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Hiking part of the AT over Barren Mountain (ME)

⏳️ 7m / 🥾️ Aug 6, 2023 / 👁️ 308 / 6 Comments

When I was in high school. a friend invited me to hike Barren Mountain with him and one of his other friends. Back then, the fire lookout was still intact—I remember napping in the cab. It’s gone now—it had been before the last time I climbed Barren, which was…I don’t remember. […]

Hiking Mount Coe and South & North Brother in Baxter State Park (ME)

⏳️ 6m / 🥾️ Aug 3, 2023 / 👁️ 295 / 2 Comments

My wife and I drove to Portland, Maine, for a concert the night before this hike. We got back to my parents’ place around two in the morning, and my brother intended to pick us up around four. I didn’t get a lot of sleep, but I tried to nab a few winks en route to Baxter State Park. […]

Day hiking Maine State park Views

A long walk around Harris Lake’s Peninsula Trail (NC)

⏳️ 4m / 🥾️ Jun 15, 2023 / 👁️ 295 / 1 Comment

Let’s be honest: One could call the approximately 4.7 mi Harris Lake Peninsula Trail a hike, but it’s really a long walk in the woods, surrounded by water and a variety of trees. But sometimes when you want to get outside, you don’t have time for far-flung adventures to the distant reaches of…wherever. […]

Day hiking North Carolina Solo

Spending the night at Raven Rock State Park (NC)

⏳️ 6m / 🥾️ Jun 2, 2023 / 👁️ 308 / 3 Comments

One Friday after work, I threw a bunch of stuff in my pack and drove to Raven Rock State Park. It might not the most impressive state park in North Carolina, but it is a great way to take the edge off of that backpacking itch. […]

North Carolina Overnighting Solo State park Waterfalls

Hiking Stone Mountain & exploring the Hutchinson Homestead (NC)

⏳️ 6m / 🥾️ May 20, 2023 / 👁️ 317 / 1 Comment

I tested a different camera set up for Stone Mountain. Two cameras are better than one, right? Wrong! At least for the way I’ve settled into doing things. I learned from this experience, but the video suffers for it. That said, I’m still including it, because Stone Mountain State Park is an amazing place, and it’d be a shame if my cinematic ineptitude dissuaded anyone from visiting! […]

Day hiking MST North Carolina State park Views Waterfalls

Hiking Borestone Mountain (ME)

⏳️ 7m / 🥾️ Jul 31, 2022 / 👁️ 267 / 6 Comments

Borestone Mountain is the first mountain I ever climbed. Hiked. Walked up. One of those. I was eight, in third grade, and I didn’t know it at the time, but it would prove to be life-changing. All right, that’s a little grandiose, but it would prove to be an important developmental milestone. […]

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