Maine
Sharing is for kindergarten. Take one of these 30 hikes and you can have the wilderness all to yourself.
Lose yourself in a private paradise the crowds have overlooked.
The thread to this Down East trail? Vacation homes. Passing through roughly 10 miles of private land that has yet to be protected, wilderness designation could neutralize the looming threat.
Does your kid want to be an ice climber? How about a thru-hiker, or paddler? These cities have just what you need.
Which towns offer the ideal mix of accessible trails, inspiring teachers, and great recreational resources? We worked with The Outdoor Foundation to identify America's top 25 places to beat nature deficit disorder.
From Boulder to Juneau to Bozeman, see which cities made the cut for the best place to raise an outdoor kid, and why.
Home to the White Mountains, the Appalachian Trail, and easily reachable urban trail networks like Boston's Emerald Necklace, this densely-populated region is small in size but big on recreational potential.
Pack snowshoes for these nine epic treks to snowy solitude in the Pacific Northwest, Rockies, and Northeast.
You guessed, it, you need to head North. Here's where you'll get the best view of the Northern Lights.
Witness glittering underground gems, skate across frozen ponds, and wander amid towering walls of ice. Just don't try to lick anything.
Maine's newly minted Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail tracks the famous naturalist's 1800s expeditions. Good news: It's still wild.
Fall camping season seems to go on forever with these fair-weather weekend trips.
Wind power offers clean energy–but how much will hikers compromise to get it?
We've got a selection of cozy shelters and trail-side restaurants from Washington to Maine. Check out these hikes in the Rockies, the Northeast, and the Northwest.
The Ice Age left its mark from Acadia to Yosemite. Here's scenic evidence.
From the West Coast to the Rocky Mountains to New England, we've got nine epic ridgewalks just for you.
Finding total Southwest solitude
Exploring a high, wild corner of the North Cascades
Floating a liquid maze in the Northeast's lake-riddled forests
Rambling a granite redoubt
Ready to dial up the adventure meter? Try out your digital skills–and go places most people can't–on these life-list journeys.
Avoid the crowds in Maine's Acadia National Park by skipping getting a jump on the season and hiking the park in the Spring. Stephen King country never looked so good.
Looking to catch baby animals taking their first step? You can't go wrong with these picks.
Hit the wilderness in search of beasts big and small.
16 wild ways to find backcountry solitude and big-time scenery. All this, and you can bring the ice chest, too.
Push yourself on any of these challenging hikes
Jump off into the North Woods' best wilderness
Come to Acadia and you'll earn your lobster.
The short but stunning Mahoosuc Range has major-league attractions, like the toughest mile on the Appalachian Trail and conditions that discourage the faint of heart.
Our comprehensive guide to the best backpacking you can find in Maine.
Thanks to the Cutler Coast Public Reserve, Maine's rocky, wild coastline is now open to backpackers who like solitude as much as scenery.
The famed peaks of the Appalachian chain entice some 2,500 people to attempt the thru-hike each year.
Follow the Appalachian Trail to new heights in the rugged New England high country.
Figure on 9 days to do the entire 100-mile hike—unless you're slowed drastically by all the blueberries.
Maine's seal pups are usually born in May, making early summer an ideal time to witness the youngsters learning to swim and fish.
A chaotic chorus of loon calls penetrate the darkness, the warbling sounds echoing off the wooded hills around the New Hampshire lake.
Even if you don't see a moose, you'll hear the bulls' low grunts echoing off the hillside.
Like shimmering rainbows in the night, the northern lights electrify the sky with color.
If you think autumn is simply a time to rake leaves, then you need to read our guide to the best of the fall season.
Who needs Everest when you can have these eight summits, all hikeable, all close to home, no sherpas or yaks required.
Get above treeline in Maine's wild Saddleback Range.
For some, reaching Maine's Mt. Katahdin is the end of a life-altering 2,100-mile pilgrimage. For others it's a lark. We captured the extremes, and a little bit of everything in between, one day atop Maine's "greatest mountain."
