Recent content by NH2112

“Open” as in yes, you could physically climb it, but there are a couple signs on it stating that it’s condemned. Number 5 Mtn is probably the closest thing to a free lunch that there is. You almost feel like you cheated when you get up there.

Yesterday morning I decided I needed to hike, so I loaded up my Osprey Stratos 24, strapped snowshoes onto it, and headed out. My destination was Number 5 Mountain, about 1/3 of the way as the crow flies to Eustis from Jackman. The trailhead is at mile 17 on Spencer Road off Route 201, there’s a...

It was busy in Jackman, estimates are 30K people came to the area over the weekend. Traffic outbound was bumper-to-bumper on US 201 all the way to Skowhegan - about 70 miles. Coming back from where I viewed the eclipse in West Forks I say maybe 10 vehicles northbound. All in all it wasn’t bad at...

A new acquaintance from the UK (who’d never snowshoed before) and I snowshoed up Pleasant Pond Mtn in Caratunk ME today, the trip up was as close to perfect as it could be. On the descent, though, the snow was falling off the trees from the bright sunlight and soaking us, and what had been...

I think I’ll be heading up Pleasant Pond Mtn in Caratunk ME. A friend here in town has a houseguest from the UK who wants to try snowshoeing, and she knew who to talk to LOL. So Sunday we’re going up it, and I’ll be heading back up Monday. Hopefully it won’t be too crazy. Most logging/dirt roads...

Is it white with a snorkel and were you just at Bishop’s store in Jackman?

I’ve thought about renting snowshoes for exorbitant rates LOL

It’s looking good here, too, but that Wed-Fri stretch will definitely mean trouble for bare-booters. I’m going up it this afternoon to see what trail conditions are like. High temps are forecast to be below freezing all next week so at least the roads shouldn’t be a big mess.

If anyone is planning to view from mountains around Jackman, take heed and bring snowshoes. It’ll almost certainly change by next week, but there’s still quite a bit of snow up there from last weekend’s storm and the stuff that was there before.

We got about 16-18” here in Jackman. I’m going to attempt Coburn Mtn today, the logging road to the trailhead (Enchanted Mtn Rd) may or may not be plowed yet by the crew working on the NECEC. If not I’ll snowshoe in (about 2 miles), but if there are any snowmobile tracks forget it. They run like...

Thursday a log truck headed south on 201 lost the road in a whiteout, drove right into a pond in The Forks, and rolled on its side. The logs went forward and took the cab off the truck. The 35 y/o driver was eventually found underneath the logs.

Granite Gear Perimeter 35/50, $100 regularly $250. I have several other Granite Gear packs from 38l to 70l that I really like, so I ordered a Perimeter 50 on recommendations last night to see if I like it better than my amazingly comfortable Atmos AG 50. For that price I can give someone else a...

Check out Atlas Range MTN snowshoes, I’ve been using my new pair a lot this winter and think they’re much better than MSRs.

In his defense, they worked fine in the mountains of Kentucky 😁

Well the logging road out to Boundary Bald Mountain is gated now, so instead of driving 4.5 miles to the trailhead to snowshoe I guess I’ll park by the gate and just hike on the road until I feel like turning around. Looks like a good time to heat-mold a new pair of insoles for my Lowas.