Difficulty: Easy. The trails, with a total length of just over a mile, are relatively smooth and and even. Watch the ground for exposed roots in the forest, as well as a few wooden footbridges. How to get there: From Route 201 in Vassalboro, turn east onto Webber Pond Road and drive about 2.7 miles […]
Jason Barnes and Scott Bennett won the “Where in the Woods Am I?” game for Vassalboro Wildlife Habitat in November 2014 given these verbal clues and the following gallery of photos: Before the season’s first snowfall, I visited some fairly new trails that led to a beautiful pond, where Oreo (my dog) was bold enough to go swimming (brrr). See if you […]
In the past three years, I’ve explored more than 150 hikes throughout Maine for my “1-minute hike” series. Cadillac Mountain, Mount Blue, Precipice and Katahdin. Monhegan Island, Mount Kineo, Tumbledown Mountain and Cutler Coast. Once a week, I stepped out of the office for an outdoor adventure. With a camera and notebook in hand, I […]
Bangor-area women, if you’re looking to hit the slopes this winter, consider joining the Greater Bangor Women’s Ski and Snowboard Club, which is holding its annual wine and cheese sign-up night and fundraiser 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Ski Rack Sports, 24 Longview Drive in Bangor. The club offers a program of skiing or […]
Recently, the weather hasn’t been particularly pleasant here in Bangor, Maine. But in between the rain and snow, the sun did peek through the clouds just enough to encourage me to take a walk with my camera. I visited Essex Woods, which has become one of my favorite local spots to watch wildlife. By Oct. 26, many of […]
Difficulty: Easy. The Davidson Nature Preserve has a small network of wide trails that travel over relatively flat terrain. The surface of the trails vary from cut grass to forest floor. Altogether, the trail network is less than a mile in length. How to get there: From Route 201 in Vassalboro, turn east onto Bog […]
No one won the “Where in the Woods Am I?” game for Davidson Nature Preserve in Vassalboro in November 2014 given these verbal clues and the following gallery of photos: I wore shorts on Thursday to go hiking with Derek and our dog, Oreo. It was a beautiful, sunny fall day … And now, just a few days later, […]
