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Hike up to the hut with Maine Huts and Trails

Hike up to the hut with Maine Huts and Trails
January 30, 2013

Maine Huts and Trails offers 80 miles of trail in Maine’s western mountains, with four huts along the way for respite and warming up (or cooling down, if you overdo your layering and sweat most of the way there). The hut and trail system gives hikers access to the mountains, lakes, and woods – and the huts are models of sustainability. And the views along the way? Well, they won’t bother you.

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23 warm-weather photos to remind us why we put up with Maine winters

23 warm-weather photos to remind us why we put up with Maine winters
January 22, 2013

It’s freezing out. Your fingers have lost feeling, your lips have developed a permanent chap, and even the liquid around your eyes has begun to turn to ice. Sure, there’s pride in weathering a Maine winter. And the cold season does have its charms, even though its frigidity makes it hard to spoon up to at night. Still it helps to remember the reasons we put up with this season. Thus we bring you 23 summer photos to warm your spirit and remind you: There is a summer at the end of the long, cold, ice-covered winter tunnel.

SKIP THE LIFT

SKIP THE LIFT
December 01, 2012

Folks who don’t typically shapeshift with the appearance of the full moon will appreciate the uphill trek to Mt. Abram’s peak, where music and mountain revelry await during the Full Moon Hike. There’s a heated lodge up there, not that you’ll need it. The 50-minute climb will raise your body temp & inspire periodic disrobing.