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About Us
Experience New Hampshire Outdoors!
Outdoor
ESCAPES New Hampshire, LLC is committed to creating and providing
the best experiences that fulfill the interests and abilities of
individuals, families and groups with safety, fun and learning in
mind.
Offering
year-round outdoor adventures, sightseeing tours, and indoor
programs, our mission is to immerse participants in New Hampshire's
nature and heritage as they develop memories and life skills.
Through
these experiences, participants improve their self-awareness and environmental-awareness. Knowing nature leads to
appreciation, and our hope is for participants to be motivated to
live their best life, and make decisions that positively affect our
planet Earth for future generations.
Our guides
share a joy of bringing people into their favorite destinations
around New Hampshire, creating the perfect get-a-way for you
with attention to detail. They each bring their own leadership
flair and enthusiasm for people and the outdoors, wearing many
hats: naturalist, historian, storyteller, athlete, medic,
mechanic, instructor, and chef. You can expect an excellent
guided experience in wild and scenic New Hampshire in every
season because we offer safety, fun, and learning.
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Lucie
(LaPlante) Villeneuve
Owner, Wilderness
Guide, Outdoor Educator
A
descendant of French-Canadian woodsmen and Acadian survivors, Lucie has been a professional wilderness guide and outdoor educator in
New Hampshire for over 18 years. Her interest in the great outdoors began as
a child with family trips in New Hampshire as well as throughout
Canada. Her favorite sports are cross country skiing and
paddling and she specializes in guiding families and women's
groups.
Lucie was born and brought up in the Lakes Region between Lake Winnipesaukee and Squam Lake.
She loves teaching outdoor
skills and nature knowledge, as well as sharing her passion and
respect for New Hampshire’s history, recreation, and wildlife.
"I started this guide service (in 2003) because my dream is to pass on the tradition of wilderness travel,
by giving people the experience, knowledge, and skills to go out
and be safe."
When she is not
planning and leading trips, Lucie is a mom of two young children
and runs another business.
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Peter Villeneuve
Guide and Instructor; Lucie's
Great Catch
Peter
is from New Hampshire's Great North Woods (aka The Grand North). He
spent much of his childhood outdoors with his family and
neighbors hunting, ice fishing, on dirt bikes, snowmobiles, and
cross country skis. After meeting Lucie about 14 years ago, he got
into mountain biking, both technical and downhill. Together,
they spent a lot of quality time getting familiar with New Hampshire's year-round
trails, backpack trips, and week-long canoe trips on the
Connecticut and Androscoggin Rivers.
Peter enjoys a career being a machinist, but due to his
congenial rapport and local knowledge of New Hampshire, he is in demand for weekend adventures. He enjoys leading hikers to see
great views, is an excellent animal tracker/spotter, and loves to teach
mountain biking, whitewater canoeing, sit-on-top kayaking,
snowshoeing, and skiing.
"The best thing I like about our outdoor adventures is the fresh
air and seeing everything we get to see." |
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Jeff Barrie
Guide and Instructor
Jeff has years of experience as a nature interpreter, focusing
on nature observation and awareness, wild edibles, and plant and
animal identification. He has spent 35 years hiking and camping
in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. He is experienced in
wilderness survival having attended courses at Tom Brown the
Tracker School. Skills include: primitive fire making, shelter
building, food gathering, primitive tool and weapons making,
tracking, and awareness.
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Sorry, we currently do not have any positions open.
 Wilderness
areas provide us with unforgettable experiences. But with recreation comes
responsibility. As we enjoy the incredible wonders of our natural resources, we
also recognize that humans are visitors to the homes of many species. As
witnesses to this diversity, we respectfully keep our distance from wildlife,
carry out all that we carry in, and try to leave no signs of our visit.
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Outdoor ESCAPES New Hampshire, LLC
Owner Lucie (LaPlante) Villeneuve
and her husband Peter
Villeneuve
 Mail:
49 Butternut Lane, Conway, NH 03818
Home Office: Conway, NH--office hours by chance any time.
Cell: (603) 528-0136
Fax: Call or e-mail for number
E-mail: naturenut@outdoorescapesnewhampshire.com
Website: www.OutdoorEscapesNewHampshire.com
- All the time! We provide tours, instruction,
and presentations
year-round, from two hours to multi-day trips. And since this is a very small wilderness guide
service company, office hours are by chance. If you have a question,
comment, or wish to sign up, please allow a few days for us to respond.
Reservations a month in advance is highly recommended, or try the phone
number 24/7 for a short-notice request.
- When you register for an adventure with our guide
service, you will receive directions where Lucie, Peter, or our other qualified guides will meet you at
a New Hampshire trailhead or
waterway, your lodging, or other public place. Directions will be included in the confirmation packet, along
with a list of what to bring to help make your experience an enjoyable
one.
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Transportation to New
Hampshire...
Getting here is half the fun!
Most airports and cities have rental cars--a necessity for getting around in
N.H.,
but if you need a ride, let us know.
All airports in New Hampshire, or
click here.
Buses and trains
to New Hampshire.
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Large Cities Closest to
New Hampshire |
Approximate Driving Distance
to Northern N.H.
Calculate other destinations
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Portland, Maine
(airport) |
110 miles, 3 hours driving |
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
(airport) |
150 miles, 3.5 hours driving |
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Portsmouth, New Hampshire
(airport) |
160 miles, 3.5 hours driving |
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Burlington, Vermont
(airport) |
160 miles, 4 hours driving |
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Manchester, New Hampshire
(airport) |
180 miles, 4 hours driving |
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Boston, Massachusetts
(airport) |
212 miles, 4.5 hours driving
(via I-95 to Portland, ME) |
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Quebec City, Quebec,
Canada
(airport) |
216 miles, 4.5 hours
driving |
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New York City, New York
(airports) |
390 miles, 6.5 hours driving |
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Toronto, Ontario,
Canada
(airport) |
485 miles, 9 hours
driving |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(airport) |
500 miles, 8 hours driving |
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Halifax, Nova Scotia,
Canada
(airport) |
615 miles, 10 hours driving |
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 Driving
Around New
Hampshire...
The State
of New Hampshire has a real-time reporting system for
driving conditions, accidents and construction delays, watches and warnings,
and other information of interest to the traveler. Go to their
"511"
website, or dial 511 on your cellular or landline phone. Please
also read our tips on driving in moose territory
here.
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Passports
Passports may be
required when traveling to or from our adventures in the U.S.
For
updated information on U.S. passport deadlines and application information go
to
GetAPassportNow.com.
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 I
have created and continue to update this website myself. My
husband and I have taken most of the photos you see while guiding adventures,
unless otherwise noted. I hope you enjoy the photos, but they
really don't do justice to actually being out there in the wilderness yourself. Please
let me know if you have any questions or comments about the site. --Lucie
Disclaimer Links
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Wilderness
Guide & Outdoor Educator