>>2478923what anon said here; if you want coastline/kayaking/sailing maine is the only choice. if you want mountains, maine probably ain't it. If you want to hike real mountains go west, and if you want your house to be /out/ in NE, go to vermont.
worth mentioning that if you've done any hiking on the west coast, the white mountains in NH will deceive you. You might be used to hiking miles upon miles over dirt, but the white mountains are boulders all the fucking way and will take 2-3x the effort you might expect. Fuck the presidentials.
