BillConner wrote on Oct 11^th, 2013 at 3:18pm:

[quote author=nadagikendan link=1367425266/9#9 date=1381412405]It IS a great place to live! Spent several years at Pinkham Notch (base of Mt. Washington in northern NH). Skiied the Connecticut lakes area winter and hiked the AT sections in the summer. Trout fishing can't be beat! Lake Champlain has some BIG walleyes but not from personal experience :(. My wife and I always joke that Vermont is where old hikers go to retire...because the Green Mts are a bit easier on the back going up and the knees coming down! Enjoy...green with envy back here  :)

Yes it is. I grew up in upstate NY and the Adirondacks was a common destination for vacations and Scouts.  Then I lived in Maine for several years.  Always thought I'd like to live in northern Vermont except for the politics.  So I guess it's why I'm intrigued by the North Forest Canoe Trail - a water route from Old Forge NY to Fort Kent ME - 740 miles, with 22 rivers and streams, 56 lakes and ponds, and 62 portages totaling 55 miles.    (You need to Login or Register

I'm very interested in canoeing in the Northeast, and this discussion makes me even moreso.  One concern -- finding solitude is important for me.  It's why I gave up on the BWCA, and now am exploring the Woodland Caribou.  With NYC and Boston so close, are the NE waterways discussed here crowded with other canoeists?  Is it possible to find solitude on the Allagash or in the Adirondacks?

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