By the time we reached Fish River Checkpoint at the edge of the North Maine Woods, we’d already been driving for hours. Maine is a giant state, and it seems that the more I explore it, the bigger it gets. Deep in the woods of northern Maine, the trees were starting to don their bright […]
If you search around the internet, Amazon has already let the cat out of the bag about my next guidebook, “Dog Friendly Hikes in Maine,” to be published by Down East Books in spring of 2019. Also, I’ve mentioned this third guidebook in the many book talks I’ve given throughout Maine this summer. So for […]
I was watching television with my dog, Oreo, late last Friday night when I heard a strange sound coming from outside — a sort of shrieking that I’d never heard before but was undoubtedly the call of wild animal. Without hesitation I grabbed my camera and headed out onto the front porch to investigate. I […]
When I agreed to participate in the Down East Sunrise Trail Relay, a 102.7-mile footrace from Ellsworth to Eastport, I was drinking beer at a chili cook-off after a day of tobogganing. My spirits were high, the race was months away, and I had no idea what I was getting myself into. But once I […]
When people come to visit me at my house in woods, I tell them to drive slowly and watch out for deer… and wild turkeys… and porcupine… and snapping turtles. In the three years I’ve lived there, on a wooded hill by a lake in the Bangor area, I’ve come to realize that I have […]
The screeching had been going on for at least an hour by the time I let my dog outside at around 11 p.m. But with the windows closed, I had ignored the muffled sound, assuming it was the washing machine squeaking down cellar or some other household noise. It wasn’t until I opened the door […]
I’ll be one of three Maine authors on the panel of “Raising Outsiders: How to get your kids unplugged and outdoors,” from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 29, at the L.L.Bean flagship store in Freeport. The event, which is a part of the L.L.Bean Lecture Series, will take place in the Atrium in the […]
First of all, I’d like to share that the book launch event for my recently-published guidebook “Maine Hikes Off the Beaten Path” last week went wonderfully. Yet again, people blew me away with their support and enthusiasm for Maine hikes. For those who could make it to the event, thank you! And for those who […]
The book launch party and presentation for my just-released guidebook “Maine Hikes Off the Beaten Path” will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 7, at Epic Sports in Bangor, and I’d love to see as many of my blog followers as possible! The book, which was just released by Down East […]
Walking through forests and fields with an experienced forager is a lesson on observation and survival that truly changes how one looks at the natural world. I’ve attended several foraging workshops and nature walks in recent years, which has given me the opportunity to learn from many different people. And because there are so many […]
