As with any young company, the question often arises, what, exactly are you doing here? I wanted to take a moment to explain what Gibbs Guides is all about and where I think it is going in the future. My background in outdoor recreation, my degree in English Literature from Colby-Sawyer College in New London, NH, and a love of nature and taking pictures is what brought about the invention of Gibbs Guides. As I turned forty the question arose for me personally, what are you

Take a Vermont Vacation! I grew up next to the massive sweeps of cedar bogs on the eastern shores of Lake Memphremagog, in northern Vermont. It was easy to take the natural beauty I was surrounded by for granted. Whether it was canoeing through the marshes or fishing in the South Bay near Newport, it always felt like this type of experience was everywhere. When the views of the cliffs of Willoughby or the moose sightings in Norton or Brighton's Wenlock Natural Area

Recently, I had a chance to spend some time on the chain of islands in the center of Lake Champlain in Vermont. Lake Champlain is the sixth largest lake in the United States and in the center of it are five islands; South Hero, Grand Isle, North Hero, Alburg, and Isle La Motte. The islands are rich in flat ground, old farmland and historical value. Key in the war of 1812, rife with military history and the location of a very important moment in Teddy Roosevelt history. Yo

As with any new adventure, you of course, don't know what you don't know, and as I'm working on two new guidebooks to add to "Hiking and Snowshoeing the Greater Sunapee Region" it seemed appropriate to go over the process I'm using to write the books, and my mission in bringing these guidebooks to you. As a person who had spent much of his young life outdoors, the onset of my thirties, was a bit of a settling. Into life, job, kiddos and a mostly sedentary daily life. Sur

The Guides The idea behind these guides is to create books of basic information and encouragement to go do many of the great hikes and walks in the regions we visit. Be it a geographic region, like this guide, or a state or larger region. We’re currently starting work on a guide about the covered bridges of New Hampshire and Vermont. We are committed to providing a product that is valuable to both the vacationer or the local. The book is useful, fun and full of beauti