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Last Sunday Caroline and I went on another hike. It’s already been three weeks since our last hike, up Franconia Ridge and to the summit of Mount Lafayette. It was about …

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 …

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 …

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!

A picture is worth a thousand words. There is a lot of truth to this saying and therefore I will gladly let the pictures do the talking in this photo …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

The White Mountains cover about a quarter of the entire area of New Hampshire. As the most rugged and wild mountains in New England, they are a paradise for people …

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 …

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 …

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 …