
A favorite paddle
By Phil Brown
Birdlife and scenery abound on trip from Jones Pond to the Osgood River.
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By Phil Brown
Birdlife and scenery abound on trip from Jones Pond to the Osgood River.
By Phil Brown
Lows Ridge may rise only four hundred fifty feet above the landscape, but it offers an awesome view of the Bog River country, with the High Peaks in the distance. Most people climb the ridge after paddling up the Bog and across Hitchins Pond, but it also can be reached overland via an old woods…
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More Wilderness in the offing.
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Bear screws open food canisters.
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