Summer Places

OK, so not all of the NY Times 31 Places to Go This summer will get you hooked into to nature, but a number of them will. There are also some great places to take kids so they connect.


I choose numbers 2, 5, 15, and 20 to start with.

But plan any trip carefully--the hiking around Cherry Mountain can be pretty tough--some of the steepest in the Whites, and its twin summits are actually called Owlshead and Mt. Martha.

Postscript: Speaking of NH, checkout this trip journal of a hiker traveling the Cohos Trail, which traverses across the least visited and wildest parts of the White Mountains