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    Skiing with his Lab

    merle's door is a must read for dog lovers! thanks for the link to the video. go
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    Thanksgiving Hikes?

    i have been hiking cranberry peak (bigelow range) on thanksgiving morning for the past 10 years. a few years ago i was joined by arm. when we got to the top he surprised me and pulled out a few ice cold sierra nevada beers for us to enjoy. we sat on the summit for about half an hour giving...
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    What is the equivalent of climbing Everest 16 times?

    Outstanding! congratulations to you both! go
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    A Heart Left on Smarts Mountain

    the hardest part of being a dog lover is those last few moments when you must make the final decision for them. Cassidy was my first (and so far only) canine friend that i had to say good bye too. she was lying under her favorite tree, with a view of mt abraham, which she had climbed many times...
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    The passing of a member of our hiking family.................

    thoughts and prayers to the family and friends. go "for what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and melt into the sun? and what is it to cease breathing, but to free the breath from it's restless tides, that it may rise and expand and seek God unencumbered? only when you drink from...
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    Things to do in Baxter SP this winter...

    gulf hagus is a fantastic place to visit in winter. about 1/2 hour outside millinocket. hey michaelj, - indian pitch on the AT - the sled killer! go
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    A Kick and a Glide back

    hey sk, outstanding! live to ski - ski to live. go free your heels and your mind will follow!
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    redington wind plant - lurc hearing

    just back from the lurc hearing concerning the redington wind project. the lurc commissioners voted 6 - 1 to have staff write a position paper denying the permit to endless energy to build a "wind farm" on redington and black nubble. once drafted, the commissioners will have another public vote...
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    Baxter and Hamlin Peaks via Chimney Pond

    "Now a big question - my ears were ringing, so were you talking about me? " - yeah sherpa, your name came up more than once, as did shizzy's. it was said you know someone is a fun team member when they can provide entertainment for a trip they are not even on. shizzmac is the official vftt...
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    My mountaineering sled!

    i have used my home made sled for almost ten years now including many bsp trips and a few ski descents from chimney pond to roaring brook. since my wife got me a store bought a few years ago, the homemade one is used for training on the property, hauling about 50 lbs of firewood around my...
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    redington wind plant hearings

    Hello everyone, The hearings on the Redington/Black Nubble wind plant application will be held during the first week of August, on Wednesday the 2nd, Thursday the 3rd, and Friday the 4th at the Sugarloaf Grand Summit Conference Center on the mountain (5092 Access Road) in Carrabassett Valley...
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    Mt Kineo

    yes there is.
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    A new perspective and a farewell to the mountains

    outstanding report! many years from now you'll have forgotten bagging this or that peak, but you''l always rember THE weekend with your cousin, and he will too! thanks for sharing. go
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    SherpaKroto Injury

    great to have you back sherpak, and happy birthday too. go
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    Bad hiking gear purchase.

    chez wrote - "Any LL Bean tent. Their zippers are terrible, they do not last very long." i'd have to disagree with that statement. i have had a bean north col expedition tent since 1995 that has been nothing but rock solid. this tent has been to denali, hood, rainier, whitney, and other...
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    #67 (again) Tues, 04/18, Sugarloaf/Spaulding/Abraham

    if it's the view you want maybe you should consider thursday instead - weather forecast below. on a good day this hike gives you views of katahdin and washington, and everything in between! i did not get the word from arm that you guys had cancelled yesterday - waited for you guys at the...
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    SherpaKroto Injury

    sk - thoughts and prayers for a speedy and full recovery. go
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    Boundary Peak, NV State High Point, by the Queen Mine Route

    we drove a rental mini-van to the trailhead with only scratches to the paint from bushes on the side of the road. but we did have the head gasket blow out .5 miles from the trailhead and had to limp back to the whitney portal where the rental company gave us a replacement. camping in the meadow...
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    Baxter State Park, 2/18-22/06

    first off, i'd like to say "thank you governor baxter!" what a gift he left for us to enjoy. bsp just keeps giving each and every time i go there. next i'd say thanks to spencer, joanna, el-bager and olivia for being great teammates and having super attitudes. these guys are so much fun on a...
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    Winter Gathering 8.5 a success!

    poor percious will never be the same again. sorry david, but glad you came up. thanks to john s who gets the most helpful guest by helping me sand the driveway on thursday night so everyone could get up the driveway. and thanks to the road crew - sue, hamtero, frodo and spencer who helped sand...
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