Category Archives: Hiking
Beautiful desolation at Lake Aloha
“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity; and that mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating … Continue reading
One hike, many discoveries: A plane crash, a fire tower and stone-age couches
Would we find the plane crash? That was the motivating question as I hit the road early one morning in late June with three middle-school boys. More than 40 years ago, on June 18, 1972, a small plane bound for … Continue reading
Three Hills for Mother’s Day
I have long wanted to hike to Third Hill, the far outpost of York, Maine’s rangy Mount Agamenticus. Third Hill has a reputation for being challenging to find. I’ve known more than one person who has ended up in South … Continue reading
Intersecting slopes on Mount Chocorua, New Hampshire
As we hauled ourselves up the granite cone of New Hampshire’s 3,478-foot Mount Chocorua, a middle-aged woman picking her way down the granite ledges groaned as she stretched out her legs to ease herself down an especially large slab. My … Continue reading
Posted in Family and Kids, Hiking, Mountains
Tagged family hikes, hiking, hiking with teenagers, Liberty Trail, Mount Chocorua, Nature, New Hampshire hikes, White Mountains
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A trip to Bennett Lake, British Columbia, then, and now
In 1986, when I arrived at Bennett Lake, my body was beat up, but my spirit was soaring. After four days of backpacking on “the meanest 33 miles of history,” I’d conquered the Chilkoot Trail to reach this legendary destination … Continue reading
Inventing Nature at Acadia National Park
I love the barren open summits of Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island, Maine. On Memorial Day, we set out from the Jordan Pond House and completed the 6-mile-ish out-and-back hike to Penobscot and Sargent Mountains. We started hiking … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Hiking, Maine places, Mountains
Tagged Acadia National Park, Art, Ernest McMullen, Fitz Henry Lane, Frederic Turner, Hudson River School, importance of art, Maine art, Mount Desert Island Maine, Nature, Penobscot Mountain hike, Philip Koch, Richard Estes, Sargent Mountain hike, Thomas Cole
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Round up: Five great family hikes in Maine
The temperature has risen to a magical 60 degrees, the daffodils are blooming, and the forsythia are primed for an explosion of yellow. The tulips won’t be far behind, and I’m ready to think about hiking adventures to come this … Continue reading
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Tagged Acadia family hikes, Acadia National Park, Aziscohos Mountain, best family hikes in Maine, Blueberry Mountain, Dorr Mountain, Evans Notch, family hikes in Maine, family hikes Maine, Mount Agamenticus, Third Hill, Third Hill hike, Tumbledown Mountain, White Mountains
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