Outdoors
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2013
Best Bets
THURSDAY Full Moon Hike 5 p.m. in Jefferson The Full Moon Hike at Hidden Valley Nature Center will include an owl prowl, led by Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association naturalist Lynne Flaccus. Coyote tracking, winter tree and twig identification and winter camping skills are also on the schedule. There’s a $5 suggested donation. Reservations are recommended. […]
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2013
Snowmobiling: Snowpacked happy trails there for the riding
So far, Maine has been blessed with a white winter and while the warmer weather early last week may have melted some of the snow on the southern coast, there is still plenty of good snowpack in the western, central and northern areas. “With the exception of this minor January thaw, riding conditions have been […]
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2013
John Christie: Waterville Valley regaining its grandeur
A few times every ski season I like to spread my tips a little and explore some undiscovered (by me) ski area either in Maine or beyond, or to revisit a favorite or two of mine outside the state that I’ve neglected for a long time. The neglect is excusable, as we’ve got such great […]
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2013
Hunting: What’s in a name? It depends where you are
More years ago than I care to remember, I came across an elderly bird hunter and asked how his morning had gone. His response included some mention of flushing a few partridge. I was still a student of wildlife biology and, thinking I knew it all, dismissed his identification as the ramblings of an old […]
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2013
North Cairn: Fisher cat best viewed at distance
When it comes to the thrill of a natural encounter with a wild animal, what you don’t see can sometimes count for as much as what you do. That was the case several nights ago when I returned home in the car and rolled into the plowed area that leaves clear the graveled dirt just […]
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2013
Allen Afield: It’s tying time again with visions of salmon
Fly-tying booms across Maine each winter, a wonderfully pleasant pastime that requires no license to participate — just good eyes, nimble fingers and sedulous nature. Reasons to tie flies vary with individuals, and for me an important motivation involves priceless memories generated by flies constructed decades ago. In short, my flies form a record of […]
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2013
Soldier’s joy in the snow
Veterans from all wars find therapy and comfort in the many outdoor activities at Pineland Farms.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2013
Getting back in the Black: The little mountain that could
The small ski resort that thinks big, Black Mountain opens its first backcountry trail, begins grooming and remains an affordable $15.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2013
Deirdre Fleming: Moosehead Lake awaits a Squaw Mountain renaissance
This week could turn into one heck of a 50th anniversary around Moosehead Lake, because this is the week Squaw Mountain Ski Area atop Moose Mountain may open its doors again. A friends group incorporated last February pushed into high gear two weeks ago to raise money and turn the once defunct small ski area […]
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2013
North Cairn: The moon outshines a squirrel
Sometimes the slightest vision leaves me calmed by the joy only nature can reveal. And so it came to me at the last full moon, the shining, ivory orb in the cold winter sky, held in the half fog of the stilled night, too frozen even for the mice and one bigger animal — presumably […]
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