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We are now picking off a few a day from each dog, here in central CT.

Over in the Facebook The 4000 Footer Club group, someone posted about the missing hiker, "...I hiked with him a lot in the 2013-2016 era. He finished his NEHH with me on Elephant in 2015. Bill had been an AMC leader during that period and a little later...." There's a picture of him with both a...

"Preserving the land will protect an ecological corridor that allows animals to roam freely through nearly 4,000 miles of contiguous wilderness. It will also connect a string of national parks in Chile and Argentina that stretch from the lakes around Bariloche to the southern tip of South...

Right. And as it says in their literature (such as the Elliotsville Foundation link above), "...Tekαkαpimək, Penobscot for “as far as one can see"...".

Two lights are one, and one is none. I found myself with four headlamps on a hike last year. My main one; a backup; a cheap spare to give away if needed; and a fourth I'd had on at the car and forgot to take off.

As you posted in the other thread, the road from Patten is deteriorating, and needs tens of millions of $ in repair that the locals can't afford. Maybe should revise it to, if you build it, can they get there?

I'm planning to visit it when we go in mid-August. Actually, more interested in just checking out KWW Monument. The Bangor news site is paywalled, though I can see an article or two for free. Here's another story about the center that is freely accessible...

Well known for SAR and had been involved in hundred of rescues over the years. Rest in peace. Adirondack Forest Ranger Robbi Mecus died while ice climbing in Alaska...

I used the Flightradar24 app to check on a couple of them, and saw a Cessna Citation, and a I think a Gulfstream. Not sure models at this time. We tracked a couple of them to NYC and to Long Island -- 1%'ers having a fun day trip. You can see a couple of the jets in my first Katahdin pic, though...

We had a terrific experience with the eclipse in Millinocket, in the path of totality. We went up early, and walked around downtown on Penobscot Ave Saturday evening, seeing next to no one though the Scootic In was full. But then on Monday, there were many folks walking around, sitting on the...

Went to Baxter headquarters in person this morning and got our reservations for a few nights in August. As we stood there talking to the ranger, someone online took the site we wanted. A bit frustrating but in the end we got good sites on our dates. They mentioned they hope to update their...

Forecast just looks better and better. We're heading up to Millinocket and current outlook is sunny all day.

Thanks for sharing your journey. Winter is so beautiful and harsh at the same time. Sorry the knee is hurting, and wishing you all the best for the upcoming surgery you mentioned.

Have only been to Wachusett once, up and down past the Balance Rock, a neat boulder. The views at the top are really nice, from Monadnock to Boston, and north. I had driven from Connecticut, and my hiking friend that day from Arlington Mass. Unfortunately he locked his key in his car in the lot...

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