Here are a few more of our favorite literary destinations. If you have a poetic pick of your own, please let us know by emailing amcpublications@outdoors.org with the subject line "Senior Editor: Literary Destinations."

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For additional literary locales, read Katharine Wroth's feature story "Book It."

Monadnock, Jaffrey, N.H.
Willa Cather discovered Monadnock in her forties, and derived inspiration from daily walks up its welcoming slopes. It was also a hit with the likes of Emerson and Thoreau; today's visitors will find 40 miles of trails for all levels.
Info: AMC Southern New Hampshire Trail Guide (AMC Books); New Hampshire State Parks

Frost Place, Franconia, N.H.
Poet Robert Frost and his family made their full-time home here for five years (and he sought hay-fever relief in the area during many other summers). Satisfy yourself with the half-mile nature trail on the property, or venture a few miles into Franconia Notch State Park for longer treks.
Info: The Frost Place; New Hampshire State Parks

Stormfield, Redding, Conn.
Mark Twain called this "charmingly quiet" estate home for the last two years of his life, with "nothing in sight but woodsy hills and rolling country." It rarely sees enough snow for true snowshoeing, says AMC Connecticut Chapter Leader Eric Stones, but is still a great spot for a winter walk or run.
Info: Town of Reading

Saranac Lake, N.Y.
In the late 1880s, Robert Louis Stevenson spent a productive winter in this Adirondacks town, taking in the "air extraordinary clear and cold, and sweet with the purity of forests" and skating on a nearby pond. Today, snowshoe opportunities range from softball games at the town's legendary winter carnival to the 25-mile Jackrabbit Trail.
Info: Saranac Lake

Wissahickon Valley Park, Philadelphia, Pa.
Repeat visitor Edgar Allan Poe was moved by this valley's "noble shrubbery" and "magnificent forest-trees," and wrote an essay extolling its verdant virtues in 1844. The park's 1,800 acres, which contain more than 50 trails for all abilities, are owned by the city.
Info: Friends of the Wissahickon