Adventures

Field notes from Montréal and beyond: where I went, and whether I’d go back.

Illustration: a steaming wooden hot tub and a lit A-frame cabin by a lake in a pine forest at night

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Auberge Estonia: Nordic Spa Cabins in Rawdon

Eight rooms and a few chalets in the Rawdon woods, an hour from Montréal, where the Nordic spa is free for guests and dinner is whatever you brought.

Illustration: a long lake between autumn slopes seen from a rocky ledge, with a waterfall on the far side

2 min

Indian Head & Rainbow Falls Hike in the Adirondacks

An 11-mile loop in the Adirondack High Peaks: Gill Brook up to the Indian Head ledge over Lower Ausable Lake, Fish Hawk Cliffs and the 150-foot Rainbow Falls.