Difficulty: Easy to moderate. The preserve’s 1.5 miles of trails travel over fairly even terrain with just a few small hills, exposed tree roots and rocks. How to get there: The preserve is located on Burby Road, about 0.75 miles from where it intersects with Route 1 in Perry. To get there from the west, […]
When I agreed to participate in the Down East Sunrise Trail Relay, a 102.7-mile footrace from Ellsworth to Eastport, I was drinking beer at a chili cook-off after a day of tobogganing. My spirits were high, the race was months away, and I had no idea what I was getting myself into. But once I […]
Strolling along a public trail, you breathe in the fresh air and feel your stress melt away. Birds sing. Tree branches sway in the breeze. Sunlight warms your skin. And then you step in a pile of dog poop. Yuck. The squish, the lingering stench, the sight of it stuck in the tread of your […]
Difficulty: Easy to strenuous, depending on how much of the trail you hike. The trail is currently about 23 miles long, and the plan is for it to grow to be about 45 miles long. Along the way, the trail varies greatly in difficulty and remoteness. Some of the trail follows a flat, smooth, multi-use […]
When people come to visit me at my house in woods, I tell them to drive slowly and watch out for deer… and wild turkeys… and porcupine… and snapping turtles. In the three years I’ve lived there, on a wooded hill by a lake in the Bangor area, I’ve come to realize that I have […]
The screeching had been going on for at least an hour by the time I let my dog outside at around 11 p.m. But with the windows closed, I had ignored the muffled sound, assuming it was the washing machine squeaking down cellar or some other household noise. It wasn’t until I opened the door […]
