Not too far from Borestone Mountain, either before or after the bridge over Big Wilson Stream (depending on whether you’re coming from Monson or Willimantic), there’s a small day-use area right along the banks of Little Wilson Stream. When I was a kid, this place was a campground: I remember spending the night here at least a couple of times. […] “Spending the night next to Little Wilson Stream in Maine’s 100 Mile Wilderness (ME)”
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Backpacking in the Shining Rock Wilderness & hiking a few miles of the Art Loeb Trail (NC)
July in central North Carolina is not really the time to go hiking at lower elevations. Not unless you get a charge out of sweating too much and sleeping too hot, all while feeding the biting insects with copious quantities of your sweet, sweet blood. […] “Backpacking in the Shining Rock Wilderness & hiking a few miles of the Art Loeb Trail (NC)”
Hiking Borestone Mountain—but in the winter this time! (ME)
In a previous post, I talked about hiking Borestone Mountain. A lot. Probably too much. That said, I had never hiked it in the winter before. Since our family was back in Maine for Christmas in 2024, I thought I’d make the most of the opportunity. […] “Hiking Borestone Mountain—but in the winter this time! (ME)”
Backpacking through parts of Shenandoah National Park (VA)
I originally planned to return to the Smokies and hike from Newfound Gap to Fontana Dam, but Hurricane Helene intervened. While it’s possible we might have been able to make it west across the state, we opted not to chance it and pivoted toward someplace north instead. […] “Backpacking through parts of Shenandoah National Park (VA)”
Hiking the Eagle Rock Trail (ME)
While visiting family over the summer, I was looking for day hikes in places I hadn’t heard of before. That’s when I discovered Eagle Rock Trail. It’s not too long—just under 3.6 mi out (and another 3.6 mi back), with a short spur to Raven Ledge which gives you great views to the west and southwest. […] “Hiking the Eagle Rock Trail (ME)”
Hiking the Profile and Grandfather Trails at Grandfather Mountain State Park (NC)
Grandfather Mountain is unique among North Carolina’s state parks: there’s the actual state park, but there’s also the privately owned and operated Grandfather Mountain attraction (that includes the Mile High Swinging Bridge). Five of us traveled to Watauga County for a three-day, two-night “base camping” adventure, splitting our time between the two. […] “Hiking the Profile and Grandfather Trails at Grandfather Mountain State Park (NC)”
Backpacking the Tricorner Loop: Great Smoky Mountains National Park (NC/TN)
Update [August 4, 2026]: I revisited my old footage and recut this trip into a single video! Since all the stuff I wrote below is still true, I opted to place a link to the new video in this post:
[Note: this trip covers four days (well, three and a half, really), but rather than write a separate post for each day of our Tricorner Loop trip, I’m going to consolidate my thoughts into a single post. […] “Backpacking the Tricorner Loop: Great Smoky Mountains National Park (NC/TN)”