Around New England

Join us as we check out the locations within New England that have some of Thomas Dambo's famous trolls.  We explore Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine and Ninigret Park in Charlestown, RI.  

One of our absolute favorite places for coffee and a snack after checking out the trolls, or before the beach is Dave's Coffee!

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What an amazing adventure up The Cog Railway we had!  Join us as we tell you about how we ended up being invited to share our experience with all of you.  This locomotive has been taking people to the summit of the highest mountain in the northeast since 1869!  It has grades as steep as 38% which makes it the 2nd steepest railway in the world.  

This is an excellent way to see the summit of Mount Washington without putting in the hard work of hiking it.  The Cog is near the Omni Mount Washington Hotel, one of the originals of the 33 grand hotels spread across New Hampshire.  The hotel is iconic from the ground, but is even more impressive when you see it from the summit of the mountain.  

After the Cog, we decided to go to Bethlehem, NH to The Place Above The Notch for a coffee and snack!  It was so good!  We had a tasty lunch at Rek'lis Brewing Company.  

After lunch we headed over to Littleton to poke around.  We love that town!  Listen to this episode for more details!

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This week we are prepping for summertime activities with a visit to Plum Island off the northeast coast of Massachusetts.  This beautiful island has a park with many short walkabouts that we explored one trail at a time.  The dunes, beaches and salty marshes are a sanctuary for bird watchers (or birders?  Is that really a thing?).  We discuss the different trail options including some spectacular beach access spots.  

After exploring the park for quite some time, we definitely needed to get caffeinated and maybe grab a little snack.  We discovered the amazing Changing Tides Cafe and it did not disappoint!  Take a listen!  

Camden Maine is not only one of our favorite little seacoast towns to visit, but it's a great place to get some fun hiking in too!  Join us as we hiked around Camden Hills State Park.  We started by going up Mount Megunticook to the Ocean Lookout via the Megunticook trail, then headed over to Mount Battie via the Tablelands Trail, and returned to the parking lot via the Nature Trail.  Although the weather wasn't ideal, we enjoyed the hike and our timing was perfect for a few breaks in the clouds to get some nice views of Camden Harbor.

As soon as we finished, the rain started as we hit up Camden.  We found some delicious treats and coffees at Owl and Turtle Bookshop!  This place is so cute, and the food and coffee were great.  

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We hiked Mount Jackson mid April. There was a still a lot of snow and ice, but it was beautiful! Listen to why getting the NH safe card is a good idea, accidents can happen to anyone anytime. Why packing a headlamp, spikes (is that what they're called?) and some Tylenol in your bag is also a good idea! 

Our after hike meal was at my personal favorite When Pigs Fly restaurant in Kittery, ME. If you're heading up to Maine this summer stop by and check them out, they're amazing!! 

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While G is away for work, Mike gets out and does some solo hiking, and decided to do a solo podcast about it too!  He explored three fun NH Hikes that were new to him.  First he discussses Artist Bluffs along with Bald Mountain.  A fun loop that hits two mountains and a beautiful lake was next at Pawtuckaway State Park.  Lastly he finally conquered the famous Mount Monandnock!  Listen to hear about his adventures, his ratings of each hike, and some tips on what to do and not to do as a solo hiker.

Hiking one of NH 48 4,000 footers was a success. We hiked Mount Pierce Aril 4, 2025. We experience weather changes and maybe all 4 season in one day on one hike. 

We also chat about the huts you can rent from the AMC. Have you ever stayed at one?

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After the hike we headed home for a well deserved dinner. We got burgers from our favorite burger place around BRGR-BAR. Go check them out for amazing food and drinks! 

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This week we discuss a classic New England landmark, Fenway Park! Being lifelong New Englanders, we are biased but we agree Fenway is the coolest ballpark!

We discuss the history of the ballpark, some facts about the Red Sox, some of our own baseball memories there, and of course our favorite....The Fenway Concert Series!  

Boston is well known for their food.  If your schedule allows, We recommend hitting up the North End prior to arriving at Fenway.  Galleria Umberto has some of the best pizza around.  

There are plenty of options for great food in and around Fenway Park as well. Some of our favorites that we discuss are; Blaze Pizza, Time Out Market, Trillium, Sweet Cheeks Q, El Jefe's Taqueria, Sweet Green, Cava, Yard House, & Tasty Burger.

Today we chat about our experience with Maple weekend in the state of Vermont. This is a statewide event in March. You can checkout VermontMaple.org for upcoming events and a list of farms and sugar shacks. 

We visited two farms Baird & Bourdon Farm.

Baird Farm is in in North Chittenden and you can schedule your free tour on their website!

We also visited Bourdon Farm in Woodstock, VT. Not able to visit Vermont? You can order maple syrup from either place on their website!

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