The Trapps Cliff along the Shawangunk Ridge. (Wikimedia Photo)
The roughly 74-mile long Shawangunk Ridge Trail is a spectacularly scenic trail running along...
Cold nights, cans of Natty Light and episodes of Survivorman have led to many great trip ideas. Bushwacking up Maine's Speckled Mountain may or may not have bee...
Jon Miller, a writer, photographer and filmmaker who publishes the blog "Death Cookies: reports from them yonder mountains" recently sent us an acco...
“Sometimes I just make bad decisions.”
That thought kept running through my head as I sat in my kayak, propped sideways on rocks, being pushed over by rushing ...
There's really five seasons in the Northeast: spring, summer, autumn, winter . . . and mud.
Mud season is the cruelest of all the seasons. After a long, cold...
Paddlers on the Connecticut River. (Noah Pollock Photo)
With warmer weather around the corner, you're probably already making a list of things you want to do ...
The view from Tully Mountain on the Tully Trail.
With the beautiful Berkshire Mountains in the west and the sandy beaches of Cape Cod in the east, outdoor o...
Debsconeag Lakes Wilderness Area (Photo: Nancy Sferra/TNC)
Few places in the Northeast give visitors the remote wilderness feeling they get from exploring M...
A view of the Naval Run drainage area and the winding corridor of Pine Creek Gorge seen from the Black Forest Trail.
One of Pennsylvania's best hikes, the B...
We recently ran an article on some great snowshoe trails in New England. But the rest of the Northeast also offers up some exceptional places for snowshoeing. S...
To enjoy the taller peaks and great views of New Hampshire's White Mountains, but without the crowds on Mount Washington, spend a day hiking this loop up Carter...
During one snowless winter, this New Jersey snowboarder tried to save his season by braving a 7-hour drive, a bad radiator valve and an icy attitude to reach ri...
Mount Everett, Massachusetts
At 2,602 feet, Massachusetts' Mount Everett is the highest peak in the south Taconic Mountains running along the border of Mass...
Here's a little secret you might not know: Snowshoeing in the winter is WAY better than hiking in the summer. In winter, there's no bugs, no oppressiv...
Think about the most stunningly beautiful places in the Northeast and you might think about the region's mountain ranges, secluded forests or meandering coastli...
