
If there's a trail be it snow, dirt, water or concrete outdoors nut Carey Kish will find it. Follow his Maine outdoor adventures in his blog. Blog Index
Trail Head has moved!
M.I.A.
Those special gear features will get you every time
The Cohos Trail turns 10!
Fine walking on the Georges Highland Path
Burn, baby, burn
Just say no to beer tax
Adventure Planner: National Trails Day (is every day!)
Bigfoot bounty
Life is crap
Night light
Undiscovered tribe or a MOAC trip gone bad?
Adventure Planner: Hike from hut to hut
Grilling and driving don't mix
Adventure Planner: Backpack the Bold Coast
Happy trails
Raft the Grand Canyon!
Adventure Planner: Bike the Eastern Trail
Cabela's big opening day is here
Adventure Planner: Rafting the Dead River
Tales from Margaritaville
Adventure planner: Hike Peary Mountain
Acadia gets good news from the feds
The trails of Cobscook
I did the Farmer's Daughter
Plenty o' good skiing still ahead
Think you don't get outdoors enough?
Cool wind vs. hot air
Snow, speed, alcohol (and shorts) don't mix
Guns in National Parks?
Ski guide: Saddleback
Gearheads: Head to Philbrick's for big deals
Poplar Stream Falls Hut open for business!
Ski guide: Mt. Abram
Banff Mountain Film Fest returns to Portland!
Hey, where you been boy?
Ski-ing Maine... all of it. The challenge is on!
Requiem for Kibby Mountain
The Maine Peak to Peak Challenge is on!
Sad end for missing hiker
On Blood Mountain
Destined to wander aimlessly
A snowy walk along Salt Bay
A salute to Maine ingenuity
Ski guide: Attitash
Maine AMC to host discussion on global warming
Ski guide: Sugarloaf & Sunday River
Good jobs in the great outdoors
New snow guns roaring at Sugarloaf
Discovering the real America... on horseback
Lifesaving life jackets
Wonder if it's possible to ski all of Maine's downhill ski areas in a single weekend?
Katahdin storytelling
Get outside and voat!
The last of the fall colors
Cell phones in the woods?
Yes, I asked for directions, thank you very much
Stealthy Bigfoot moves closer to Maine
The looming hops crisis
Now that's the spirit!
A pause for a cause(s)
A wildlife encounter gone bad
Gearheads: This is your weekend
Winter walking on Whitecap
OK skiers: Pass or no pass?
Prune Creek
A tale of two ponds
Who cares about Kibby Mountain?
Pedaling along with the new White Mountain Ride Guide
A walk on the new Clark's Pond Trail
Crazy for Fridays
Green streets for Greater Portland
Off the road again
Breaking wind in your general direction
Where were you when the unimaginable happened?
On the West Coast Trail
Two wild, but very different weekends
It takes a thief
It's 5 o'clock everywhere this weekend
Big plans for Big Moose Mountain
That's when I first saw the bear
Access and the Allagash
Bigelow mountain bike update
Darwin and the outdoors
Mountain bikes banned from Bigelow Preserve trails
Quimbyland
An international party
Off to the Cohos Trail
Bugs, sweat and beers on the Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway
Hiking for $$$ on the Cohos Trail
Trail Head gets categorized
All over the trail...
A car-free visit to Acadia
Tons o' fun on two wheels
The way is clear
No blues at Mount Blue
New wilderness for New England
The quiet trails of Boothbay
Thumb's up for Plum Creek plan
Discovering Portland's trails
Western half of Grafton Loop Trail to open... finally!
Biking the trails of South Portland
Can dehydrated beer be far behind?
Want to get high tonight?
L.L. Beanland?
Trails... show 'em some love this weekend!
A walk in Brown Woods
Looking for inspiration?
A complete meal in a bottle
Lodging tax "hike" is wrong path to take
On the trail of Admiral Peary
First the pooper peeker, now this
AMC celebrates new White Mountain Guide
"Northrunner" film in Portland tonight
Deal or no deal
Hike & bikes
The ultimate New England camping trip
Bathroom reading: The new and improved Plum Creek Plan
Nosing along with the Pooler Bears
Springer Fever resurgence
Firetowers, monuments and a 200-mile view
Gearheads: This is your weekend!
A lot of snow a little too late, but still fun!
A dark and stormy day all over
Do you know what weekend this is?
Saying goodbye
Dreaming of the A.T.
Honoring Abby
Camping atop the Rockpile
Trek the Haute Corse, climb Everest!
S'no white
So you wanna build a campground, eh?
Looking for some satisfying part-time work?
We interupt this blog for a special announcement:
Hope springs eternal
Erin Go Skiing!
Who cares about Stetson Mountain?
Cougars in our backyard?
What do trails mean to YOU?
Fire sale at ASC
Private land a public treasure
Hiking Iceland!
News from away
Hostage crisis is over
Touring Croatia by sea kayak
A lift ticket for 6 bucks?
The best Bailey's, er, skiing of the season
The Cohos Trail lives!
Why trails are good for Maine!
A Cabela's sneak preview
Ski deal was good while it lasted
A little short on vertical, but hey, it works
Throwing Kibby Mountain under the bus
Ready? 1, 2, 3... winter!
"River" stop reduced to rubble
A shot of wild turkey anyone?
Neige á Verd Mont!
LURChing toward the future
Looking for a different type of winter camping experience?
Thursday thoughts & random outdoorsy wanderings
Save the date: Banff Film Fest
Lange still makes 'em beautiful
The hemlocks of Messalonskee Stream
The state of our trails is good
Tough sledding for LURC
So long to the Cohos Trail
So much gear, so little time
It's all about trails near and far
When warmth is just a memory
Cruising aboard the red-eye
From Maine to California
Bare-ly winter on the Whitecaps
Butt what?
Loafing it into 2007
Raft the Wild West tonight, trek in Iceland tomorrow night
Stay off the ice!
A Sugarloaf New Years
A holiday hike on the Patriot's Path
Better than Humpty's guys
Holiday gift ideas for hikers
I've lost my edge
Snow happens
MOAC hosts Maine Huts & Trails
Hey buddy, can you spare a few bucks?
News from away
Nosy neighbors
Rust never sleeps
So many trails, so little time
Looking for a sign?
Carving turns not turkey
Seemed like a good idea at the time
Get yer cheap skis here!
An abundance of turkeys
More $$$ for huts and trails
See I told you so
Portland Trails via public transportation
From away, much too far away
Tax Me. more, please
None of the above
It's on my Christmas list
The Boys of Everest
L.L. Winter
Bad feng shui and then some
Come hike Corsica with me!
The political winds
Partaking of the evil fruit?
The new 800-pound gorilla in town
24 long, agonizing days until...
Splashes of color
OK, so who's the wise guy?
Beaver fever
Come and get it (and save!)
Woof-woof
A little less elbow room
Safe cycling in the streets
Hike the River and be a Pumpkinhead
Taking a zero
Short notice: Help needed on Clark's Pond trail project tomorrow!
Northville-Placid Trail: Empty trails, empty shelters, quiet wilderness
Gee, now that's helpful
A good campfire gone bad
AMCs Maine Woods Initiative takes another step forward
Dreaming of the 'Dacks!
Carrying on with the carry-on
Maine's latest crack at a Darwin Award
What will be your first fall hike?
Hiking the AT... barefoot!
It's hopeless
Owl troubles in Portland
The ski pass is... here!
Mongolia anyone?
Going to the Dogs
Off to hike Boundary Bald Mountain
Upcoming stuff for mountain bikers
Going out padding? Be prepared.
Mark your outdoor calendars for these great events coming up!
Trail Head is 2!
Raft guide training pays off by saving life
Strange beast ID'd
To Nepal!
See and remember
Autumn in the air
A fine, fine weekend
Green with envy
Hybrid mutant of something?
Riding the rails
On the pivo trail
Portland again hailed as "great adventure city"
On the river
Life is the pits
The carbonated backpack
Right idea, wrong place
Swimming holes on the brain
About that swimming hole...
Saving Evergreen's ducks and geese
Working for the weekend
An odd place for a backpacking story
Bicycling for lobster
The uncrowded end of Baxter Park
My kind of recreational vehicle
Trails and bombs in Lebanon
New life for my Leki trekking poles
A bulldozer in a china shop
Another great example of conservation AND sustainable forestry
Baxter bound
Now that's a bike lock!
It was all about bikes this weekend
Guess I'm a backpacker wilderness seeker Pop-Tart eater
Leave your firewood at home
A fine Fourth
Quite a few actually
The Energizer bunny does its thing, and then some.
Back in the U.S.A.!
Le Haute Route de Corse c'est magnifique!
Packing up and heading out
Too good to be true
Who knew...
H-E-L-P!
Where the heck am I?
The final camping ground
First Maine hut approved
Saving Moosehead?
A royal pain
Hanging out at Outlet Beach
Improve your backpacking skills with the Maine AMC
Bug dope for Fido
The freedom forest
Bum knees
Survivor: The Aron Ralston Story is finally out on DVD
I appreciate leeches much better now
Success!
Repeat step 5
Mainer summits Mount Everest!
Hydration of a different sort
Oh, those silly bloggers...
Going the distance
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Pain in the pass
The porta-tub
Bicyclists: Your chance for 15 minutes of fame
A fishing trip gone bad
Eagle peeping
Don't hold back...
Our very own almost-Darwin Award nominee
Dates, dates, dates...
A tough slog, but now a done deal
Safety in the woods
The best coastal hike in the eastern U.S.?
Is alarmist environmentalism dead?
When more is less
Fra li Monti!
18,000 hours!
The last hurrah for skiing?
I need gas money to go hiking...
Will high gas prices keep you from hitting the trail?
The new plan
Weather on the big rock pile
Reggae weekend was egg-cellent!
I wanna hike the IAT!
The black bears have left Maine
Why go? That's easy.
The friendly skies
More on the plan
Go ahead. Make my day. And yours.
Ski and stay and ski and be happy. Very happy.
Midweek laughs
A fine evening's walk
Good news on the ice
The last few miles
Ski and stay in AMC comfort
Caverly calls for compromise
Living the high life
Give me light
Another fee increase goes nowhere. For now.
Backpacker's coming to town
Get your fifteen minutes of fame
It's going to happen
Trail Head #500
Katahdin Lake website
New leader of Interior Dept.
The Conservation Commissioner speaks
Oh yeah...
A few Outside tidbits
More on the Katahdin Lake land controversy
Thanks Gov
Solitary or lonely?
Ski More. Pay More.
Wanderlust
Ski, apres-ski, eat, relax, sleep. Repeat.
Wary wolves are checking us out
Why can't we all just get along?
Gone west to ski... in Vermont?
Get it done
It's pay to park and play
Breaking wind
Outdoor extremists?
Good and cold
Clash of cultures
Cooler sleuthing pays off again
Stop dreaming and go
There's still time
A bobbing good time
Oh well Wally...
Hill walking in the Oxfords
Missing your bike?
Consider yourself officially forewarned
Bangor climber seriously injured
I heard an owl call my name
Walking around Baxter's island
Hot and cold
Baby it's cold inside
The hardest downhill ski trail in Maine?
Love in the air at tonight's Banff Film Fest
A different sort of urban "wildlife"
Big chilliness
Just fold up your tent and get out
If you really loved me...
We're #1!
Call it what you will, but make it a felony
The fine print
Rain, then renewal
Exploring a wildland gem in Scarborough
Adventure as defined by a true wild man
Swirling winds
Will it be squish, squish instead of schuss, schuss?
Who cares about the Appalachian Trail anyway?
Not a lot of snow? No problem.
Yo! You go Bill!
Heloise recommends duct tape for camping
Outdoors newsy stuff you should know about
Run away, run away
Justice often takes time
Preserving Katahdin Lake
Spanking bad guides
What is Maine's most climbed mountain?
The amazing hiking feats of Nimblewill Nomad
Hello, anybody home?
Excuse me...
April so soon?
Gearhead heaven
The Kittery Trading Post is goin' wicked hi-tech
Gone up the coast a ways
Will we harness the wind?
Golf anyone?
A good defense is the best offense
A nearby oasis of nature
Hotel California
And now another. Damn.
Trail safety
Thanks Wilfred
That could explain a lot
Bode, you didn't really say that, did you?
Loafing into the new year
A 2-ply, snuggly soft holiday present
Take a hike with me through Wales on Offa's Dyke Path
Stocking stuffers
Soggy confetti, hats and horns...
Skiing like a turkey, or in Turkey, or something like that
The new big guy in town
A new forum for hiker chat and more
Spam me
Holiday cheer, super-sized
The buzz on the new Buzz
A healthy habit learned early
Down but not out
A last minute gift idea for that special outdoorsy person in your life
Blowing in the wind
A matter of scale?
Hiking in Baghdad?
Fear not
Beauty right out the back steps
Warm thoughts
Journaling for Dummies
Happy hour dangers, good skiing
Oh the weather outside is frightful...
Virginia is for lovers
If OLN can do it...
A winter (almost) walk
Look, up in the sky...
Lose the spray paint (and worse) and engage in the process
Thanks!
You can always shop
Yuck!
The big cats are out there
You can't teach an old guide...
Not your average ordinary autumn hike
Save the dates
We'll eat PBJs if we have to
Just poking around the Wells Reserve
A veterans salute
A different kind of commuting woe
More bucks for Maine conservation efforts
Dining with kings
That's not outdoors
An elephant in the house
More land for Me.
Ski and stay with the AMC this winter
What's your take on eco-terrorism?
To Uzbekistan and back...
No way to make friends
Going wild on Wildcat
Happiness is waiting for mail order gear
Don't let the sun fool you
Ecoterrorism is alive and well in Maine
Taking it off for charity
I'm already so SAD
Get your very own Sugarloaf/USA trail sign!
Plum Creek, front and center
Tracking the Big Blue Beast
My, you look good in orange
A low stress day in the mountains
Nomads, Nordic walking and other nonsense
Playing Monopoly in the north woods
Baxter Woods Trail Work Day
Post-pooper-peeker outhouse fun
While we're on the topic...
Pooper peeker back in the news
More $$$ for biking and walking trails
New trail!
Farming the wind
Ski season has begun...
Coming home
Happenings on Tin Mountain
Life is a beach
No million bucks
Ouch!
IME, a good place to sell your stuff
Books and more books (by some wicked good local authors)
Maps, maps and more maps
Another senior moment, dammit!
The search is on
Don't miss a chance to see world famous climber Arlene Blum
It's today, so it must be raining
Can money mend a broken heart?
Frolicking in the rain
Higher fees for national parks?
Long sought public access to Sebago Lake a real bonus
Corn mazes aren't just for children
Piled high
Hanging out with ALDHA
Tumbling down Tumbledown
Frolicking on fat tires
Mainers go west for river rafting marathon
Europe cell update for travelers
Night moves
It's here, which means the other thing can't be far off
Whacking the bushes just for the fun of it
Outdoor fun turns deadly
Yucca-ing it up in the high desert
Some armchair adventuring to do next week
It's da weekend...
Stiff breeze
Quite a campsite
This must be the place
Every bus ride is an adventure
Look right. LOOK RIGHT!
Homecoming
Squeaky shoes bad for hearing
Tackling Magic Mountain
The passing of a good friend, a beautiful person
Hotel California
Final BCM Tour de Trails ride
Hiking and biking to support some good causes
Cheap gear and lots of it
Telluridin' into town
Now, where did I leave off?
It's done!
Alive and well
No heart attack yet...
What's up with that?
I'm offa to Offa's Dyke
Fun trails close to home
A little ice cream for your Brownie
Sad news
Will you be 'avin the full English breakfast?
Happy Birthday Trail Head!
Jack Squat
No to higher beer tax!
There's fun in numbers
What just happened?
Plum-positive
That's using your noodle
Along the Grafton Loop Trail
Gotta get me a good mule
The Poop Report
Errol bound
Calling Jonathan Carter
Speed demon
Nice getaway
It's raining insect poop out here!
A watched pot...
Attention eco-vandals: It's time to sit and talk
Happiness is a new Platypus
It's another ibuprofen day
Atop Desolation Peak
Look at the view
Eco-vandalism is alive and well in Maine
Ansel Adams on display
Plum tired
Stupid hiking tricks
Watering hole
Plums for the picking
Up a "Plum" Creek
Mountain bike trail building school
Paddling for a good cause
Fun in Tevas
Out of range
Rocky mountain high
The rock
On Kidney Pond
Come and get it!
Riding the river
Light on the feets
Uh huh. Sure.
The last journal entry
Another Tour de Trails ride this Saturday
Baxter bound...
Are you a crazy silly mountain biker?
Free anything works for me
88 down, 12 to go
Adventure Town
MacGyver would be proud
On puffins and cottontails
Do it now while you can
Close encounters in Moose Alley
Yellow suits him
Another sad day
What time is it?
Look out below
The Big Deck
Hiking in harmony
Livin' in "Dream Town"
It's almost Maine Bike Rally time
No real changes to WMNF Maine trailhead parking fees
Camden rock rocks
Have a great 4th!
I gotta know: Yes or no?
Riding Bruce Hill
Cool thoughts on a hot day...
Why you should never ever say you've "seen it all"
Getting an aerial view of the woods
A brief Acadia pilgrimage
A nice short hike
10 reasons why a weekend in The Forks rocks
Curse of the recycled snowboard?
Regina returns
What to do with the Maine Woods
It's only money
The Bald and the Blueberry
Tumbledown trailhead update
Hiked Naked Day
Buckle up
The "GoLITE" guy comes to town
Watering hole essential to species survival to re-open soon
Bicycling, naked and otherwise...
Desperate Days in Blue John Canyon update
Trail volunteers needed!
Digital woes
It's harmless
Hey buddy, can you spare some dead blackflies?
Bug-free on Bald Mountain
Tour de Trails
Update on Regina's big bike ride for Celiac
A kinder, gentler DEET
I couldn't face it
Summer's here, bugs and all
Bald Mountain re-opened?
Tumbledown access road blocked
Trash picking
Gone hiking
More stuff to do...
A couple things for next week...
Indoors when I should have been out
It's here!
Celebrate our trails on Saturday!
No tolerance for eco-vandals
What Ed said
What Betty said
Even bigger water?
Big water, big fun
But it's snowing on the big rock pile
At least it's raining in Scotland too
Building an ark
Giving something back
A softening brain
The spruce tree that wouldn't give up
I can't look outside
Clearing the trail
C'mon Matt, help us out a little
No gate at Tumbledown... for now
But there's more... for bikers
Backpacking workshop tonight
What is this?
The hat
Saving the wet spots
I'm lost
Walking in England
Back to Aron Ralston
Tread lightly, be courteous
Baxter Park is open, but...
Watch your step
Reviving the stately Chestnut
That's not sport
It ain't hiker trash
Fireflies
Big sky
Differences
The staff
Everything's bigger there
First day on the trail
Boat drinks
Favorite foods
Buy ski pass now, be happy later
Mountain lion sighting
A morning's walk with the birds
Save the date
Trips on the cheap
Come and get it
The Trek needs you
Sunny places
Paddling makes me...
You're bugging me
Some Monday inspiration
More Bike Trekkers wanted
Staying put, and dry
Just me and the gulls
Celebrating Earth Day!
And then there were four...
Bigelow makes for a 'mean' hike
Biking guidebook author to speak tonight
A good weekend
Road biking!
Mountain biking Bangor's trails
Happy Trails big benefit bash
Coolest new trail in the state
Plenty of places to walk in Maine
Beer Troll unmasked
Spring hiking fun & safety
Tales from the Conover's winter hike
Thoughts over coffee
Wal-Mart goes conservation crazy in Maine
Carnage at Six Mile Falls
Resting up from Reggae
Through the city, down the river
'Pay to play' will be back
The A.T. in Maine needs you
Tales from a Pan-U.S. bike ride
Clone me
A well traveled jar of grape jelly
Ya mon, it's da weekend!
Moosehead development plan is complicated
Life and loss
No to helmet requirement on the river
The Swiss Roll
Hey, I forgot this
Walking north with the seasons
The Streak
Visit Me.
The rain
Think biking!
Just get it all out in the open
The last snowman
Moon over Caribou
Urban whitewater
April Fools, a few days early!
This may be the last you hear from me for some time...
Tax on hiking boots
Where am I?
Polar bears, kayak safety
Thanks!
A coincidence?
You got to pay to play
The fever
A Sugarloafer's anagram
Enter here and you may be squashed like a bug
Erin go hiking...
Half and Half
Traveling light
Heavy weights
Leap, and the net will appear
Ice is nice
Thumbs up for huts and trails
Fish food
Rolling with laughter
Cold trout, warm bunk, bad gas
Cheap coffee
Stuff goin' on
Thanks Larry and Chris
Happiness is a good sled
Gearheads beware!
Fear and loathing no more
Adventure racing
Good as new
Wish you were here
A few good lessons learned
"This place is buried!"
The Big Chill, sort of
Your survival may depend on...
Tonight you can travel to...
Have season pass, will ski.
Banff Mountain Film Festival: A "Don't Miss"
Ski better, be happy
More trails for Me.
Aron Ralston video
Portland Trails: Much accomplished, more to do
Snow day
Ride safely
Sharing the road
Doing anything tonight?
New trail in the North Woods
The way life s!
Clearing the head
Have a Happy!
Remembering Dad
Warm head
So, where've you been?
Ride the Cog RR and ski!
Have a Merry...
A big deal (and a good one)
Trails end
Cabin fever
Brrrr...
Biking coast to coast for Celiac
Cranking out the snow
And the New No. 1 is...
An A.T. Legend Passes
MHS Ski-A-Thon
Sunday at the River
Potlucks and Presentations
Mama and Baby Bear
Soon to be 'shoeing?
Lighting Up the night sky
River rafting nostalgia
Opening Day a week away (maybe!)
Travel to Falmouth, see the world
An artist's view of the North Woods
Get some exercise
Birthday wishes
The Kennebec Highlands
Longing for the long hike
Racing with the Moon
Warren Miller's Impact
Reading Jon Krakauer
Armchair adventuring
Let it Snow...
Going Digital
Replacing the Drive Train
Finishing the Long Trail
The passing of a mountain man
Biking Dead Moose Alley
The incredible story of Aron Ralston
Backpacker Cover-to-Cover
If it's Tuesday, this must be mountain biking
Late season blueberries!
Doin' the River Dunkin'
The Folk Fest... Almost
"In the crowds" on Mt. Washington
Clearing the Trail
Cruising Uncle Henry's
Wet and wild on the Androscoggin
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