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A winter trek in Maine's backcountry

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A small shed holds luggage left for pickup by guests at the Appalachian Mountain Club's Gorman Chairback Lodge, a backcountry wilderness lodge near Greenville, Maine.

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A rustic cabin in the snow at the Appalachian Mountain Club's Little Lyford Lodge and Cabins, a backcountry wilderness lodge. In winter, visitors can reach the lodges and cabins only by cross-country skiing in.

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This December 2012 photo shows cross-country skis left by guests outside the Appalachian Mountain Clubís Gorman Chairback Lodge, a backcountry wilderness lodge near Greenville, Maine. In winter, visitors can reach the lodges and cabins only by cross-country skiing in.

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The interior of a rustic cabin at Little Lyford Lodge and Cabins. The cabin has no electricity, is heated by a wood stove and lit by gas lamp.

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Donna Lawlor cross-country skis on the lodge to lodge trail between camps at the Appalachian Mountain Club's backcountry wilderness lodge near Greenville, Maine.

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Lynn Dombek cross-country skis over a bridge on the lodge to lodge trail between camps at the Appalachian Mountain Club's backcountry wilderness lodge near Greenville, Maine.

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A rustic cabin in the snow at the Appalachian Mountain Club's Gorman Chairback Lodge near Greenville, Maine.

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If you love the idea of cross-country skiing or snowshoeing through a snowy forest, stoking a wood stove at midnight, and eating great meals in good company around long wooden tables, then consider a winter adventure in northern Maine. The Appalachian Mountain Club operates backcountry lodges in the Moosehead Lake region of Maine near Greenville. In winter, visitors reach the lodges by skiing in, and snowshoeing is also popular on nearby trails.
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    • A small shed holds luggage left for pickup by guests at the Appalachian Mountain Club's Gorman Chairback Lodge, a backcountry wilderness lodge near Greenville, Maine.
    • A rustic cabin in the snow at the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Little Lyford Lodge and Cabins, a backcountry wilderness lodge. In winter, visitors can reach the lodges and cabins only by cross-country skiing in.
    • This December 2012 photo shows cross-country skis left by guests outside the Appalachian Mountain Clubís Gorman Chairback Lodge, a backcountry wilderness lodge near Greenville, Maine. In winter, visitors can reach the lodges and cabins only by cross-country skiing in.
    • The interior of a rustic cabin at Little Lyford Lodge and Cabins. The cabin has no electricity, is heated by a wood stove and lit by gas lamp.
    • Donna Lawlor cross-country skis on the lodge to lodge trail between camps at the Appalachian Mountain Club’s backcountry wilderness lodge near Greenville, Maine.
    • Lynn Dombek cross-country skis over a bridge on the lodge to lodge trail between camps at the Appalachian Mountain Club’s backcountry wilderness lodge near Greenville, Maine.
    • A rustic cabin in the snow at the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Gorman Chairback Lodge near Greenville, Maine.
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