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Hiker's Knee Issue Finally Resolved. |
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Written by mAineAc
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Friday, 18 September 2009 21:35 |
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor and nothing that I say should be construed as medical in any way. This is just experience that I have had and I am sharing it. It may be useful to someone, but it should not be used in replacement of medical services if needed. As with any exercise program you should consult a physician before doing it.
I have been hiking pretty regularly for several years. Usually day hikes some short some fairly long. I enjoy going for rigorous multi day hikes sometimes though and those have always ended in pain for several days if not weeks. My left knee always had a tendency to to get very sore especially after a lot of down hill hiking. Of course anytime your climbing mountains, half the time is spent going downhill.
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Last Updated on Friday, 18 September 2009 21:37 |
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Hiking the Bigelow Range in May. |
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Written by mAineAc
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Sunday, 28 June 2009 20:44 |
I have finished my first hike of the season. It was an overnight stay on the Bigelow Range. It was a two day hike in which I traveled the Firewarden's Trail up to Avery peak then back across to West Peak, The South Horn and down to The Horns Pond to stay the night at the Appalachian Trail lean-to site. I continued the trek back to the parking lot the next morning. For a map of the trail hiked you can go here.
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Written by mAineAc
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Tuesday, 19 May 2009 11:52 |
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In western Maine just east of Stratton is the Bigelow State Preserve. There are 36,000 acres that were set aside in 1976 by a referendum to prevent a ski resort from moving in. This range includes 7 summits with the tallest at 4150. This is one of only 10 summits in the state that rise above 4000 feet. The northern boundry of this preserve is the 20,000 acre Flagstaff Lake. |
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Written by mAineAc
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Tuesday, 19 May 2009 05:03 |
There are 281 miles of the AT in Maine. They are also considered to be the most difficult of the 2,175 miles of the Appalachian Trail. There is much of the Maine segment of the Appalachian trail that requires above average hiking skills. The longest section of wilderness is within the Maine section and is called the '100 Mile Wilderness.' It stretches from Monson to Katahdin Peak.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 May 2009 09:01 |
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Written by mAineAc
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Tuesday, 19 May 2009 03:43 |
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Acadia National Park has over 120 miles of hiking trails. There is no back country camping in the park so you must depend on sites outside the park. |
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Hiking In Maine
