This is the view from the back upper deck of the White Wolf Inn in Stratton, Maine. During my 1994 thru-hike, I stayed here with another hiker named Harry and his dog Jade. When I returned to this area to hike the Crocker Mountains in 2012, we had both breakfast and dinner at the White Wolf Inn, but stayed at the Stratton Motel which is seen in the distance. … [Read more...]
The Soggy Bottom Boys
October 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
We hiked 8.2 miles across North and South Crocker Mountain in the rain and finally reached Caribou Valley Road after eight hours on the Appalachian Trail.  We had fully loaded backpacks, but it took us eight hours to cover the distance.  Maine is the real deal. … [Read more...]
Crocker Cirque Campsite
October 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This is the Crocker Cirque Campsite on the Appalachian Trail located between South Crocker Mountain and Caribou Valley Road. The site sits in a glacial bowl with a small pond, some tent platforms, a spring, and a privy. We planned to camp here during our hike across North and South Crocker Mountain but the heavy fall rains had us head in to town early. It's a shame because this looked like a really nice campsite and the fall colors were near peak. … [Read more...]
South Crocker Mountain, “No rain, no pain, no Maine”
October 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
There's an old A.T. thru-hiker saying "No rain, no pain, no Maine". Well today, there was plenty of both rain and pain. We hiked from ME 27 southbound on the Appalachian Trail and after the monsoon on North Crocker Mountain (4,168 feet), made our way to South Crocker Mountain ( 4,029 ft). Here's a video of Brett celebrating the successful climb as the rains temporarily let up. … [Read more...]
APPALACHIAN TRAIL, GENTIAN POND – TRIP VIDEO (NOVEMBER 2008)
September 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This is a video of a hike we did on the Appalachian Trail in New Hampshire in 2008. The route passes the Gentian Pond Shelter, Trident Col Campsite, and follows an interesting seciton of the A.T. near the NH/ME border just outside of Gorham, NH. … [Read more...]
Andrew Skurka “Ultimate Hiker’s Gear Guide” Video
August 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This is basically an advertisement for Andrew Skurka's new book "The Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide," but it's well done - enough to share it. I gotta interview this guy for a podcast some day. He has to have some great stories to tell. … [Read more...]
Episode 9: Crocker Mountains (P1)
August 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In Episode 9, Jim (aka Country Club) and Roger (aka The Camel) talk about our recent hike along the Appalachian Trail near Stratton, Maine. This is the first of a two part series that recaps our October 2012 backpacking trip in New England. During our three day trip, we battled nasty weather and didn't see a ray of sunshine as we hiked over North & South Crocker Mountain. The steep, wet terrain and rocky descent to the Crocker Cirque Campsite had us averaging about a mile an hour - which … [Read more...]
