verbal clues and the following gallery of photos: “For the past few days in the Bangor area, weather hasn’t been ideal … Continue reading
His eyelids were flickering, I noticed, as I shifted his limp body in my arms. Spruce bark and frozen leaves stuck to his thick, black fur. His body radiated warmth and a subtle earthy scent. The 31-pound black bear, just one … Continue reading
