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From WMNF Forest Management Plan, Appendix E "Wilderness Management Plan" section 5.3 (emphasis original) Wilderness Zone A (areas 500' or more off-trail): "Group number should be kept to a minimum, preferably four or fewer people but never more than ten." Wilderness Zone B, C, and D: "Group...

I don't know how we all missed this one. Administrative Radio Repeater Improvement Project The project scope is “Install 3 new radio repeaters and relocate and enhance 1 existing repeater to increase FS radio coverage on the WMNF where good coverage is lacking and allow for Forestwide...

I like clockwise, and while the ledges on South are pretty awesome, having done them I now prefer to go up the Slippery Brook trail and approach Baldface Knob from the side, it's a nice trail and a beautiful area. Coming down, Bicknell Ridge is a *lot* easier than BFC, which drops super steep...

Last year when I was there, Kidney Pond was posted no-swimming.

FYI: the lobster roll at Red's Eats in Wiscasset is highly overrated.

There's a nice little sandy beach at Togue Pond just outside the park gate and the swimming is quite nice. Also fun is canoeing or kayaking around the numerous ponds. Some have drive-up access, others are more remote locations, where you get the key from the ranger, hike in to the location, and...

The higher summit wasn't forgotten about - a bunch of herd paths all formed to go there from the "former" summit. It's quite obvious now.

I've always used a kitchen scale but I do like the floating-in-water trick.

I actually slowed down and yelled at people running across 93 at Lafayette to use the tunnel.

Saturday's the Mount Washington Road Race so skipping the summit crowds is a good idea!

At the equator. Around our latitude of N44° one minute of longitude is around 0.82 statute miles.

You can actually type that “N44 07 15.3, W71 30 23.3" right into the Google Maps search box. You should get this: https://www.google.com/maps/place/44°07'15.3%22N+71°30'23.3%22W/@44.1208819,-71.5064722,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 Unfortunately I could find no way in the "new" Google...

I have a really nice desktop photo frame that has a small replica summit marker in a corner of the frame, thus combining two of the gift ideas mentioned above; for the life of me, however, I don't recall where it came from. If I do, I'll update this post. It is *not* one of these; however, they...

I'll second Voltaic, they make good stuff. You do need to get the right wattage for the device(s) you plan to charge. It's easiest to let the panel charge their battery during the day, then charge your battery from theirs at night.

That's on the bucket list for sure, I'd heard of the location but not actually seen what camping there looks like. Nicely done!

From Baxter State Park: ABOL TRAIL CLOSED FOR 2014 Late last winter substantial debris movement occurred on most of the portion of the Abol Trail ascending the Abol Slide. The resulting debris field presents an area of exceptional hazard with a high risk of additional downslope movement of...

Old logging roads and skidder paths, however, are not trails. So for example if you want to camp someplace in a Wilderness Area, and along the trail you cross an old logging road, you have to walk along it 200' from the trail, but then you can set up right there on the old road.

Chimney Pond Trail and the campground are expected to open this Saturday. Trails leading up beyond Chimney Pond are still closed and being assessed.

Dangit, Steve even showed me that map in the store and I went and forgot about it. Yes, it's by the Wilderness Map Company, and it's a nice map, essential, and a good choice, for the Maine 4k'er.

The newest edition does not have the same maps, it's missing the one from Saddleback to the Bigelows, so if you have the older edition, guard that map with your life.