Brian D., Andy L., and Matt M. and I drove up to Shenandoah National Park on Friday, thinking we’d set up camp, hike Robertson and Old Rag Mountains on Saturday, then Whiteoak Canyon on Sunday before heading home.
That’s not how it happened! […] “Old Rag & Robertson Mountains in Shenandoah National Park (VA)”
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Hiking Gulf Hagas, the “Grand Canyon of Maine” (ME)
Seems like there are all kinds of “Grand Canyon of X!” Whether it’s Linville Gorge in western North Carolina or Gulf Hagas in northern Maine or…all right, those are the only two that come to mind, but there are probably others. […] “Hiking Gulf Hagas, the “Grand Canyon of Maine” (ME)”
Hiking Old Speck, Maine’s 4th-highest mountain (ME)
In the post for Mount Megunticook in Camden Hills State Park, I mentioned that my brother and I intended to climb Old Speck that day.
We didn’t.
Today was our opportunity to fix that! And our brother-in-law tagged along.
Grafton Notch State Park is about 3 hrs from my starting point, so I got up at 0400, chugged a cup of coffee, and—wait: did I eat breakfast? […] “Hiking Old Speck, Maine’s 4th-highest mountain (ME)”
“The Castle” on Sebec Lake (and the Ice Caves on Granite Mountain) (ME)
When I was a kid, my grandparents had a small “camp” on Sebec Lake, near the Narrows. Oftentimes during the summer, we’d either motor out past there in a beat-up aluminum boat, or maybe just a canoe or kayak, where the Big Lake opens up. […] ““The Castle” on Sebec Lake (and the Ice Caves on Granite Mountain) (ME)”
Mount Mitchell—Highest peak east of the Mississippi (NC)
Toward the end of May, four of us—Zack B., Brian D., Matt M., and I—headed toward the Black Mountains. Mount Mitchell specifically. I’d never been there before; some of the other guys had, when they were younger, but none of us had ascended via the Mount Mitchell Trail. […] “Mount Mitchell—Highest peak east of the Mississippi (NC)”