There's a number of outdoor-indoor goings-on that are in my stack of stuff that I want to get out to you all (and off my desk!). So here goes...

* November 18: Join in the festivities for the Grand Opening of the new Portland Connector road and trail. Participants will have a chance to hike or bike the new trail section. The fun starts at 9:45am. Contact Portland Trails at 774-2511 for more info.

* November 18: Get stoked for the upcoming ski season with Warren Miller's Higher Ground at the Merrill Auditorium. Show starts at 8pm. Tix are $24.50.

* November 26: The Downeast Ski Sale at the Expo in Portland. 8-5. Skis, skis and more skis...

* November 29: If you're into maps you'll want to visit the Osher Map Library on the University of Southern Maine campus in Portland for a panel discussion on the new book entitled Creating Portland: History and Place in Northern New England, as well as the ongoing exhibit The Changing Peninsula: Two Centuries of Portland Maps and City Views. The book signing and reception is from 6-6:30pm. The panel discussion is from 7-7:30pm.

* December 1: A fun benefit at Beale Street Barbeque, 300 Water St., Augusta to support the Bicycle Coalition of Maine. There'll be giveaways, a silent auction, lots of good food, and other fun stuff going on. Plus a pre-party bike ride. Contact BCM at 623-4511.

* December 2: Tag along for some heady rock climbing on El Capitan and the Lost Arrow in Yosemite and the Tombstone in Moab. Should be some wild footage! Show starts at 7:30pm at the Patagonia store, 9 Bow St., Freeport.