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ah, the list is down to precious few...i was planning an ambitious (for me) two days and hoping for the best...first semi-serious multiday hikes in almost a year... watched my Cs get trounced, got 3 1/2 hours of sleep and off to Saddleback Jr-3640'--none of the route possibilities were...

ah, where to start on this one?...and the difference 2 years makes.....in July? 2010, i quit in the middle of this hike, didn't go in the woods for over 2 months and considered stopping "serious" peakbagging altogether......today, the hike was a joy The weather has been bad of late and i was...

whew...glad to have this one in the book... looking at and dreading it for better part of two years-- not the climb, but how to get there-this TR more about the drive than the hike--see Delorme 38 and 39 I was originally thinking about going in the Beaudry Rd above Eustic and traveling back...

....late night radio is generally awful and early Sunday morning is the worst--3rd string sports talk hosts, extraterrestrial beings, New Age and religious music and commercials beyond parody ("Police Officer's Right To Sue"--that would be sue the city of New York) ....enough to trigger the...

....if it's really "all about the journey", there were a few rough patches today Headed north at the stroke of 230 -up Rt 95 into The County, off at Smyrna Mills (exit 288 if you care), over Rts 212 & 11 to Ashland, one of the northern gateways to North Maine Woods --this last bunch of peaks...

perhaps not as much TR today as rumination (you've been warned)...crazy late start at 730...left after "core" class at Bangor "Y"--after last year's injuries, i decided to join the "Y" to diversify the beatings needed to keep the old body parts moving-"just" running was pounding me to...

....230AM, cold, dark, windy, but it's great to be back hiking after an injury plagued 2011 season. I'm headed up to try a few ME "P" peaks near Jackman. We've had an easy winter like most of the NE, but being unable to get any beta on conditions in northern and western mountains, i have...

wow, many thanks for the pics.... my memory is really hazy on this one--it's been 35-40? years since i last climbed the Dyke and while the before pics stir faint memories, the "afters" look like nothing i ever saw there--we used to stay in the Dyke as long as possible so as not to be on steep...

it has a very nice top--from my hike in early 2009? jim -------------------- Saddleback 2590 is NW of Wilton, ME and sits "behind" (S of) a much more popular climb, one of the many "Balds". After some thought, I decided to approach it from the west using the Cherry Hill Rd, then some old logging...

good stuff--happy for you and envious as i "discovered" them too late (with many beyond my skills), but i'll try to do a few more on each trip jim

-first two miles could be done barefoot :) -i found the Monitor Ridge like a cheese grater, boots for sure and they'll suffer damage; i might even take gloves as i had to put my hands on a lot of very sharp rock-i changed into shorts and a short T early, but would have been shredded if i...

...continuing my hiking road trip...so on an "off day" i head down toward Bend, an area i hiked a lot last year ( Black Butte, Black Crater, Tam McArthur Rim, S Sister)..has numerous inexpensive or free, utilitarian USFS and state camping spots I had done NO research on Smith Rock, a high...

A--there was also lots of rockfall when we were there -as to "how large" is the caldera?, i have no clue how to answer that, a question better left to my geologist/volcanology specialty daughter --here's the only pic i have looking into the crater-nothing to use for any sense of scale--the...

thanks IC- -was told logs were from eruption in 80; -pushed pretty hard on hike; maybe 3:50 up, 40ish minutes on top and about 2:45 down with pauses to chat with people ascending j

One of my daughters works at Reed College in Portland, OR and I try to visit her once a year and usually throw in a solo hiking road trip. Last year the hikes included South Sister near Bend (superb hike), but no TRs as for reasons still not clear to me i took a 2 month hiatus from hiking upon...

R--know what you mean--i often have problems remembering details (what top looked like, etc) of peak i did 2 weeks ago you and Art were the log/paper placers for sure and probably the jar (pint? glass, 3-4mm, faded red string/rope) placers too--JP mentioned that it was the first (only??)...

for some reason, i seem to be unable to "reply" to your e-mail address...anyway Hi--sorry, i may have seen them in my travels, but not "looking" for them, i have no recall--there are piles of debris everywhere on a lot of these....should i be on any more tower summits, i'll be aware to look as...

I suspect the few of you who read this will find little familiar. Good hikes/interesting "stuff", but the two jars held signatures of about 10 (yes 10 total) people over a span of 20 years, not particularly popular peaks. On Friday, i did a fairly long,fun hike to try some new gear and summit...

Hi Peter--i am guessing the old westelcom e-mail address is "no good"--can you send me another?--i sent you a long, rambling letter to that address about 2 weeks ago(and another last year)which i hope i kept a copy of--gone hiking next few days thanks jim

KT--congrats--time for next project to begin :) jim