http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/ en-us cvn@mainetoday.com 2008-07-11T12:31:58-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/030121.html Not that I've been a prolific blogger but I have an excuse not to update the blog for the next couple weeks. I'm going on... 30121@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/ 2008-07-11T12:31:58-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/029369.html I have to admit I'm not a big fan of road biking. But Elaine and I had a day to kill in the Kennebunkport area... 29369@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/ Biking 2008-06-23T14:09:23-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/029213.html Maine outdoors writer Ron Chase has authored a hiking guide with his wife, Nancy. Mountains for Mortals has information for hiking New England's best mountains.... 29213@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/ Hiking 2008-06-20T08:08:31-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/028803.html Because the Beaverton, Mich., man's name was the first one called in the 2008 moose lottery drawing. He was one of 295 hunters from out... 28803@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/ Hunting 2008-06-12T18:50:37-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/028752.html Elaine and I went out from East End Beach, Portland, last night. It was our first time this season on the ocean. The weather was... 28752@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/ Sea Kayaking 2008-06-12T09:45:11-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/028744.html WebMD.com has a bit about common outdoors injuries. (Thanks to Two Heeled Drive for finding it.) Then there are a couple tips for preventing injuries.... 28744@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/ Safety 2008-06-12T08:40:43-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/028036.html I got the Maine Island Trail Association 2008 Guide last week. It's one of the more useful books a kayaker can have. The bulk of... 28036@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/ Paddling 2008-06-02T08:07:49-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/027603.html This week I got an e-mail from a friend who's selling a whitewater kayak for a friend. It must be the season because I got... 27603@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/ Gear 2008-05-23T13:01:27-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/027104.html I'm going to Cabela's this afternoon, and Carey Kish has a preview of what I can expect. I've never shopped with Cabela's so I don't... 27104@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/ Gear 2008-05-15T11:35:06-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/026973.html Yes, I have been a bad blogger and let the blog languish. To make my sins worse, a lot has been going on out there.... 26973@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/ 2008-05-13T11:31:24-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/026653.html Last week I found a story about a proposal to require kayakers take boating safety classes. And I didn't like it. The story focused on... 26653@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/ Safety 2008-05-06T19:58:36-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/026566.html A couple Sundays ago, Deirdre Fleming had a feature about outrigger canoes. The story include photos. Staff photo by Doug Jones As the above photo... 26566@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/ Paddling 2008-05-05T14:38:43-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/026389.html Maj. John Fetterman is a deputy chief with the Maine Marine Patrol and president of the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators. And he... 26389@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/ Paddling 2008-05-01T14:30:27-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/026384.html The Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife just put out a request for us not to be knuckleheads. Actually, the press release said that many... 26384@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/ Paddling 2008-05-01T13:01:35-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/026167.html Yeah the skies are overcast. The temps are about 50. And the ground is kind of damp from Sunday's rain. But I finally got on... 26167@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/journal/ Biking 2008-04-28T11:35:30-05:00