This is a blog for people of all levels and experience and is not limited to any state, province or sport.
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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Mt Moxie (different from Moxie Bald) is a prominent mountain in the Kennebec River highlands, nearby Route 201. It is one of New England’s 50 Finest Mountains and is an exquisite and obscure hike which is curiously left out of the Appalachian Trail. Moxie Mountain rises prominently above the Heald Ponds. I recently spent about...
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Elephant Mountain is a prominent summit just outside of the Mahoosuc Range in northwestern Maine. Its conspicuous summit is a great view on the nearby lakes and mountains however it was curiously left out of the Appalachian Trail (which skirts only a 1/2 mile from the summit). For peakbaggers, it is a P2K and on...
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Goose Eye is a great gem hidden in the rugged Mahoosuc Range of Maine. It is traversed by the Appalachian Trail but hardly sees any traffic other than long-distance hikers. Although I climbed it in a storm and had no views, on a clear day they are the best in the range. No real views...
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This is a brief account of my time bushwhacking two difficult summits of New England’s Fifty Finest. They are seldom visited by anyone save for people on prominence missions, like me. Nevertheless, both summits had substantial amounts of wilderness and the total lack of anything civilized made for a great adventure. The Baker Group, fro...
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Big Spencer Mountain is a massive wall of volcanic rock that stands isolated from other mountains on the north end of Moosehead Lake. Its a difficult hike but certainly worth it for the views of northern Maine and innumerable moose. Big Spencer Mountain almost looks like a still wave Continuing with my explorations of the...
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Adventure is out there! The Pursuit of Life is an outdoor adventure blog that’s dedicated towards providing guides on a variety of outdoor activities and wild places in the United States and Canada. This is a blog for people of all levels and experience and is not limited to any state, province or sport. Activities that are covered in this blog include hiking, mountain biking, climbing, kayaking, mountaineering, thru-hiking, caving, trail running, trekking, canoeing, ice climbing and general exploring.
