Happy 2017, fellow outdoors enthusiasts! If you haven’t already started, now is a great time to take a good look at your calendar and start planning your travels for the coming year. If you have lots of ideas but no set plans, take the next step,...
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I was in Rhode Island a couple of weeks ago to pick up a boat of mine that was being repaired, and I thought I would take a hike as long as I was up there. A friend recommended that I check out Weetamoo Woods,...
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It's December 22nd—three days before Hanukkah and Christmas. You still haven't finished shopping for gifts for your loved ones. Maybe you're a procrastinator (I know I am). Maybe you've been in bed with the flu. Or maybe you just don't know what to buy. Luckily, we're...
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[caption id="attachment_4146" align="alignleft" width="300"] ORAt the top of a steep section of the AT near Canopus Lake, NY, January 2016[/caption] Winter is officially here! Just because the weather is getting colder and the precipitation is coming in the form of freezing rain and snow doesn't mean...
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The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DWGNRA) has always been a bit of an enigma to me. In spite of its size (it spans over 70,000 acres in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania along the Delaware River), its extensive natural scenery, and its vast...
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I've had a minor epiphany regarding the 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Boston book I am revising. The last element of each hike profile is a Nearby Attraction—other things to do and see nearby, restaurants, things like that. This is a Boston book, my friends....
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This fall, I began working on my next guidebook project, the second edition of Best Tent Camping: New Jersey. The first edition of the book was written by Marie Javins, who no longer lives in the Northeast. Given my close proximity to New Jersey, Menasha Ridge...
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Last week, we shared how Menasha Ridge Press will #OptOutside on Black Friday by shutting down our website for the day while we all spend time outdoors. We invited our authors to join us, REI, and other industry leaders and were met with a resounding...
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We are working hard to get Best Hikes of the Appalachian Trail: Mid-Atlantic out in time for the holidays! I just made some corrections to the manuscript last week and got a preview of the book cover, and now it's off to the printer. The book will have...
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Hold onto your hats, folks! We're deep into the double digits of updating 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Boston. Only (involuntary shudder) 50 more to go! Hike #6 - Callahan State Park Callahan State Park is a huge place. It’s actually set up like two separate parks, with...
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