Close your eyes and imagine this. You’re outside on a forest trail. Birds are chirping around you. Squirrels are running up and down trees. The wind blows past, whistling in your ear. The fresh cool breeze. The smell of the running stream trail wisps by. Sun rays beam through the clouds and hit your skin…
Where do you start? As you start your beginner hiking journey, all the planning it requires can be quite daunting. However, not to worry. This guide is here to help! By the end of this article, you’ll know both how to plan a day trip, and exactly what to bring. Bring A Buddy While it’s…
Bubble Rock Acadia InfoMiles: 1.13Height: 766 feetElevation Gain: 315 feetType: Out & Back, Loop and/or ConnectorDog Friendly: Yes Where To Park Parking for Bubble Rock is located on the Park Loop Road around 1.5 miles north of Jordan Pond House and a mile South of Bubble Pond. You will see signs for it. It is…
Trail Info Gorham Mountain Trail Info: Trail Length: 1.6 miles depending on which way you go. Height: 525 FeetElevation Gain: 397 FeetTrail Type: Out & Back, Loop & ConnectorMy Rating: Intermediate Dog Friendliness Dog Friendly: Yes, depending on which way you go. On the way up stay left at the fork on the trail the…
With the snow almost melted and the birds chirping it is time to get outside again! This meant the start of new adventures and of course misadventures. On a beautiful Sunday morning I grabbed my sister and off we went to chase a waterfall, which brought us to Thurston Park in China Maine. The journey…
I often get asked why I started hiking after the shock wears off when I tell people I am a hiker. In case you hadn’t realized I am fat and not at all what anyone pictures when you think of a hiker. My beginner hike was in 2017, I was fat then and I am…
As a new hiker it can be overwhelming. All the different gear choices, trails, maps reading and of course the snacks! When I started to hike I would spend hours reading about hiking and how to do it properly and safely. I was so overwhelmed with information that I forgot to do one thing, actually…