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Hike Randomizers
Sometimes it’s too hard to pick a hike from all the options out there. Make choosing a snap by using one of these Hike Randomizers: Are there any other Hike […]
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Saranac 14 Carries
I lock my kayak to a tree, replete with all needed supplies. Seems a bit foolish to lock it since I am in the parking lot of the Floodwood Outpost […]
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Sweet Fern Tea
On a recent cross country skiing trip someone brought some Sweetfern tea made from the wild sweetfern and dried. I tried some and it was miraculously something I’d been looking […]
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Wild Violet Infusion
A runner, N, at the recent Grafton 15k Trail Run came up to me after the race and mentioned that he’s been looking for wild violets to use to make […]
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Northville-Placid Trail XC Skiing
An old friend, “S”, who recently returned to the area of my home town and I have been trying to meet up for an outdoor activity. I get the text: […]
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Cider #22: Kitchen Sink
The kitchen sink is where a lot of the homebrew magic happens including cleaning, sanitizing, and rinsing. For this cider we pulled all the stops, using several methods to make […]
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Cider #19: Cheerbringer
This cider was the favorite drink of Olaf Cheerbringer, a sorely missed childhood Dungeons and Dragons character. Olaf was a lute-playing bard who sadly never made it past level 1. […]
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Cider #18: Self-Powered w/Grape
This naturally fermented cider was bicycle-foraged using apples picked from the tree growing in front of Hannaford Supermarket and grapes picked from the Clifton Gardens wild grape vine. The cider […]
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Concord Grape Wine #2
This is an attempt to reproduce last year’s concord grape wine which was possibly one of the best homebrews I have made, albeit in a small quantity. Last year I […]
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