GREEN MOUNTAINS MAJESTY
New England’s federal lands are some of the most gorgeous tourist attractions in the northeast, but anyone who has ever sweltered in Cape Cod traffic, joined a conga line to an Acadia vista, or shouted over the din atop Mount Washington can attest that summer and fall crowds detract from the serenity that many nature lovers desire. One national forest is the exception; for those who seek solitude, Vermont’s Green Mountain National Forest (GMNF) is the perfect destination.
How GMNF slipped under the radar is hard to say. The forest, homeland of the western Abenaki people, spans more than 400,000 acres across southern and central Vermont, and lies within a day’s drive for 70 million people. Still, the White Mountain
