Saddleback Range News Today

My first hike of spring is to an old favorite, Vienna Mountain, with its high blueberry barrens, and spectacular views. On many a day, I have made a way to this out-of-the-way spot to enjoy a panoramic view west-to-east from Mt. Washington across the Western Mountains of Maine all the way to Sugarloaf – and

What discoveries have you made on your Maine woods hikes this winter? On a clear, sun-struck, morning, I stand on a small headland at the edge of South Bog Stream Cove in the southwest corner of Rangeley Lake. Here, South Bog Stream, ice and snow covered on this mid-winter day, enters the lake on a

In a stretch of sun-brightened days I rise at an early hour to be on-trail at the break of day - destination, 4120’ Saddleback Mountain near Rangeley. My truck is the first vehicle to pull in to the parking area near the Saddleback Ski Area base lodge. Even in the pre-dawn half-light, I observe that