Aislinn Sarnacki hikes along Franconia Ridge Trail, which is also a part of the Appalachian Trail, on July 15, in New Hampshire. Credit: Aislinn Sarnacki In my career as an outdoor writer, I’ve been ...

One of New Hampshire’s most-used travel routes will start to undergo some serious work this summer – and we’re not talking about I-93. The Franconia Ridge loop series of trails in Franconia Notch, ...

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Located in the heart of the popular White Mountain National Forest. Franconia Notch is a spectacular mountain pass traversed by a unique parkway which extends from the Flume Gorge at the south to Echo ...

RILEY TOWNSHIP, Maine Fez Abramson was hiking north on the Appalachian Trail when the route seemed to hit a roadblock. Ahead lay a cluster of jagged, cabin-sized boulders. To the left and right, the ...