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Get INTO the Cold: Hawley, Pennsylvania

Trying to flee the freezing temperatures sweeping across the country is natural, but predictable. Instead, do what folks in these frigid destinations do—embrace it and get INTO the cold. The trick to staying toasty is chill-killing gear and lots of bone warming activity. So stop moping around waiting for summer to arrive and head to these five crazy cold places and get your winter wonderland on.

Hawley, Pennsylvania

Cold Meter: Moderate
A bitter 0 degrees isn’t unusual, though you’re more likely to experience 20s and 30s during February and March. This part of the Poconos is less than three hours and a world away from both New York City and Philly.

Outdoor Adventures:
Foraging in the snow is considered fun? Yep. Geocaching, the global treasure hunting game, is even more challenging when the ground is covered in white powder. Visitors from around the world have left goody-filled Tupperware boxes hidden underneath tree stumps, rocks, and leaves and it’s up to you and your programmed GPS to find it via special clues. You’ll be so excited to find the booty, you won’t mind the cold.

Modern snowshoeing doesn’t involve tennis rackets attached to your feet, but that doesn’t mean it’s any less strenuous. Today’s models are easy to strap on for the heart-pumping three-mile trek through Shuman Point Natural Area’s 250 acres of white-tail deer filled forest along Lake Wallenpaupack.

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