The first weekend of fall was spectacular here in New England. Temperatures rose to an incredible 80°F (27°C) and there wasn’t a single cloud in the sky. Fall foliage was peaking (and still is) and New Hampshire’s White Mountains were pretty much overrun with so-called leaf-peepers. We, of course, were there as well. It would’ve…
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 its winter sports facilities. Rising up to 4,393 feet (1,339 meters), it is the tallest mountain in Vermont. According to Wikipedia, Mount Mansfield is one…
The shortest trail up Champlain Mountain in Acadia National Park, the Precipice Trail also happened to be the steepest trail in the entire national park. It is a part of the mountain’s east and is less than a mile (1.6 kilometers) long. It’s so steep it’s classified as a non-technical climb!
One of the most popular trails to the summit of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park is the South Ridge Trail. This gentle ascent of the Atlantic Coast’s highest mountain is one of the best day hikes in New England.
Before packing up and leaving our campsite in New Harbor, we prepared a pretty great pancake-and-maple-syrup breakfast. The night before we’d enjoyed a hot-dog-and-Budweiser dinner; this was clearly turning into an all-American road trip. I loved it. It’s a three-hour coastal drive from New Harbor to Bar Harbor. The small town of Bar Harbor would…
After spending a day in Portland, we pitched our tent at a campground in the picturesque town of New Harbor, near Pemaquid Beach and Pemaquid Lighthouse. Yep, everywhere you go on the Maine coast there are lighthouses. We spent a wonderful evening near the campfire, surrounded by candles, eating s’mores and enjoying each other’s company….
I love camping. Caroline had never camped before. Two good reasons to go on a camping trip and see how that would work out for us. We decided on Maine, the only state in New England we hadn’t yet spent time in together and which also happens to be an outdoor paradise. Maine truly is…
Black Mountain is one of my favorite mountains we’ve climbed so far. The mountain is located in East Haverhill in eastern New Hampshire and is actually not that well-known outside of the Upper Valley. That’s really unfortunate, because it’s a wonderful mountain with great views and a fairly challenging hike to the summit. The two…
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 we were both in better shape before the wedding. Weeks of preparations and celebrations didn’t exactly allow us to work out or hike and stay…
Three weeks ago my parents – who were visiting me here in Vermont for my wedding – and I went on a day-long drive through the stunning White Mountains of New Hampshire. The Kancamagus Highway is without a doubt one of the most scenic routes in the region, arguably even in New England. It is,…
Almost a month ago we hiked up Mount Cardigan and back down. (The reason why I’m writing about it this late was explained in the previous blog post.) That hike was excellent and is still one of my favorite short hikes. People have been climbing Mount Cardigan since the early 19th century. It became particularly…
Mount Moosilauke is a mountain in the southwest of the White Mountains in New Hampshire. Its summit is 4,802 foot (1,464 meters) high, making it the tenth highest peak in the White Mountains. People have been climbing that mountain – affectionately called the ‘Gentle Giant’ – for over 300 years and there are several great…
We’ve been in Ireland for two and a half months now. After more than a month in Dublin, three weeks in Galway and a week in Cork, I think it’s fair to say that we’ve already seen a fair bit of the country. During our time in Galway on the west coast we went to…
After Sweden and northern Norway, this is the third (and probably last) video I am going to make about my cycling adventure. This time we are cycling across England, from the docks in Immingham to Stonehenge and Salisbury Cathedral.