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  1. jake L.

    A Big Fancy Loop 8/1 - 8/03/13

    The plan was set to do a clockwise Pemi loop with my brother and a friend a couple months ago and as the date neared the Lincoln Woods Trail closure began to loom over our itinerary. After talking with the Forest Service a couple times last week it looked like we wouldn't be affected and were...
  2. jake L.

    Grafton Notch Loop; West 7/12 - 7/13/13

    A beautiful couple days in western Maine with very little bugs and managable mud. A friend and I hiked the western side of the Grafton Notch Loop Trail from South to North, stashing bikes at the A.T. parking lot on the northern end. Day 1: After dropping off bikes and parking the car, a short...
  3. jake L.

    LOST Skeletool Knife @ Unknown Pond 6/30/13

    I was camping at Unknown Pond sites 1 & 2 June 29/30 and dropped my Leatherman Skeletool knife. If found please e-mail me at "pmccann111888(AT)gmail(DOT)com" ,thanks!
  4. jake L.

    Katahdin 3/15-3/19/13

    Fantastic adventure with a solid crew of six! We arrived a few days after some heavy rains making the approach a spicey luge run with XC skis. Days were sunny with highs of 15F, nights were clear and cold around -2F making for fun winter camping in the lean-to's. Still a solid base on the upper...
  5. jake L.

    Crater Rim To Car...St Helens

    This isn't a NE 4K but I wanted to share part of my trip last week while I was in the Pacific Northwest with my brother dirt bagging it in a van. Spent some time at Hood but due to the extreme amount of snow that was falling didn't get above 6,000 feet. We still enjoyed some nice tours in the...
  6. jake L.

    2 Days In The Pemi, 8 4K's & A Different Strategy 10/26-10/27/12

    Day1 Friday- My brother and I spotted a car at the Hale Brook trailhead and continued on to Gale River trail to leave our second car. At 8:30 am we were hiking in beautiful summer weather along the Gale River and a couple pleasant hours later were on the ridge and at a boarded up Galehead hut. A...
  7. jake L.

    Katahdin...sneak attack! 10/13/12

    Had an awesome weekend at Baxter State Park, staying in lean-to's Friday and Saturday night at Roaring Brook. Got a perfect weather window on Saturday, between days of trail closures, and was able to sneak up to the summit with a great group of friends. The mountain had received some snow during...
  8. jake L.

    Appalachian Trail: Rangeley To Stratton, ME- 8 4K's 7/5/12 - 7/8/12

    Day 1 Thursday: My two brothers and I parked our car at the Route 27 A.T. trailhead in Stratton and awaited our shuttle. We arranged a ride with Sue, the owner of the Stratton Motel and Maine Roadhouse, to drive us to the beginning of our hike in Rangeley. Sue arrived promptly in her Jeep...
  9. jake L.

    Waumbek-Cabot Traverse 6/23 - 6/24/12

    Getting up to this neck of the woods is always quite a haul for me, living in the Sebago Lake region, but this time I was able to stay in Berlin at a friends house. My two brothers and I arrived later Friday evening in Berlin and enjoyed a very boisterous game of Scrabble accompanied with pizza...
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