
Two of my closest friends from Maine – Claire and Mary – are sisters. They are both so inspiring and smart and work so hard in the social justice sphere. Because of their careers, they’ve lived in other parts of the country in recent years so I don’t get to see them as often as…

If you want to visit Acadia National Park but aren’t sure where to start, keep reading! I grew up in Maine, so visiting Acadia National Park was something I did multiple times as a kid. Sadly, I don’t really remember the visits and didn’t really appreciate them at that age. The first time I truly…

Growing up, my family lived with my maternal grandparents. When my sister and I were home from school during the summers and my parents were working, her and I would be tagging along with Nana and Grampie going about their daily lives. One of their favorite places to take us…

In the fall of 2024, Jarrett and I had a lot of free weekends (which never seems to happen!) so we were able to check a lot of hikes off our list! One of those was Hedgehog Mountain, which is on New Hampshire’s 52 With A View list. We both loved the hike.

Virgin Islands National Park on the island of St. John was the first park Jarrett and I ever visited together. This was long before we decided to visit all 63 US National Park, so I didn’t pay close attention to the park details, trail names or history like I do now. We didn’t even go…

We knew on our quest to visit all 63 US National Parks that we’d be making our way to Colorado, which we were really looking forward to. My friend Liz (she appears in my hiking recaps frequently) had moved to a suburb of Denver in 2019 and was nice enough to offer her house as…

Our original plan was to hike to the Moxie Bald North, however, we were running short on time so we opted for Moxie Bald South, which was a little shorter .

Cannon Mountain is one of New Hampshire’s 48 4,000 footers. It’s also a popular ski resort in the winter, but in the summer, people can use the gondolas to take scenic rides up the mountain.

I had seen videos of Saco Heath Preserve floating around online and it quickly made its way to my “To Do” list. It’s made up mostly of a beautiful, colorful boardwalk with some areas of packed dirt.

The Cedar Swamp Preserve in Manchester, New Hampshire has a beautiful all-accessible trail through a small wooded area of the city. There is only about 2 miles of trails, however, the All Persons Trail is wide, flat and well maintained. It’s the perfect trail for those starting out with hiking, families with children or those…