Vermont

Although there is only one “true” national park in New England, there are also lots of other National Park Service sites in the Northeast. The Park Service itself regularly refers …

The definition of a thru-hike is the end-to-end completion of a long-distance hike in one hiking season. For most people, it will be impossible to thru-hike any of the three major long-distance hikes in the US. What is possible, however, —with some willpower, planning and cooperative employers—is hiking these nine awesome thru-hikes under 1,000 miles.

Even though it may be a relatively less-visited corner in Vermont, the Upper Valley has a lot of things going for it. Particularly the area around Fairlee and Thetford (where …

I won’t say that the United States is the world’s best country for road trips—that award goes to Australia, in my opinion—but it’s a darn close second. From the Appalachian …

Yesterday, I finished one of my main goals for 2015! After more than a year of driving around, occasionally getting lost, stumbling upon gorgeous little towns and traveling over the …

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Last Saturday, before we went to Stowe to celebrate our first wedding anniversary, Caroline and I spent the day in the Green Mountains. In addition to yummy maple syrup, covered bridges …

On Sunday, Caroline and I finally headed out for our first hike of the year. After six months of snow cover, temperatures way below freezing and roads covered with ice, …

Fall was beautiful, but winter in Vermont is turning out to be quite a great season as well. It’s the heart of winter now, but that doesn’t stop me from …

I’m past half-way on my quest to photograph all covered bridges of Vermont. My list includes 103 authentic covered bridges – I don’t include the bridges across the Connecticut River, because …

Let’s start this post with a little game: Ever since my fun snowshoe across Lake Fairlee two weeks ago, I’ve been anxious to get outside again. Unfortunately the winter weather doesn’t …

Yeah, so there was no way I wasn’t going to do a photo essay on the fall in New England. After missing it three years in a row, this time …

Climbing Mount Mansfield is definitely one of the better hikes we’ve done in Vermont so far. Mount Mansfield is located in Smuggler’s Notch State Park near the town of Stowe, famous for …

Caroline and I hiked up Mount Ascutney a couple of weeks ago. It was the first mountain we climbed after our wedding and I think it’s fair to say that …