Mike Miller of Colorado Springs skis into the Little Italy chute above Glen Cove on Pikes Peak Tuesday, April 19, 2005. Snowboarder Steve Shapiro of Leadville died in 1997 riding the chute. Below is the Pikes Peak Highway and the Glen Cove parking lot. Photo by Christian Murdock/The Gazette
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The Northeast, from upstate New York to New England, has always been home to incredible landscapes and outdoor playgrounds. But a modern breed of adventurers is redefining exploration in the region see below for three new rules of Northeastern adventure. Want more? We teamed up with Land Rover to round up some of the country s coolest modern adventures.
Rule #1: Snow Isn t Just for Skiing
“People come here to let the outside world melt away,” says Elsa Schultz, the general manager of Highland Lodge in Greensboro, Vermont, “our cabins have no cell service or Wi-Fi, as we seek to create a bubble of peace and quiet and calm.” This historic B&B and its surrounding private cabins with kitchenettes sprawl across 123 acres on the shores of Caspian Lake, in Vermont’s storied Northeast Kingdom. A spidery network of quiet gravel roads, many of which are used by the 70- and 100-kilometer Rasputista Spring Classic gravel races, are right out the door. The 100 miles of East Burke
Mike Miller of Colorado Springs skis into the Little Italy chute above Glen Cove on Pikes Peak Tuesday, April 19, 2005. Snowboarder Steve Shapiro of Leadville died in 1997 riding the chute. Below is the Pikes Peak Highway and the Glen Cove parking lot. Photo by Christian Murdock/The Gazette
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