Stormy weather negatively impacted our plans for a western Maine mountain hike. My son, Adam, and I intended to climb lofty Number 5 Mountain in a remote wilderness area southwest of Jackman. When we met in West Forks on a gray, foggy morning with a threat of light rain or snow showers, several inches of […]
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Intertidal: Fog provides stillness and focus
This is the last column of 2023. This time of the turning of the year is often a reflective one — the year in photos, the year’s best and worst, the year’s celebrations and regrets. This recounting of last year along with concerns about the coming one, in combination with the flurry that surrounds the […]
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: A Camden Hills traverse
One of the finest hikes in the Camden Hills is a traverse of Maiden Cliff and Mount Megunticook. The expedition encompasses three of the most scenic locations in Maine: Maiden Cliff, a towering escarpment on Scenic Trail and Ocean Overlook. I try to arrange a Camden Hills adventure each fall. When I suggested a Maiden […]
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Intertidal: Massive rainfall showcases power of local waterways
Today is officially the winter solstice, and while I wrote about ways to celebrate it last week, the poignancy of darkness brought about by this week’s storm made it seem worthy of another week’s focus. How untimely it was to have massive power outages on some of the darkest days of the year. It certainly […]
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Faith Notes: No ordinary babe
For many people, Christmas is the high point of the year, but this year, suffocating under the weight of so much sorrow, it might feel harder to celebrate. Families slaughtered in their safe houses. Others taken hostage. Still others buried beneath the red rain of rockets. The diaspora of the desperate, crossing oceans and mountains […]
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First Universalist Church of Auburn to host Christmas Eve service
The First Universalist Church of Auburn will host a Christmas Eve worship service at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 24. Worship will be led by the Rev. Patrick McLaughlin and Worship Associate John Spruill Jr. Choir Director Pam Weeks will lead the Christmas Choir, accompanied by organist Phil House. A collection will be taken for the […]
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Spirit of Life: Fragile, handle with care
It used to be that “Fragile: Handle with Care” were instructions printed on packages to alert mail carriers that delicate contents could break. Fragile packages need to be treated with intention, caution, gentleness and … well, care. The hope in labeling packages “fragile” is that the warning will cause those reading it to modify their […]
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BoomerTECH Adventures: Last-minute tips for local, online holiday shopping
If you’re racing around and running out of time to complete your holiday shopping, you’re in good company. Believe it or not, shopping online can save you time, fuel, stress and even some money. With planning, you can even support local businesses as you wrap up your list. But first, here are a couple reminders […]
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Quest for North Peak
North Peak of Moxie Bald Mountain was a setback for my son, Adam, and me. We had hiked Moxie Bald in early November but failed in an attempt to ascend the elusive North Peak, a summit too far given the limited fall daylight. We were also unsuccessful climbing both peaks last winter due to difficulty […]
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