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June 15, 2013

Deirdre Fleming: In step with fun in Portland

For two of the past four years, Outside magazine has named Portland one of the most livable outdoor cities in the country. But Will Thomas at Tri-Maine and Patrick Hackleman at Casco Bay Sports know better. The two young Portland entrepreneurs, who are in the business of putting on hip, high-energy adventure races, say it’s […]
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June 15, 2013

North Cairn: Let summer soothe dog’s disabilities

In the cool days and nights following the rain, the air, heavy and wet, lightened; our worries cleared like fog lifting; and the birds by dawn and the moths at dusk drew closer. Summer, with its heart still in cool spring, had come. We were working our way through the last of the winter wood […]
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June 15, 2013

Carey Kish: Three ideas for multi-day treks in woods, mountains

Day trips and overnight hikes are fun, but to really break away from the routine of the work-a-day grind, you’ve got to get out into the woods and mountains for an extended period. Here are a few suggestions for better-part-of-a-week summer backpacking escapes that will help you refresh the body, mind and spirit. 100-Mile Wilderness […]
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June 15, 2013

Skiing in Maine: Skiing needn’t be out of season

For some of us, the ski season never really ends and we can’t pack our gear away for next season until we take those few last turns in the soft corn that remains on New Hampshire’s magnificent Mount Washington. For years a few of my hardy (some say foolish) buddies and I, despite increasingly vocal […]
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June 15, 2013

Allen Afield: Good catch: fishing, books, sports

This year, spring weather has reminded me of April through June of my sophomore year in high school — rain and unseasonable cold punctuated by short, infrequent warm spells. As of this writing we have had the same meteorological menu. When school ended that spring before my junior year, I was a precocious young teen […]

Published
June 8, 2013

Kid Tracks: Learning, with plenty of enjoyment

Learning about the outdoors is a work in progress for my family despite the fact we are outside all the time and I’ve been writing this column for 10 years. But when I’m asked how I learned about trees, birds, the night sky and a whole host of other useful (and maybe not so useful […]
Published
June 8, 2013

Worth the Trip: Baby hikes before those main events

I don’t know about you, but I need to ease my way into summer hiking season here in Maine. Despite a winter spent in Maine’s outdoors, my legs don’t hit the month of June ready for miles and miles of through hikes. Before I get to the business of serious hiking, I like to spend […]
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June 8, 2013

Green transit alternative: Cycle of sharing expands

Bike-shares may be expensive, but the results in Boston since 2011 have been encouraging enough for Portland to mull such a program.
Published
June 8, 2013

Birding: On the wings of a Eurasian collared dove

Tourist season is upon us again. On May 28, Maine hosted a visit by a Eurasian collared dove. This bird showed up at a feeder in Falmouth. It represents the first record of the species in the state of Maine. Alas, this tourist did not tarry and was not seen subsequently. From the picture taken […]
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June 8, 2013

Allen Afield: Easy for fishermen, fish to get hooked on Light Cahills

A large pool on the Kennebec River between Solon and North Anson produces magnificent Light Cahill hatches each June, a large, cream mayfly tied on a size 12 or 14 hook. I lean toward the size 14 choice. During this hatch my plan for success smacks of simplicity: 1. The pool mostly holds brown trout. […]

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