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The AAC Climber’s Ranch
Outsider’s note: This post is the first in a series running this week following my climb of the Grand Teton in Wyoming. At first sight, you can nearly hear that classic banjo strumming in your head....
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Backpacker Magazine released several .PDFs today for those looking to get outside without wanting to do much in the way of planning. Well, they’ve done the work for you. The magazine itself is helpful...
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Going down instead of up
After the Tetons, I’ve received quite a few questions from friends, families and readers about the “next big trip.” To be certain, I love climbing as much as it can cause a serious mental block. The...
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The next trip is…
Peru 2012. The Inca Trail. Some people have asked me: what/where is that? Here’s a photo refresher. Macchu Picchu, Peru. Via ShashiBellamkonda on Flickr (Creative Commons). Perhaps one of the most...
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Planning a trip…like an outsider.
When I tell people where I plan to travel “next” for a trip, Sure, some of these trips are expensive and compared to a Disney vacation in Florida (or, insert a common destination here), they always...
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The ‘hidden’ Inca Trail
I was surfing around today, perusing my favorite sites when I stumbled upon this revelation: there’s a “hidden” Inca Trail. Yes, that’s right: a publicly titled path named for its hard-to-find factor....
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Don’t be a “Pee-Choo.”
The first in a series of posts following The Outsider’s trip to Peru late last month. Look for more posts all week long. Some things get lost in translation. Or in the case of Peru, pronunciation....
View ArticleForget trail mix, I’ll have the rosemary potatoes
Not a fan of camping but want to go on a trek at least once in your life? Look no farther than the Inca Trail. The hills may not be a place of absolute luxury, but unless you’re a chef, you may eat...
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Machu Picchu or bust
A view from atop Dead Woman's Pass at 13,770 feet on the second day of the Inca Trail. The pass is the trail's highest point. “You have to get to Machu Picchu today,” Tomás said. “There isn’t another...
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Kilimanjaro 2013
The conversation started in the driveway, like so many of my trips have. Nothing planned, nothing set-in-stone, but within days the “trip” — as they always become called — would become a reality. “If...
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Catching up on a few things
By BUD WILKINSON REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN Let’s start with an update… It’s been six months since Roost Powersports in Thomaston revealed that it was in the hunt to become a Honda dealer. Roost owner Jason...
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to visit Australia, Fiji
LONDON (AP) — Kensington Palace says Prince Harry, and his wife, the former actress Meghan Markle, will be touring Australia, Fiji, the Kingdom of Tonga and New Zealand this fall. The royal couple, now...
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WoodenBoat show sails for Mystic
MYSTIC – The largest gathering of wooden boats and enthusiasts in New England will converge at Mystic Seaport Museum for the 27th annual WoodenBoat Show from Friday to Sunday. The WoodenBoat Show,...
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New England Motorcycle Museum revs up for opening
It may still go down to the wire as far as setting up displays at the New England Motorcycle Museum in Vernon, but after more than five years of planning, fund-raising, construction and overcoming...
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Was a great white shark to blame for Cape Cod attack?
Associated Press TRURO, Mass. (AP) – On a windswept dune overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, hastily erected signs warned Cape Cod beachgoers to stay out of the water on Thursday, a day after a New York...
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New England Motorcycle Museum now open
Harley-Davidson used a dealer meeting in San Diego this week to unveil a new FXDR 114 power cruiser model for 2019. The model will use aluminum and composite components to lessen the weight. It’s...
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Top secret travel: Agents thrive despite online crunch
Paul Largay, CEO of Largay Travel in Waterbury, is, according to Travel & Leisure magazine, one of America’s “Top Secret Travel Agents.” That distinction begs a question some may ask: Are there...
View ArticleCanada is ready to open the door wide to legal marijuana
TORONTO – Tom Clarke has been dealing marijuana illegally in Canada for 30 years. He wrote in his high school yearbook that his dream was to open a cafe in Amsterdam, the Dutch city where people have...
View ArticleU.S., South African farmers cry fowl over Trump tariffs
WASHINGTON – Which came first, the chicken or the trade war? Well before President Donald Trump began slapping tariffs on steel, aluminum and other imported goods, there was a deal with South Africa...
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Reporter revived by Tuscan culture, ancestry
CORTONA, Italy – After my breast cancer diagnosis and as I was going through what would be more than a year of treatments that included chemotherapy and radiation, I vowed I would return to Italy. Both...
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