Tell us what you are looking for and we'll do our best to help you find your subject during the best time of day and season. This S.U.V Tour, as all tours do, includes transportation and one meal.

You'll get a true sense of New Hampshire's vast wilderness as you ride through boreal forests along wild rivers where moose, loons, and bald eagles live. Find the headwaters of the Connecticut River and the Androscoggin River in the Northern Forest. Mix with local residents in town or at the lake and find out about hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, and forestry. Eat a special lunch, with a tour, at either an historic grand hotel, or a local family’s homestead (your choice). Then enjoy either a two-hour nature walk/hike/snowshoe, or more riding with several stops for short walks to natural places of interest...moose wallows, waterfalls or frozen cascades, rivers, and remote beaver ponds.

You will find bigger mountains here in Franconia Notch with interesting glacial features and a recent history from forestry to skiing. Travel along the Connecticut River and see pristine farms, almost as it were 200 years ago. See covered bridges, and, depending on the season, a Yankee flea market, a local farm stand, a harvest of pumpkins, apples, or maple syrup. Have lunch at a great little family restaurant. Stop by an old fashioned general store and get some smoked sausage or cheese or even some fudge. Enjoy either a two-hour nature walk/hike/snowshoe to a scenic vista, or more riding with stops for short walks to natural places of interest...waterfalls/ice flows and cascades, remote ponds, and scenic vistas.

Home of the highest peak in the Northeast, you will ride into the notches for the best views and have a chance to see moose. We'll stick to the back roads to avoid seasonal crowds and you'll find many treasures on this tour, including covered bridges, historic train stations, a weather center, and an old-fashioned country store with New England-made products . Have lunch and dessert at our favorite deli. Enjoy either a two-hour nature walk/hike/snowshoe to a scenic vista, or more riding with stops for short walks to natural places of interest... waterfalls/ice flows, scenic vistas, and remote ponds.

Vacationers have been coming to the Lakes Region to spend their summers here since the Industrial Revolution of America. On your tour around the Lake Winnipesaukee and Squam Lakes area you will still see evidence of years past...lakeside towns with church steeples and old train depots, as well as old farmhouses with mountain views. Stop by a local museum or historical society. In winter visit an ice fishing community, a maple sugar house, and an old country store. In summer visit a farm stand. Have lunch at our favorite restaurant in the area, and dessert at a yummy ice cream shop. Enjoy either a two-hour nature walk/hike/snowshoe to a scenic vista, or more riding with stops for short walks to natural places of interest...lake and mountain vistas, and see where “On Golden Pond” was filmed.

Travel through farm history as you pass lakes, streams, hills, and quaint country towns with village greens and covered bridges. Visit historical buildings, an apple orchard, a local farmers market, and a dam on the Connecticut River. Have lunch at our favorite original restaurant in the area. Enjoy either a two-hour nature walk/hike/snowshoe (to a scenic vista or along a river on a rail trail), or more riding with stops for short walks to natural places of interest...a waterfall, and a lakeside with mountain views.

There is so much to see along New Hampshire's 18 miles of seacoast and in the areas nearby. Portsmouth is a port city with a history since before colonial times. The area has also been used for military, farming, and industrial purposes. Walk around town and see its historic buildings, gardens, restaurants, and little shops--tax-free, of course. Have lunch at a local pub or seafood restaurant, and dessert at a nearby pastry shop. Enjoy either a two-hour nature walk/hike/snowshoe to a scenic vista, or more riding with stops for short walks to natural places of interest...including seacoast walks to tide pools and beaches on the Atlantic Ocean, and/or along Great Bay, an estuary that offers great bird watching in winter as well as during spring and fall migrations.

If you want to spend the day hiking (snowshoeing if there’s snow), there are several choices where we could take you, depending on the overall fitness of participants and the day’s trail conditions. Fairly level terrain can be a workout on snowshoes after a snowstorm, and in any case can be beautiful…along a rocky river with ice flows, or to a remote winter pond. Steeper terrain may afford sweeping mountain views. Daypacks and lunch are provided on your interpretive tour, as well as lightweight snowshoes or traction devices for your boots. We'll give you a pack list...dress in layers all year (bring extra) and wear waterproof hiking boots (insulated in winter...cross country ski boots are great for snowshoeing, too). Prices vary depending on participation.

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as they develop memories and life skills.

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P.O. Box 6772, Lakeport, NH 03247
Phone: (603) 528-0136
   E-mail: Naturenut@OutdoorEscapesNH.com
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          Lucie (LaPlante) Villeneuve,
Wilderness Guide & Outdoor Educator
Home Office: Laconia, NH
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