FEATURES Mountains For
Mountain Bikers
Come summer, many of the area's top
ski resorts transform into mountain-biking Meccas, featuring some of the
best trails in the east and resort comforts to cap off your ride.
Into The
Meatgrinder Derek Pfeffer earns his
Budweiser bushwacking the foul terrain of southwest Maine's
Caribou-Speckled Mountain Wilderness.
And
The Winner's Are...
Looking at the photos was fun.
Picking the winners was not. But we have finally picked the winners in
the 2009 SixStates.net New England Ski and Snowboard Photo Contest. Check 'em out.
Singletrack
Females
Three city girls take on mountain
biking at New Hampshire’s Waterville Valley. byAndrea
Calabretta
Acadia's
Mystical Lure
Maybe you’re not into all that
spiritual yoga mumbo jumbo like chakras and zen. But the otherworldly
appeal of Maine’s Acadia National Park might just make you a believer.
byP.B. Fahy
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Take a zip line
canopy tour in the northern Berkshires. Deerfield Valley
Canopy Tour in Massachusetts lets you zip through tunnels of
green foliage in spectacular hardwood and pine forest, with
great views of the Deerfield River. The average tour takes three
hours. For info, check out
www.deerfieldzipline.com.
NEWSWIRE . . .
Body
Found On
Mount Washington A body found by hikers earlier
this month on Mount Washington has been identified as that of a
Canadian hiker. [7.13.09]
New
Hampshire's Becoming An Outdoorswoman Trip
A New Hampshire Fish and Game
Department program aimed at introducing women to the outdoors is
offering a canoe-camping trip in September.
[07.08.09]
Kayakers Rescued In Boston Harbor Two kayakers were found
clinging to a buoy in Boston Harbor after their sea kayaks
overturned. [5.27.09]
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TRAVEL PHOTOS
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around New England, and check out other reader-submitted photos
in our gallery.
TRAVEL Mountain biking in the Blue Hills, hiking Mount Katahdin,
six ways to get more adventure in your life, and more.
CULTURE The kings of eastern
ski flicks, ice climbing, whitewater paddling society, regional
beer guide and more.
ENVIRONMENT The state of the region's environment, wind farm battles and
more.
MORE STORIES . . .
Undiscovered AT thru-hiking veteran David
Mills found that western Maine's newest great hiking trail
— the
Grafton Loop —
offers spectacular views and few crowds.
Morning Dues
For photographer Austin Holt,
a day at the office means capturing stunning images during a pre-dawn
climb on the rocky coast of Maine’s Bar Harbor. So, how do you like your
cubicle now?
The Still Untamed Maine Woods
Following in the footsteps of
Thoreau, writer Ryan Krogh set out to explore Mount Katahdin.
What he found was a wild mountain that can at once inspire and challenge
visitors.
Action Heroes
We've put together a collection of some of the region's best
outdoors movies and videos, featuring sick snowboarding skills, rock
climbing, gnarly whitewater and great surfriding. Enjoy.
Spit
Happens
New Hampshire's Mount Chocorua draws a crowd. A big
crowd. But with awesome views from its summit and a
couple of scenic waterfalls along the way, there's a
reason it is so popular. Just watch out for loogies.
Mount Moby
Dick Sean Conneely’s search for
the Berkshires' literary past led him to Mount Greylock — the mountain
that inspired Herman Melville’s whale of a story.
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Small State, Big
Fun Surprise: Rhode
Island isn't just boats and beaches. Mark Brodeur introduces readers to
the thriving outdoors scene in the state's diverse interior.
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ADVENTURE P0RN
VIDEOS NOW PLAYING:
KAYAKING(added 06.16.09) Classic whitewater in New Hampshire and
Vermont. (from Jim
Janney
on YouTube.com)
CLIMBING
From Rock And Ice(On YouTube.com)
- A quality film about climbing
near Middlebury, Vermont, made by the Rec Department of
Lyndon State College.
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