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FEATURES . . .
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How To Hike
The Long Trail In Six Days
Derek Pfeffer hiked
Vermont's Long Trail in just six days . . . and YOU CAN, TOO!!! He tells
us how to do it by following these eight easy steps.
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| EVENTS . . .
[climbing]
Smuggs Ice Bash 2010 - January 29-31, Smugglers’ Notch
Resort
Smugglers’ Notch, Vermont
[ski
&snowboard]
Winter Dew
Tour Finals - February 4-7, Mount Snow, West
Dover, Vermont
[ski &
snowboard]
Mid-Vermont Halfpipe Competition - February 6, Okemo
Resort, Ludlow, Vermont
[snowshoeing]
Northern Vermont Snowshoe Race and Family Snowshoe Festival -
February 7,
Smugglers' Notch Resort, Smugglers' Notch, Vermont
[ski &
snowboard]
The Dumont Cup - March 26 & 27, Sunday
River, Bethel, Maine
more events . .
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MORE STORIES . . .
Into
The Meatgrinder
Derek Pfeffer earns his
Budweiser while bushwacking the foul terrain of southwest Maine's
Caribou-Speckled Mountain Wilderness.
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
by P.B. Fahy
In The Drink
Corey Norman gets up-close
and personal with Amberjack Falls during a riverboarding trip on
Maine’s Penobscot River. |
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SPONSORED
CONTENT & TRAVEL
GUIDES
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 interior.
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BLOGS WE
LIKE . . .
SNOWBOARDING
SETH
WESCOTT'S BLOG
Maine's Seth Wescott blogs as he prepares to defend his gold
medal at the Olympics in Vancouver.
KAYAKING
VERMONT PADDLING
The in's and out's of paddling in Vermont.
HIKING
HUSKY HIKER
A Massachusetts hiker shares his story of dramatic weight
loss as he hikes the area's trails and mountains. |
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MOUNTAIN
BIKING
CYCLE SNACK
A Connecticut cyclist's blog about mountain biking and
cycling advocacy, including a passion for 29ers, single
speeding, fixed gears, bicycle commuting, vintage bikes and
recycling old crappy ten speeds and converting them to fixed
geared bikes.
SUGGEST A
BLOG |
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LINKS . . . [hiking]
Metacomet-Monadnock Trail — The
M-M trail runs 117 miles from Connecticut to New Hampshire. This
site describes each section, complete with a detailed elevation
profile.
[mountain
biking]
How To Mountain Bike At Night
- A rundown of tips and items you'll need to mountain bike under the
stars.
[rock
climbing]
CRAG
Vermont - Local climbers promoting access and
conservation of the state's climbing resources.
[kayak
& canoe]
Northern
Forest Canoe Trail - A 740-mile waterway running from Fort
George, New York, winding through Vermont, Quebec and New Hampshire, and
ending way up in Fort Kent, Maine.
[surfing]
Surfrider Connecticut - Dedicated to maintaining and
acquiring beach and ocean access rights, to preserve the
coastline and improve the overall quality of Connecticut's
coastal environment.
more LINKS . .
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SIXSTATES.NET BOOKSTORE
Whether
you need a gift for someone, or for yourself, check out the
SixStates.net Bookstore. We have everything from personal
adventure essays to guidebooks on hiking, kayaking, backcountry
skiing, biking, climbing and more, all in the region in live and
love. Plus, your purchase helps support this site.
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ALSO ONLINE . . .
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.
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