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I have a hard time getting away hiking much these days with preschool age kids, but my husband has generously given me the opportunity 2 times in 2 weeks to get in some Maine hiking… last week was BSP, and this week I went solo to the Rangeley region to take on Saddleback and the Horn...

We considered sticking around Friday with improving weather reports and doing the hike from Abol or something that still had available parking, but that would have meant more rock slides and getting home well after midnight and with family commitments on Saturday I would have been hating life...

This was a second now annual summer midweek trip to BSP with my brother. Last year, we got up to Pamola peak but no further due to thunderstorm threat. This year, we arrived at Roaring brook and set up camp in the rain on Wed Aug 3. It is hard for me to get away from the family for too long...

We've got a 2.5 and 4 year old (both boys) we'd love to get out hiking with! We've brought them out on a few local trails and the like and after like 10 minutes they usually start asking to be picked up! But we'd be game to see if having a buddy with them would help them enjoy it more! Send a...

We certainly were in the parking lot at the same time. We were on the left about halfway down near the facilities. The parking lot indeed was a zoo. Thought it would be mob scene heading up, it was busy but not as busy as the parking lot would have suggested! Gotta go back for Baldplate...

My husband and I got babysitting for the 4 and 2 year old so we could get out for a day of hiking. We left Waltham at 7 AM and got to the Old Speck trailhead ~11:00. Got on the Eyebrow trail ~11:15. Steady climb right at the beginning. Gorgeous day sunny and in the 60s. Most of the trail...

We were at Old Speck yesterday too--just getting ready to post the trip report! But with the long drive from Boston area, we didn't even hit the trail till after 11, so I guess we would have not crossed paths!

We took our late pooch on Cabot via Unknown for a backpack a few years back (in and out same way). Sadie was a stubborn terrier and a bit of a wanderer, so we kept her leashed the whole time and the trail was friendly for that. Campsite was lovely with the pond. Memory is a bit faded but I...

It may just be overall rest through the week. I avoid workouts prior to a weekend of a serious hike. I'm not afraid of overtraining, just wearing myself out and not being well rested-- which makes an enormous impact on me. If you are working all week and adding a workout at the end of the...

I agree the stairs inside is boring but great exercise to do during napping and the like. I used to do that when I couldn't get out of the house because of teh kids as well (kids now 4 and 2 so still young!) I'm fortunate enough now to be able to get out to the gym a few times a week, but it is...

Thanks for the responses! I guess definitely an overactive imagination after a long day hiking :) The circular shape was what really got us on it!

I was recently at Roaring Brook and it was really nice-- pit toilets cleaner than expected! Staying in the park I felt made everything so much easier, the line into the park and then the long drives through the park just added alot of time. I recently did the Brothers/Coe loop (I did not do...

My brother pointed out this feature in the rock face of the cliffs of Pamola/ South Peak of Katahdin as viewed from Chimney pond when hiking there this past week. If looking at the pond from the beach, it is on the left side in the cliffs. It is a round feature that appears to have a "B" shape...

Trip to Baxter State Park 8/4-8/7/2010 I had big plans of hiking 3 4Kers + 3NEHH over the course of 2 hiking days, it didn’t exactly work out that way but was still a great time! And it will be my pleasure to go back there to “complete the list” (as well as explore more!) With a 2 and 4 year...

Thanks so much for the feedback! That is good to know it is really the eyebrow trail that is what has the ladder & cable--so easily avoided! Speck pond trail still sounds tempting to see the pond, but with my mom I may opt for the shorter trip after all! Thanks!!

I want to hike Old Speck soon and to bring my mother since she wants to do a hike together. She is a decent hiker and has done a number of the mts in the Whites with me but she wants nothing to do with ladders or anything like that. It is not obvious in the AMC guidebook, but after I have...

Friday July 16 North and South Crocker: Finally, our first trip into Maine as I attempt the 67 New England 4Kers and have gone through 48 in NH and 4/5 in VT and 0 in Maine! The distance from Boston area and unfamiliarity with the area has shyed me away from this area until now. Because of...

Thanks for the post! I've got a 4 & 2 year old I've debated trying something like this with the older guy at least-- maybe next summer! Nice to hear about someone else's experience with the young kids hiking!

Monday 5/31, we had a grandmother willing to babysit our little guys for a long day, so with that and the fabulous weather, we took the opportunity to leave the 2 and 4 year olds at home while we snuck off hiking—first hike of the season. After a bit of a late start and getting caught behind a...