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)”
Day hiking
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)”
Hiking Maine’s coastal high point (Mount Megunticook via Ocean Lookout) (ME)
My brother and I originally planned to hike Old Speck, ranked #5 out of Maine’s fourteen 4,000 footers. That was before we spent almost the entire day prior installing flooring above his garage. When I woke up, I felt like I just finished hiking Old Speck! […] “Hiking Maine’s coastal high point (Mount Megunticook via Ocean Lookout) (ME)”
Hiking through (parts of) Uwharrie National Forest (NC)
We headed toward Lake Tillery for the weekend; there, we a) took advantage of Alan H.’s hospitality, and b) planned to hike a roughly 15 mi loop through the southern parts of Uwharrie National Forest. There were ten of us on this hike! […] “Hiking through (parts of) Uwharrie National Forest (NC)”
Hiking (most of) the Neusiok Trail (NC)
The Neusiok Trail, one of the last segments of North Carolina’s Mountains-to-Sea Trail, runs through Croatan National Forest in southeastern North Carolina. It’s in the vicinity of the Weetock Trail we hiked the year before. (It’s the trail we wanted to hike then but got washed out.) […] “Hiking (most of) the Neusiok Trail (NC)”