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Green Mountain National Forest		Hotels
Bar Harbor		Hotels
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I'M CHARGE OF THIS YEARS VACATION 3 KIDS 1 FEMALE 14 2 BOYS 12 AND 6 TWO ADULTS WE LIKE BEACH AND POOL WITH COVER FROM MID DAY SUN BOATING ? BUT HAVE NO LICESNE SOME FISHING MAYBE ALWAYS ENJOY CRABING EVERY SUMMER WHERE DO YOU SUGGEST WE GO NORTH / SOUTH 4 FIVE HOUR DRIVE ONLY 3 NIGHTS ANT IDEAS?
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My three sisters and I go on vacation together every year and we are in our 70's. Does anyone know of some good places to go. We're running out of ideas.
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What is a good place to take 7yearold and 6 year old around Thanksgiving? Looking for something in the Northeast - want to see snow hopefully, sledding, hayrides, apple picking, any fun stuff for kids - not interested in skiiing
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Top Ten Alternative National and State Parks
Camden Hills State Park, Maine (Instead of Acadia National Park, Maine)
Top Ten Eco-Resorts in North America, Caribbean, and Central America
Inn by the Sea, Crescent Beach, Maine
Top Ten Wildflower-Viewing Spots
Maine
Getting Cozy in the Catskills
From rustic B&Bs to soaring over the Hudson Valley, from sinful desserts to lazy wanders under autumn’s vibrant canopy, New York’s Catskills offer the romantic traveler a landscape customized to their amorous appetites.
Get Outta Town: Boston
Explore Boston's back roads as you make a loop through historic Gloucester, the quintessential New England fishing town.

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Trip Ideas

Fly-fish the Catskills
Best of New York
Atlantic Ocean: Rhode Island
Top 10 Spots for Experiencing Sharks
Backyard Playgrounds
Boston
Five Great Family Escapes
100-Mile Wilderness Trail, Maine
Fall's Finest? Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont
GORP's Top 10 Autumn Escapes: Fall's Best Forests

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Practical Advice

GORP - Mastering Leave No Trace - Introduction
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Seafood Watch: The Western Seaboard
Oceana, an organization seeking to protect and restore the world's oceans, continues to profile the seafood you should—and shouldn't—eat by indexing the most common fish off the western coast of the United States.
How to Build a Snow Cave
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Ask ten people how to make a snow cave and you'll get ten different answers. Winter-survival expert Greg Davenport, 49, ends the debate. Here's his definitive guide to making a bomber backcountry bunker.
What Eric Larsen, Polar Explorer, Brings
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He's skied to the North Pole and mushed across the Canadian Arctic, and in 2009 Larsen, 37, will try to be first to reach both poles and the summit of Mount Everest in one year. Here's some of the gear he usually has in tow.
Playing It Safe
Tout, scam, trickery, pickpockets, or downright theft—any one of 'em can turn a trip of a lifetime into a lifelong lesson. Here's how to avoid bad experiences.

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GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

The Sunshine Trail
Intrepid Travel
from $1769, 21 days
Up for a cross-country journey? Then sign up for the Sunshine Trail - from New York City to San Francisco with plenty of exciting stops in between....
Maine: Coastal & Island Exploring à la Carte
Country Walkers
from $2298, 5 days
The presence of the sea - its eternal, rhythmic crashing against a craggy shore - provides the staging for our Maine encounter. Perhaps nowhere else...
Maine: Acadia National Park
Country Walkers
from $2595, 6 days
Viewed from the ocean and named Acadia by early French explorers, Mount Desert Island encompasses Acadia National Park, the charming town of Bar...

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Gear

Car Camping
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Squishy Bowls
Portable, packable dining ware
Winter Camping Gear Essentials
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It’s a winter wonderland. Get out there and enjoy it.
What Eric Larsen, Polar Explorer, Brings
outside
He's skied to the North Pole and mushed across the Canadian Arctic, and in 2009 Larsen, 37, will try to be first to reach both poles and the summit of Mount Everest in one year. Here's some of the gear he usually has in tow.
Complete Gear Archives: Camping
From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things related to camping

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Fitness

America's Best Cities: Albuquerque, New Mexico
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No. 6
City Without Limits
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Adventure Never Felt So Good
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The Hills Health Ranch

Attractions

Bunker Hill Monument

Monument Sq, Charlestown
Boston, Massachusetts

Description:

The 221-foot granite obelisk, a landmark that's visible from miles away, honors the memory... Read More

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Boston Duck Tours

3 Copley Place, Suite 310 (Office address)
Boston, Massachusetts 02116

Description: Looking for a tour unlike any other in the Boston area? Board the Boston "Duck" and cruise the... Read More

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