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Walking in Solitude

For some, hiking's biggest reward is not at the summit.
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Three new guides point hikers to the state’s best trails.
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Climbing Knife Edge

After two previous ascents, Elizabeth Peavey finally braves Katahdin’s famed Knife Edge.
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Best of Maine: Family 2013

Sprint across floating lobster crates. Build a fire without matches. Rent a VIP limo for your dog. Photo: William Cullina...
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Urban Safari

A hard day’s journey across Portland proves that even in Maine’s big city, wilderness is close at hand.
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Long, Strange, Lonely Trail

Hiking Maine's leg of the long (incredibly long, and still lengthening) International Appalachian Trail.
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Acadia’s Best Hiking Trails

The park is a day hiker’s paradise with some 125 miles of trails, from shoreline strolls to rocky, exposed ridge routes. Here are a few of our favorites.
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The Things They Carry

Hikers honor fallen veterans at the summit of Maine's tallest mountain.
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Best of Maine: Outdoors 2013

Surf in Wells. Zip line down Sugarloaf. Have Acadia all to yourself (well, almost). Photo: Paul Rezendes World-Class Nordic Skiing ...
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Light Years Ahead

When Hyperlite Mountain Gear’s founder Mike St. Pierre couldn’t find the outdoor equipment he wanted, he created it himself
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The Snows of Katahdin

Most people climb Maine’s highest peak in the summer, but some are daring enough to do it in the winter....
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