Eye of the Needle

Sounds pretty dramatic, huh? Eye of the needle. We thought so too. Last weekend we woke up with a desire to get into the woods. But first we stopped at The Waterwheel for brunch. After filling up on french toast and sweet potato fries, we took the Ingerson Road in Jefferson toward Pond of Safety.…

Favorite Mountain

A couple of weeks ago we hiked up East Royce Mountain in Evans Notch, Maine and we may have found a new favorite mountain!  It was a relatively short but steep hike, ascending through two distinct forest types while following water just about the entire way.  The climb culminated with wonderful 360 views on two summits.

Winter, are you Home?

Last weekend we had a pile of firewood that needed splitting and stacking, but we just had to get out on the trail. Luckily, we live just a short 5 minute walk to the Paul Dougherty Memorial Town Forest. Our goal was to visit Peboamauk Fall which is at the lower end of Ice Gulch.  Most…