Spaulding Mountain News Today

The alert comes during a severe weather warning across the state including instances of golf ball-sized hail.

Poor planning and dangerously cold weather caused one Hudson Valley hiker to get stranded on the Appalachian Trail in Maine.

Game wardens said the two New York men, one 36 and the other 70, weren't ready for a hike in Maine in the winter.

Two men began their hike at about 8 a.m. Tuesday, and were quickly slowed by the deep snow, and only made it halfway through their hike once darkness came, wardens said.

Game wardens said the two New York men, one 36 and the other 70, weren't ready for a hike in Maine in the winter.

Two men began their hike at about 8 a.m. Tuesday, and were quickly slowed by the deep snow, and only made it halfway through their hike once darkness came, wardens said.

The Maine Warden Service rescued two New York hikers on the Appalachian Trail Tuesday night who they say were unprepared for winter hiking in Maine.

The Maine Warden Service rescued two hikers on the Appalachian Trail last night who were unprepared for hiking in Maine in the winter.

Two hikers from New York had to be rescued from the Appalachian Trail in Maine when they became overwhelmed by the cold and snow.

The Maine Warden Service rescued two New York hikers on the Appalachian Trail Tuesday night who they say were unprepared for winter hiking in Maine.