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  • Bikepacking Baxter SP and Katahdin Woods & Waters NM

    Bikepacking Baxter SP and Katahdin Woods & Waters NM

    “The Katahdin 360 is a 100+mile bikepacking route through the heart of Maine’s Katahdin region that includes something for everyone: incredible views, remote forests, dreamy gravel, decrepit logging roads, discouraging blowdowns, and some bushwhacking to boot!”… That’s the description of this route on Bikepacking.com and it’s all true. This is a trip I’ve wanted to Read more

  • Full Moon Presi Traverse

    Full Moon Presi Traverse

    This summer I set out with my friends Denise and Molly to hike the Presidential Range under the Buck Moon. Our plan was to begin at 4 o’clock in the afternoon so that we could make it up to Madison or Adams for sunset, hike through the night under the moon and stars, and watch Read more

  • Northern Maine Singletrack

    Northern Maine Singletrack

    When when my husband and son started gravitating towards singletrack last year, I reluctantly joined them. I’m so glad I did. We’re fortunate to have many miles of trails near our home and over the past year each outing has been slightly less terrifying – and more fun – than the last. My son’s appetite Read more

  • Whiteface Uphill Bike Race

    Whiteface Uphill Bike Race

    My older son built this bike. He researched and purchased each part separately over the winter, and had them shipped to the house. When he returned home in May, he found his room filled with boxes of various sizes, each holding a small treasure. He spent the next few weeks assembling it and getting the Read more

  • Northern White Mountains Bikepacking Loop

    Northern White Mountains Bikepacking Loop

    The Northern White Mountains Bikepacking Loop is a terrific 60-mile weekend trip along the (flat) Presidential Rail Trail, a bit of pavement with wide shoulders, and two (hilly) seasonal gravel roads. I explored the route with a group of friends in mid-May. With free, first-come-first-serve campsites in the White Mountain National Forest at the mid-way Read more

  • Springtime Singletrack

    Springtime Singletrack

    This trip has been on our list for a while. We’ve passed it up in the past because it involves quite a bit of driving and it’s not a continuous trail, but it was just what my younger son and I were looking for this year – a change of scenery, front country campgrounds, and Read more