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Dorr Mountain in Acadia is an often overlooked hike, as most people like to climb the Precipice trail, the Beehive, and Cadillac Mountain. The Precipice trail is the most spectacular and difficult hike on the island, but my favorite hikes on the island are up Dorr Mountain. I have hiked it a few...

I am still itching myself as I write this, Day 22 of the pain. Let this be a cautionary tale for all who read this. Three weeks ago, one of my friends was a having a going away party as she was leaving the wonderful area of Burlington VT, and heading towards Philadelphia, land of the...

Acadia National Park is one of my favorite places. I am not alone in this though, as I read a fact that said that it is the 2nd most visited US national park after Shenandoah. It is an absolutely beautiful area, and I am happy to have spent the last (soggy) week there with my relatives. My...

Wow! Those photos are spectacular.

Very nice report. I was considering hiking Wildcat D and then going over to Isolation later on Friday. Any recommendations for places to tent out in between Isolation and Pinkham Notch?

The cities of the Androscoggin, my childhood hometown. Not sure about places to stay, but if you want a good ole meal at a sports bar, check out Gippers in downtown Auburn. By the way, if you go a week later, they are having the balloon festival, which is pretty interesting, but the area will...

I spent countless hours photo-shopping out the blood from the pictures. OK, you got me, there was minimal blood from the 'whack through the decent herd path. More emotional bleeding than literal bleeding. I did break skin and bleed a little on my knee during the knee-stump collision on the way...

The entire loop if you included Wright and Iroquois would be around 13 miles or so, is my guess. The herd path over to Iroquois is not that bad, just a little mud and a few branches here and there. Definitely a lot tamer than my most hated herd path, the Fort Mt herd path in Baxter State Park in...

The scenery was awesome, can't go wrong on a trip like this. TDawg, you might want to consider doing a loop with these peaks and then coming down through Avalanche Pass. I have seen others pictures, and it looks really cool down there. My friend was a bit scared of the terrain after reading it...

It's a rainy morning, as I sit on the hammock and read a few pages in a book, take a nap for a few moments, wake up and read a few more pages, then fall asleep again. The mountain wind blows creating a cool, blissfull feeling in my body and brain as I relax. I look out on the horizon and see...

I pretty much had my way with the Long Trail this weekend. I am a little tired now and feeling content. Took a little jaunt up to Bolton Mt on friday from Mansfield and then took the Long trail south from Duxbury road to the summit today. I convinced my friend Emily to hike the Hump today, and...

The cold rain is falling from the sky, as I lay in a stream soaking my weary knee. The rain is cold and really coming down from the sky as it opens up at the end of the hike. Normally I hate rain, but as I lay in the stream with the rain pelting me across my chest, I feel amazing and content. I...

the bugs should not be bad, they are never that bad along the coast. There is a movie theatre in Bar Harbor for kids to watch movies or lots of other shops to visit. The town of Ellsworth is only a 25 minute or so ride away if you want to go find a mini golf place, fast food place, or other...

Maybe the reason for the increased bugs is ...... the fact that Maine had one of the snowiest winters ever and there were lots of moist breeding grounds for the mosquitos this spring and early summer? The author just threw together two items that were correlated, but maybe not directly...

If I have ones in my wallet, I will pay the parking fees, if not then i don't worry about it. I hate to pay for parking and i hate to give my money to 'the man". I'm a bit cycnical about government but not quite ready to move into a Montana compound. Honestly, if I knew the money was going back...

I have to vote for....Cantilever rock. I have loved both rocks, but i spooned with Cantilever a little longer than Piazza rock. May have been the beer hiking goggles.

Those pics are amazing! I'll put this trip on my "places to see before i die" list.

I plan on taking less trips to the mountains and doing a few more backpacks this summer. I also plan to offset the amount of gas i burn by riding my bike into work instead of my car, since i only live about 7 miles along the Burlington bike path away from work. It's a really pretty bike ride in...

Looks like a car the crunchies in Vermont would have designed this year, if they weren't half baked. Oh well, next year is a good year to save the planet if our state is lucid.

a 160 resting heart rate is some scary stuff. Glad you are ok. I just tried to check my resting heart rate, but it appears I have no pulse. I may be part of the sloth family.