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  • Gaspésie Backcountry Skiing

    Gaspésie Backcountry Skiing

    Full story coming soon. For now, here are a few moments from this extraordinary hut-to-hut ski adventure. Read more

  • Katahdin: A Winter Ascent

    Katahdin: A Winter Ascent

    My pulk sled, laden with five days’ provisions, threatens to pull me down the hill I’ve been laboring up for the past quarter mile. I lean forward, dig in with my mountaineering snowshoes, and summon all the strength I can muster to lug this tremendous burden to the top of the hill. Read more

  • Portaging and Paddling the Debsconeag Lakes Loop

    Portaging and Paddling the Debsconeag Lakes Loop

    The Abenaki word Debsconeag, meaning “carrying place,” aptly describes the Debsconeag Lakes Wilderness Area, located southwest of Baxter State Park. Managed by The Nature Conservancy, this pristine parcel of land is home to remote ponds linked by a network of portage trails winding through mature forest. After years of dreaming about paddling here—inspired by the… Read more

  • Embracing Slow-Motion Travel

    Embracing Slow-Motion Travel

    //a paddling journey with friends on the US-Canadian Border// “Will the campsites be obvious?” The question comes from one of the canoes at the back of our little flotilla and has been directed at me—I planned this trip. I assumed they would be, but I admit, after paddling for several hours and not seeing any, I’m not entirely… Read more

  • 7 Reasons Why Your Next Backpacking Trip Should be a Paddling Trip

    7 Reasons Why Your Next Backpacking Trip Should be a Paddling Trip

    This article was originally published on goeast.com. There’s no question that hiking and backpacking offer rich rewards, but they come at a cost. Sore feet, muddy trails, and long days wearing backpacks. Why not switch it up? A paddling trip offers a lot of the same benefits as backpacking (nights in beautifully wild places, moving… Read more

  • Backpackers Trade Trekking Poles for Paddles

    Backpackers Trade Trekking Poles for Paddles

    This story was originally published on goeast.com. “Are you planning to hit that rock for a reason?”“Tell me where to go; don’t tell me where not to go!”“You have to speak louder!”“The glare! I can’t see!” Dodging rocks on a river takes practice, and learning is a trial-by-fire situation. My friends and I are all… Read more