outdoor winter adventures! Archives - Fit Maine https://fitmaine.com/tag/outdoor-winter-adventures/ Fri, 12 Jan 2024 15:03:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://fitmaine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-fitmainefavicon-32x32.jpg outdoor winter adventures! Archives - Fit Maine https://fitmaine.com/tag/outdoor-winter-adventures/ 32 32 Winter sunrise hike on Mount Crawford in NH’s Crawford Notch State Park https://fitmaine.com/sunrise-winter-hike-mount-crawford-notch-new-hampshire/ https://fitmaine.com/sunrise-winter-hike-mount-crawford-notch-new-hampshire/#comments Sun, 21 Mar 2021 21:49:41 +0000 https://fitmaine.com/?p=13039 The sun will rise in the morning – that’s a fairly dependable assertion. Whether we’ll be able to see it, due either to overcast skies or because the Earth was obliterated during an overnight asteroid assault, is less reliable. But when you DO catch a dazzling sunrise, the kind that earnestly lights up the sky […]

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]]> https://fitmaine.com/sunrise-winter-hike-mount-crawford-notch-new-hampshire/feed/ 1 Coastal sunrise, stellar vistas + the coolest Southwest Harbor hideaway (it has BUNK BEDS)! https://fitmaine.com/southwest-harbor-acadia-hiking-getaway/ https://fitmaine.com/southwest-harbor-acadia-hiking-getaway/#respond Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:34:07 +0000 https://fitmaine.com/?p=12835 Oh, the beauty of Acadia in the winter! Or was it spring? I will call it ‘springter.’ We sure did have a grand last hurrah before the realities of COVID-19 brought the globe to a halt in March 2019. We had no idea what was around the bend and instead focused our mental energy on […]

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]]> https://fitmaine.com/southwest-harbor-acadia-hiking-getaway/feed/ 0 Short hike to marvelous Shin Brook Falls in Shin Pond Village https://fitmaine.com/shin-brook-falls-shin-pond-village/ https://fitmaine.com/shin-brook-falls-shin-pond-village/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2021 21:17:00 +0000 https://fitmaine.com/?p=12810 Every waterfall is a looker. It doesn’t matter if it’s a shallow creek spilling over a series of pint-sized rock steps or a tall drink of water rushing from several stories overhead – we’re going to stop and watch it for a while. We’re thrilled by water that leaps and tumbles from sheer rock faces […]

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]]> https://fitmaine.com/shin-brook-falls-shin-pond-village/feed/ 1 Scenic snowshoe at Mill Brook Preserve in Westbrook https://fitmaine.com/snowshoe-mill-brook-preserve-westbrook/ https://fitmaine.com/snowshoe-mill-brook-preserve-westbrook/#respond Sat, 13 Mar 2021 20:32:06 +0000 https://fitmaine.com/?p=12814 Spent some quality time with the Mill Brook in Westbrook after a solid snowfall. Those seem to be rare occurrences in coastal southern Maine these last few winters, but when Mother Nature does deign to drop a few inches our way, these local preserves make for splendid winter explorations, even on a lunch break. The […]

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]]> https://fitmaine.com/snowshoe-mill-brook-preserve-westbrook/feed/ 0 XC skiing, snow + skulls! Winter at Aroostook Wildlife Refuge in Limestone https://fitmaine.com/xc-skiing-aroostook-wildlife-refuge-limestone/ https://fitmaine.com/xc-skiing-aroostook-wildlife-refuge-limestone/#respond Mon, 01 Mar 2021 23:27:57 +0000 https://fitmaine.com/?p=12812 You can be anything you want to be. Just look what this former Air Force base grew into! I bet it had plenty of naysayers along the way, saying that Air Force bases could never be wildlife refuges. That it just wasn’t done. But Loring Air Force Base – or should I say the Aroostook […]

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]]> https://fitmaine.com/xc-skiing-aroostook-wildlife-refuge-limestone/feed/ 0 VIDEO: US National Toboggan Championships at Camden Snow Bowl https://fitmaine.com/video-us-national-toboggan-championships-at-camden-snow-bowl/ https://fitmaine.com/video-us-national-toboggan-championships-at-camden-snow-bowl/#respond Sun, 14 Feb 2021 19:10:42 +0000 https://fitmaine.com/?p=12785 A toboggan’s eye view of 2020’s US National Toboggan Championships in Camden, Maine. I’m not saying we were the fastest, but we did scream a lot. (Team Sleddy Krueger is used to making everyone else scream, so it was nice to be on the other side of things.) Such an excellent day at Camden Snow […]

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]]> https://fitmaine.com/video-us-national-toboggan-championships-at-camden-snow-bowl/feed/ 0 Cross-country skiing under the lights at Titcomb Mountain, Farmington https://fitmaine.com/cross-country-skiing-under-the-lights-at-titcomb-mountain-farmington/ https://fitmaine.com/cross-country-skiing-under-the-lights-at-titcomb-mountain-farmington/#respond Thu, 21 Jan 2021 12:49:18 +0000 https://fitmaine.com/?p=3244 Night skiing at Titcomb Mountain feels like a treat. The trails are groomed, the lights guide the way, and you might even have the place to yourself.

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]]> https://fitmaine.com/cross-country-skiing-under-the-lights-at-titcomb-mountain-farmington/feed/ 0 Ski & snowshoe (borrow gear for free) at Roberts Farm Preserve in Norway https://fitmaine.com/ski-snowshoe-borrow-gear-free-roberts-farm-preserve-norway/ https://fitmaine.com/ski-snowshoe-borrow-gear-free-roberts-farm-preserve-norway/#respond Sat, 26 Dec 2020 11:45:01 +0000 https://fitmaine.com/?p=2977 Ski or snowshoe on the scenic trails of Roberts Farm Preserve in Norway. And if you need gear, you can borrow cross-country skis and snowshoes.

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]]> https://fitmaine.com/ski-snowshoe-borrow-gear-free-roberts-farm-preserve-norway/feed/ 0 Take the SnowCoach up, snowshoe down Mt. Washington’s Auto Road https://fitmaine.com/snowcoach-up-snowshoe-down-mt-washington/ https://fitmaine.com/snowcoach-up-snowshoe-down-mt-washington/#respond Sat, 12 Dec 2020 14:28:15 +0000 https://fitmaine.com/?p=6311 Get a ride up Mt. Washington to 4,200 feet on the SnowCoach, gawk at the views, and then enjoy a leisurely snowshoe back down.

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]]> https://fitmaine.com/snowcoach-up-snowshoe-down-mt-washington/feed/ 0 Cross-country skiing perfection at the Fort Kent Outdoor Center https://fitmaine.com/cross-country-skiing-fort-kent-outdoor-center/ https://fitmaine.com/cross-country-skiing-fort-kent-outdoor-center/#respond Sun, 02 Feb 2020 19:34:15 +0000 https://fitmaine.com/?p=6299 There are 25 kilometers of ski trails here (3 km are lit for night skiing) ranging from beginner to advanced terrain, with enough incline along the way to make sure you stay warm and enough downhill to keep it fun.

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