Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116A p r i l 2 0 1 7 2 9 Getaways Maine Great Escapes Take the time to unwind on one of these five fantastic getaways. Vacationland is calling. From staFF & wire reports into the wild T rade in your cell phone for a pad- dle this summer, and let yourself go with the flow on a trip with Canoe the Wild. “Everyone is so busy, so plugged in. The Allagash River is a great place to get away from it all,” says owner and guide Dave Con- ley. If seclusion is what you seek, “It’s one of the few eastern rivers that can be paddled for a week or longer without coming into contact with modern civilization.” Canoe the Wild offers 4-8 day trips (cost- ing between $795 and $1195 per person) on the river famously traveled by Henry David Thoreau in 1857. Conley provides all the nec- essary equipment, including river bags, sleep- ing pads, tents, canoes, paddles, and food. “A guided experience takes all the question marks out of [the trip]. People show up, and we take care of the rest.” Each morning, after sunrise on the riv- er and a breakfast of organic coffee, but- termilk pancakes, and Maine blueberries, the paddling begins. Guests paddle in pairs from the late morning to the early after- noon (4-6 hours), so before you set out on this adventure, make sure you’re prepared for the all-day endurance. A lunch stop breaks up the day, allowing guests time to swim, take pictures, explore nearby scen- ery, and, if they bring their own tackle, fish the river for brook trout. If you’re lucky, you may even catch sight of the Allagash’s largest inhabitants. “I’ve awakened to moose running through the campsite.” His trick to spotting one? “You can smell them before you see them.” If Maine’s rugged industrial history piques your interest, certain campsites pro- vide a unique glimpse into the Allagash’s log- ging past. “At the Cunliffe Depot campsite, we’ll see two relics out in the woods: gas- and steam-powered logging machines.” Depending on the duration of the trip, guests will paddle between 34 and 83 miles of the river. Immersion like this makes you hungry. “We provide locally-raised rib eye steaks from Hodgdon and red deer filets raised in Linneus,” says Conley. If you have a sweet tooth, you’ll enjoy the biscuits and desserts baked in Dutch cookware. “All the cooking is done over an open fire.” By night- fall, sit back and “enjoy the stars, the moon sitting on the lake, and the crackling fire.”