Category Archives: Hiking
The Maniacal Traveler plays with maps: my local history posts, via Google Maps
This summer I am playing with mapping tools, which I eventually plan to teach my students at York County Community College to use in telling stories digitally. Displayed here are my local history posts via Google Maps, many of which blend … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Seacoast (mostly) History
Tagged Kittery history, Seacoast hiking, Seacoast history
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Back on the trail to Mount Belknap with Windows to the Wild
On a hot spring day in early May, I met up again with the crew from New Hampshire Public Television’s Windows to the Wild: host Willem Lange and producers Steve Giordani and Phil Vaughn. The resulting show, titled “Hiking with … Continue reading
Posted in Family and Kids, Hiking, Mountains, Travels
Tagged hiking, New Hampshire hikes, New Hampshire Lakes region hikes
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Jurassic time-traveling in NH: A hike to Mount Shaw
Up in the White Mountains, winter hangs on long past its official ending date, especially this year, when most of the snow fell in March and April. Even as I write this post in mid-May, iced-covered trails and unstable snow … Continue reading
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Tagged hiking, Lakes region hikes, New Hampshire hikes
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Mountain Day on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington
On August 11, 2016, Japan’s inaugural Mountain Day holiday, I was climbing Mount Fuji with my son and thousands of other hikers. We didn’t know it was Mountain Day, but later, when I learned about the holiday, aimed at getting … Continue reading
Mount Roberts: The rich legacy of a bankrupt millionaire
Mount Roberts, a small peak with big views, is “such stuff as dreams are made on”: one man’s dream, for building castles in the air. Although he can’t claim credit for creating the mountain itself, shoe magnate Thomas Gustave Plant paved … Continue reading
The Little Lodges that Could: Exploring Maine’s North Woods with AMC
I stepped outside the Library to watch the sunrise glow on snow-covered Long Pond. Not a soul or a sound deep in the North Woods of Maine. Instead of the buzz of the snowmobiles that flock to these parts come … Continue reading
Return visit to Orris Falls with Windows to the Wild
Early in January, 2017, I enjoyed a chilly morning to Orris Falls Conservation Area with Windows to the Wild host Willem Lange and producers Steve Giordani and Phil Vaughn. The resulting show, titled “The Maniacal Traveler” is scheduled for broadcast … Continue reading
Celebrating the new year in hut heaven: Champagne toasts at Maine Huts & Trails
At Poplar Hut, nestled on a hill in Maine’s Carrabassett Valley, the staff sets out the champagne glasses at 9:30 p.m. By 10 p.m., most guests will be fast asleep in their bunks, worn out by an afternoon of snowshoeing, … Continue reading
