52 goEast Resolutions for 52 Weeks of 2020

With the new year approaching, it’s time to start looking ahead and planning our next outdoor adventures. With that in mind, we’ve gathered some of our favorite articles from the past year to put together the ultimate outdoor-focused list of New Year’s resolutions. Put these ideas on your to-do list for 2020.

Winter 2020

1. Ski the wrong way (or is it the right way?) and go uphill at the resort.
2. Get a great night’s sleep in Siberian-like weather.
3. Spark joy by getting organized.
4. Explore an abandoned ski resort—on skis.
5. GBA: Granite Backcountry Alliance or Great Backcountry Areas? You decide.
6. Sharpen your skills on some easy ice climbs.
7. Brush up on these basics before tackling the Rockpile.
8. Sleep in the snow like a star.
9. Ski Tuckerman Ravine like a guide.
10. Take your hiking above the trees.
11. Don’t let winter keep your four-legged friends from hiking.
12. Keep your puffy looking pristine.
13. Get on New York’s super-highway of skiing.

Spring 2020

1. Cook up some haute cuisine on an early season camping trip.
2. Paddle to a sweet campsite for you and your kayak.
3. Kick off hiking season on Cape Cod.
4. Enjoy the ultimate pairing of recreation and relaxation: bikes and brews.
5. Send in the Gunks like a guide.
6. Break in your camping gear on these early season overnighters.
7. Lay low this mud season.
8. No joking matter, stay safe on April Fools Day.
9. Don’t dirty the reputation of hikers, play properly in the mud.
10. Get out of the rock gym and climb outside!
11. Go on a hike that everyone will enjoy.
12. Perfect your picture taking and add some action shots to your Insta account.
13. Get down and dirty trail running.

Summer 2020

1. Add a pitch of paddling to your rock climbing.
2. Take your running off road.
3. Develop your dirtbag skills and learn how to find free car camping.
4. Slide into summer on this off-the-beaten-path adventure climb.
5. Hike the White Mountains’ most historic trail.
6. Beat the heat and find cool climbing at warm-weather destinations.
7. Style singletrack this summer.
8. A trip with “great” in its name is a trip worth taking.
9. Hunt for history in New Hampshire’s Presidentials.
10. Take a short paddle on the longest canoe trip in the Northeast.
11. Go on a multi-sport adventure across the Empire State.
12. Storm the Adirondacks and hike a hurricane.
13. Run Rhode Island, along the City by the Sea’s coastline.

Fall 2020

1. Visit New England’s neighbor to the north.
2. Peep these trails and avoid Franconia Notch’s busy parking lots.
3. Get the beta on building a rack and gear up for Sendtember and Rocktober.
4. Step up your hiking on Acadia’s legendary ladder trails.
5. Go fast and light this fall.
6. Don’t let these simple mistakes keep you from sending.
7. The only thing frightening about this New Hampshire ghost town is that you haven’t visited.
8. Find heaven and hell on the Catskill’s most challenging trail.
9. Step away from the NH48 and hike one of these 4,000-footers that didn’t make the cut.
10. Break away from the grind on one of these shorter thru-hikes…
11. Or, go for a long paddle…
12. Or, take an even longer long road trip.
13. Just remember, you’re never too old for adventure.

 

Of course, this list is just a starting point. If you need even more inspiration, you’ll find 52 more adventures on our 2019 list, and 52 more on our 2018 list.