Now that Maine’s rugged landscape is cloaked with snow, its layers covering up the rocks and roots and ruts, it’s time to get out the cross-country skis and glide over the smooth, frozen terrain. The state is filled with trails and woods roads that are groomed for cross-country skiing, as well as ski centers that […]
It’s been beyond cold recently, and with that kind of cold, it’s tough to think about having fun outdoors. I get it. I’m right there with you. Cold snaps like this can be downright dangerous. But the weather forecast for this week predicts the state “warming up” to at least the 20s, so in my […]
Winter has swept into the state of Maine with gusto this year, with temperatures dipping into the single digits before we even get to Christmas. With all this cold weather we’ve been having, it can be a bit of a challenge to enjoy the outdoors, but it’s not impossible. If you bundle up right and […]
It could be argued that there’s no more beautiful time to go walking in the Maine woods than after snowfall, when everything is covered in a blanket of white. The tracks of woodland creatures, pressed into the frozen carpet, tell stories of their travels, and the smallest breeze sends snowflakes into the air, where they […]
Birding enthusiasts and L.L.Bean lovers, lend me your ears. A sweepstakes was recently announced, and the prize is a $1,000 shopping spree at L.L.Bean and the opportunity to go birding in Freeport this spring with David Sibley, renowned artist and author of “Sibley’s Guide to Birds.” Wildlife Acoustics, makers of the Song Sleuth bird identifying […]
I’ll be giving a slide show presentation on Maine hiking trails at this month’s Maine Outdoor Adventure Club general meeting, which is open to the public and starts at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, at Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church, 524 Allen Ave Extension in Portland. The event is free, and it’s a great opportunity […]
Winter is here. Maine’s flowers and ferns and leaves are dead, brown and decaying on the forest floor. The maples, oaks, ashes and aspens — they all stand bare. And so we wait for snow to fall, to cloak the barren, colorless landscape in sparkling white. But is the beauty of the landscape really gone? […]
If you like the idea of shopping local this holiday season, it’s easy to do in Maine when it comes to purchasing outdoor gear. There’s L.L.Bean, of course, a hugely successful company based in Freeport that shares the Maine outdoor lifestyle with the world through the company’s boots, flannels, camping gear and much more. But […]
As the holidays approach, I often like to pair my weekend outdoor adventures with a little shopping, chipping away at the list of gifts before Christmas arrives. I like to think I’m somewhat of an expert at both activities — hiking and shopping — and so I’ve created a short list, for those interested, of […]
In the wake of the recent storm, the Bangor Parks and Recreation Department has been hard at work cleaning up the aftermath. After two days of chainsawing trees, a two-man crew from the department had cleared the gravel roads and main trails of the city’s popular Rolland F. Perry City Forest of fallen trees as […]
