Secret swimming holes, endless miles of hiking trails, and mind-boggling vistas await you in Vermont’s Green Mountains, not to mention secluded campsites, streams full of trout, and fall foliage ...

Here's a standout spot from each region of the US that I visited. New England: Green Mountain National Forest Vermont's massive Green Mountain National Forest is beautiful throughout many seasons ...

In a region where large tracts of wild, unroaded land are rare, the importance of New England's national forest roadless areas — to both wildlife and people — is immense. Many of these places are in ...