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"The descent with frequent views of Sugarloaf Mountain was thoroughly enjoyable and completed in less than two hours. We’re already planning another trip."

"The Maine Huts and Trails network begins at Stratton Brook Trailhead in Stratton and weaves through wilderness to West Forks"

This was not quite the plan. Successive late fall storms had dropped staying snow across Northern Franklin County. Days before, I hiked Perham Stream Birding in East Madrid with long views to the Saddleback and Mt. Abraham Ranges, on a bright, see-forever day. I was looking for more of the same. Next in sight: A

Europe is known for its network of high-alpine huts, where you hike from lodge to lodge and eat dishes like goulash and spaetzle before retiring for the night in plush accommodations and then hiking on to the next hut the following day. But you don’t have to leave the country for a taste of that experience.  “The U.S. is on the verge of embracing what huts are all about,” says Sam Demas, author of the forthcoming guidebook  Hut to Hut USA: The Complete Guide for Hikers, Bikers, and Skiers, which will be published in October. “There’s a big appetite for hut travel in the U.S.,...