"Five Easy Hikes in Five Weeks" Series Meets Fall Foliage
Five guided excursions, sponsored by WMUR and the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, offer the best colors of fall.
Hiking in Massachusetts, located in the northeastern U.S., is known for its scenic coastline and Cape Cod National Seashore, an area dominated by massive dunes and bluffs along the Atlantic Ocean. Eastern Massachusetts is home to low, rolling hills and small lakes, streams and rivers, while the Appalachian Mountains stretch across western Massachusetts. The 2,184-mile-long Appalachian Trail, which extends between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine, also runs through this part of the state.
Five guided excursions, sponsored by WMUR and the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, offer the best colors of fall.
Joe McConaughy, a former cross-country runner known as Stringbean, finished the trail with a 37-hour push.
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The Great Marsh is the largest of its kind in New England, and expert Liz Duff explains why it's so important.
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Mt. Greylock State Reservation, Massachusetts
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Since 1979, New Hampshire's group for older hikers tackles everything from 4,000-footers to contemplative strolls.
Steve Wilkes, the White Mountain National Forest Artist in Residence, is creating a 1,200-square-mile online audio map.
According to the Outdoor Industry Association, every year New Hampshire generates $8.7 billion in consumer spending and $528 million in tax revenue.
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Deer Brook Trail, in Acadia National Park, goes from horror-film condition to elegant rehabilitation.
The Vermont Association of Snow Travelers reaches an agreement with the state about developing the 93-mile pathway.
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Brian Butler's hobby is traveling to spots where three states come together.
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One man's infected blisters led to a life-threatening Strep A infection.
SAR teams assisted hikers at Garfield Falls and Baldface Circle Trail.
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The New Jersey angler disappeared at the beginning of July.
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Construction on the 3.7-mile trail between Townsend and Groton could start as early as this fall.
Winchester's Rick Marks is tackling the last 600 miles of the AT to raise money to fight his degenerative disease.
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Webster folk musicians and guidebook author are hiking and playing their way across Massachusetts on eighth annual tour.
Waterville Valley Resort now has the cash to finish its trail expansion project.
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Rescued hikers say they saw "two ships" and a "weird orb" while searching for UFOs on Boston's Buck Hill.
Part of the popular New Hampshire state park's trail system will be off-limits through the end of July.
Public indecency charges await a man spotted hiking nude in a Connecticut state park.
This college student knows his way around the fells and forests of Massachusetts.
A city crowdsourcing photography project inspired local dad to take his kids to every last one of Boston's 300-plus parks.
Estabrook Woods preserve might soon require dog walkers to keep a tight rein on their pets.
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