Wander a real winter wonderland. Find thrills exploring scenic nature trails by snowshoe, ski or sled at a national wildlife refuge. Some refuges lend you the equipment free! Here are some refuges made to order for snowy fun.

Snowshoeing

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One of my three companions offered this question excitedly. We stood halfway down a forested gorge several hundred feet deep, and directly ahead was a series of ice- and snow-covered switchbacks treacherously leading to the bottom. At the bottom was the fulfillment of a promise I made to myself eight years earlier when I first visited Ricketts Glen State Park, Pa. – to stand at the foot of something like an ice god, a frozen 94-foot high Ganoga Falls.

First, though, before the glory, we had to get safely down.

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You can't blame anyone living east of the Mississippi River for experiencing a little adventure envy. When's the last time an adventure magazine featured a cover photo of a tiny backpacker standing below a backdrop of sky-high Appalachian Mountains or one of those survival shows displaying the harrowing pathways of the Berkshires?

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