Andi Marie Cantele is a freelance writer and professional gardener who enjoys hiking, rowing and cycling. She is the author of 52 Weekends in Connecticut , Explorer's Guide New Jersey, Explorer's Guide Connecticut, and cycling guides to Connecticut, New Hampshire, and western Massachusetts in Countryman's Backroad Bicycling series. Her work has also appeared in Yankee Magazine , Bark magazine, and Best Places to Stay in New England . She lives in Connecticut's Litchfield Hills region.