Read excerpts from her daily journal as she hikes along. Yesterday I hiked wearing shorts and a tank top. Now today I wake up to snow and wind. If you're considering a long-distance charity bike ride this summer, now's the time to start training. Check the Biking calendar for details.
GOLF Get into the swing.
Read about how new gear and technology bring good news to the weekend warrior, and check out our list of public golf courses to find a course near you. Officials debate a strategy to keep it out of Maine, from inspections to education. Carey Kish, president of the Maine Outdoor Adventure Club, gives some tips, shares his gear list and tells you how to get started in hiking. Policy change troubles some in beach town Old Orchard Beach decides it will no longer maintain sections of fencing that protects the shore's fragile dune grass. Three registered Maine guides were fined, and two of them sent to jail, after they were convicted Wednesday of violating game laws during hunts in 1998 and 1999.