I’M QUINCY KOETZ

An outdoorsman and Nurse Practitioner living in Northern California. When I first started this blog, I was an EMT living in Southern California and this blog has followed...

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 By Quincy Koetz

Hiking Big Moose Mountain, Maine

Big Moose Mountain, previously known as Big Squaw Mountain, is the highest point along the shores of Moosehead Lake in North Central Maine. The view from the top is certainly one of the best in the state. Sunset on Moosehead Lake from the summit of Big Moose Mountain Climbing Big Moose Mountain was actually my...

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Hiking Moxie Falls, Maine

Moxie Falls is a 90-ft waterfall located in central Maine along the Kennebec River. Its a short hike near the tows of The Forks and is something not to be missed on the drive to Jackman and Quebec. It is the second highest waterfall in Maine after Katahdin Falls. Moxie Falls, Maine After finishing the...

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Kayaking Moosehead Lake and Maine Public Reserve Land

Moosehead Lake is one of Maine’s greatest natural wonders. Located on the southern edge of the expansive North Woods, it is the largest alpine lake in the East. Moosehead is still one of the most wild and untouched wildernesses of the Northeast. Moosehead Lake and the Great North Woods of Maine Before traveling out to...

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Hiking the Salton Sea: Strangest Place I’ve Been

In the Southeastern corner of California, 200ft below sea level lies an unlikely inland sea with a unique history. The Salton Sea is one of the largest lakes in the United States and has, perhaps, one of the  most confusing natural and unnatural history of any lake in the country The Salton Sea The Colorado...

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