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12 Must-Visit National Park Service Sites in New England

Bram — Wed, 18 May 2022 15:47:42 +0000

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 to its 420+ units as “national parks”, which is why I’ll also use that term broadly throughout this post. Besides Acadia National Park, one of...

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Long-Distance Hikes in the USA Shorter Than 1,000 Miles

Bram — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 21:56:13 +0000

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.

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The Palisades, A Quick But Scenic Hike in Fairlee, Vermont

Bram — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 15:11:03 +0000

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 lived for almost two years before moving to Charlottesville, Virginia) is a hugely popular summer camp destination. There are several summer camps to be...

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5 Scenic Roads in New England

Bram — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 20:10:40 +0000

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 Mountains that parallel the East Coast to the Rocky Mountains in the west, and from the Great Lakes to the wetlands of the Deep South,...

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25 Covered Bridges of Vermont – Part 2

Bram — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 18:10:01 +0000

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 mountains and through the valleys of rural Vermont, I have now seen and photographed all 103 covered bridges in Vermont. That number is based on...

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Greens & Whites – New England Mountain Ranges

Bram — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 16:00:12 +0000

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