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5 ways to enjoy the outdoors close to home

Fit Maine Fit Maine March 26, 2019
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Fit Maine March 26, 2019
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The splendor that is a winter sunrise welcomed fro The splendor that is a winter sunrise welcomed from a mountain summit...and knowing you're now headed back to the car and onward toward home where you're going to have a hot toddy and watch season 3 of After Life (but fall asleep one episode in and have to rewatch it again later). Photo by the endlessly energetic @kbeverleywaters Also After Life is an emotional cornicopia and I loved it. Also sunrise hikes rule. #hiking #nh #winterhike #outdoors #sunrisehike #winterwonderland #idocoolshitinnewhampshire
WINTER SUNRISE HIKE with @kbeverleywaters. We got WINTER SUNRISE HIKE with @kbeverleywaters. We got up a li'l early. It was a tad chilly. The sun looked mighty fine. #sunrisehike #sunrise #nh #mtpierce #hiking #winter
Last February, I drove three hours one way to go c Last February, I drove three hours one way to go cross-country skiing. After I'd happily skied the day away, I drove three hours home. While we live in a state where many great adventures are at least a few hour’s drive, even I have to admit that’s quite a cruise just to cross-country ski, especially when greater Portland has a host of glorious trails right here.  But that three-hour drive up 95 led to a parking lot in Grindstone. Beyond that lay 16 miles of groomed trails along the East Branch of the Penobscot River, two welcoming warming huts with views of Katahdin, and the meandering tracks of moose in the snow (who no doubt enjoyed the scenery here as much as I did). Penobscot River Trails is worth the drive.   Spotting a moose isn’t guaranteed, but the pretty river trail and the Katahdin views are always a sure thing at PRT.  Read more in this week's @portland_phoenix #xcski #crosscountryskiing #maine #207 #maineadventure #maineismygym #idocoolshitinmaine #winter
COLD STREAM FALLS! Snowy walk, frozen waterfall, a COLD STREAM FALLS! Snowy walk, frozen waterfall, and cheese and spiked hot cider picnic. This trail in West Forks, Maine, is purty as can be, winding through trees, up and down hills, and along the stream before ending at a small but splendid waterfall. It's 2.4 miles out and back, but in the winter, you may have to park on the main road and walk 1 mile to the trailhead. A little extra effort for a solid winter wonderland. #maine #winter #winterhike #hiking #waterfall #207 #outdoors
The joys of WINTER SUNRISE HIKES in this week's @p The joys of WINTER SUNRISE HIKES in this week's @portland_phoenix! The sun will rise in the morning—that’s a fairly dependable assertion. Whether we’ll be able to see it, due either to overcast skies or because the Earth was obliterated during an overnight asteroid assault, is less reliable. But when you do catch a dazzling sunrise, the kind that earnestly lights up the sky in blazing oranges and reds and purples, it feels like you scored the only seat in the house for the sun’s most-sensational performance. That might be because you’re one of the intrepid few who are willing to rise out of bed while the world around you slumbers, just to trek your way up a mountain or to a local seaside path to greet the sun upon its arrival. Not everyone sees the joy in rising early. But the thing is, while folks bemoan winter’s short days and early sunsets, it’s also a time of year when the sun rises late in the morning—which means you can, too.  In Portland in December and January, the sun doesn’t clock in for the day until somewhere around 7:10 a.m., give or take. That means you can roll out of bed at a reasonable hour, slide into some puffy winter apparel, head off to your preferred viewing location, and still beat the sun to the punch. Featured above are winter sunrise hikes on Mount Crawford in NH with @kbeverleywaters ;Timber Point in Biddeford with @ceci_d4 @troberge09 @dube4209 @moveandbestill and Jen Marcello ; and Wonderland Trail on MDI with @loriintheequation @emily.reese.7 and Jennifer Marcello! #sunrise #hike #207 #maine #sunrisehike #winter #outdoors
Annual Santa Paddle in Portland Harbor! Thanks to Annual Santa Paddle in Portland Harbor! Thanks to @dimillos for having us every year to, uh, refuel before paddling back to South Portland! #sup #paddleboarding #maine #207 #portlandmaine #idocoolshitinmaine #maineismygym
It’s easy to fancy yourself a bold winter explor It’s easy to fancy yourself a bold winter explorer as you cross-country ski the backcountry trails of Maine’s 100-Mile Wilderness. . The solitude on the 8.3-mile trek to Gorman Chairback Lodge and Cabins in Greenville allows your attention to focus on the chattering of birds in the trees, the rhythmic swish of your skis, the peculiar snake-like tracks in the snow (which you’ll later learn were probably left by a vole). . The remoteness is a definite thrill. And you could very nearly let yourself believe you were all alone out here with just the conifers for company, except the trails are exceptionally groomed and well-marked, your overnight bags are being brought in by snowmobile, and the woodstove in your cabin will be blazing and warm upon your arrival. . Winter at an AMC Maine Wilderness Cabin is not exactly roughing it. It is a fantastic and memorable getaway (or ski-away, if you prefer) into the Maine woods, where off-the-grid intersects with hot showers and a seasonal beer selection. Not to mention the family-style meals, composting toilets, and wood-fired sauna. Read more in this week's @portland_phoenix Pictured: the glorious cross-country skiing of @a_vicious_joy #xcskiing #crosscountryskiing #maine #207 #amc #winter #adventure #outdoors
SANTA SUNDAY at @sundayriver. It is the most wonde SANTA SUNDAY at @sundayriver. It is the most wonderful time of the year. #santasunday #santasonskis #skiing #santa #outdoors #maine #winter #207
PAWTUCKAWAY STATE PARK. In NH. Fall still clings t PAWTUCKAWAY STATE PARK. In NH. Fall still clings to the trees at Pawtuckaway. This state park has a sweet and diverse trail network, along with boulder fields, glacial erratics that look like rear ends, and a fire tower that doubles as a home for wasps. (I saw none while we were there, but signs warn that the wasps sometimes swarm). @marytheg kept away, on account of her newly discovered stinging insect allergy. Wise approach. . #nh #nhismygym #outdoors #stateparks #hiking
CANOE ON THE ANDRO! Before this week's whipping wi CANOE ON THE ANDRO! Before this week's whipping winds (but after heavy rains that wiped the trees mostly clean of their fall colors) we set off for an 11.7-mile paddle on the Androscoggin River. And it was excellent. The trip departed from Bofinger Wildlife Area in Dummer, NH (just north of Milan) and ended in Berlin (just before the dam). In between, we enjoyed mellow waters, a mild but helpful current, log booms galore, a few herons, and an ongoing vocal display of one chorus of "Islands in the stream," which continued long after we were off the water. @sketchyzetchy and I wanted our canoes in the water one last time before tucking them away for the season. And we got it. Even landed a low-key A frame in Milan (on Airbnb), halfway between our put-in and take-out points. Perfect. Islands in the stream. That is what we are. @heather_steeves @waynesboreaux #canoeing #canoe #nh #fall #paddling #outdoors #getout
Now there's a happy pumpkinheaded hiker! Just look Now there's a happy pumpkinheaded hiker! Just look at the smile on my squash! 360 degrees of the finest scenery, and maybe a costume change or two, on Goose Eye in Newry. . Photo by the hikerific and hilarious @kbeverleywaters . #hiking #maine #207 #mainehiking #outdoors #idocoolshitinmaine #maineismygym #halloween
Day 2 on the Down East Sunrise Trail. Water views, Day 2 on the Down East Sunrise Trail. Water views, fall colors, blue skies, perfect clouds. That first mile out of Machias was bumpy on our sore rear ends, but we were rewarded with sunshine, packs of turkeys, moose tracks, and a scenic snack spot to eat the cookies Heather bought that morning. A 2-day total of 87-ish miles complete! . #maine #207 #downeastsunrisetrail #maineismygym #idocoolshitinmaine #biking #outdoors #maineadventure
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