On a beautiful fall day with blue sky and sunshine, it’s time to get outside. You can drive around like leaf peepers and gawk at nature’s finery, snapping pictures to show people back home. Or, you can immerse yourself in the kaleidoscope of color, smells and sights by walking, hiking and cy…
Musings and observations while pondering why New Hampshire is the only New England state that closes their trout fishing season.
I’ve enjoyed occasionally hiking with my grandson, Ridley Parsons, since he was small. Now he is 17 and a senior at Fryeburg Academy. Last Sunday, we hiked to the summit of Pleasant Mountain (2,006 feet) in Bridgton and Denmark, Maine.
Recently, my wife and two friends were returning from a filling Cornish, Maine, breakfast when we found ourselves driving some back roads in the borderlands region of New Hampshire and Maine we hadn’t been on for a spell.
That’s an odd-looking dog I said to myself. The slim creature with the perky ears then revealed itself and two others as I neared a bend in Wolcott, Vt,. by the winding Lamoille River. The trio had no interest in meeting me; instead, they did an about-face and gave me a triple white-tailed m…
Anglers breathed a collective sigh of relief on Thursday when the fall rain finally arrived. Those in the know understand that without a big push of water from rivers into lakes, fall runs of salmon will not take place.
Timing is a factor in seeing foliage and in the White Mountains, and it is often said that Zealand Valley is the first place in the area the colors mature. The official explanation for the color explosion in this northern valley is: “With cool setting air in the valley at night and decreased…
It’s all about the team next week when the best players from the United States square off against their counterparts from Europe in the 2025 Ryder Cup matches at the famed Bethpage Black Course in Farmingdale, N.Y., this coming Friday through Sunday.
On Saturday, Sept. 13, I climbed Mount Cranmore for Jen’s Friends Climb Against Cancer.
In 1970, my dad purchased one of the new K-5 Blazers produced by Chevrolet. It was a new breed of four-wheel drive vehicle, and it would provide a cushion of safety as he checked snow-covered roads to determine if they could handle school bus traffic and deliver kids to school.
Fall doesn’t officially start until Monday, Sept. 22, yet high school fall sports are well underway. Many teams have had their first games, meets or races. That meant it was time for me to contact local high school mountain bike coaches to see how their season was going.
In Wednesday, Aug. 27, I decided to do an unusual hike on a trail that is infrequently traveled. I had been there before, bringing friends. It will remain nameless.
If you’re looking to swing for some great causes, consider teeing up for the fifth annual RSVP Tournament on Sept. 24; the 10th annual Friends of Conway Rec Golf Tournament on Sept. 26; and the 17th annual Kennett Hockey Golf Tournament on Sunday, Oct. 12.
Salvinias fontinalis, the eastern brook trout, is New Hampshire’s state freshwater fish. It has played a pivotal role in the history of the Granite State. From indigenous peoples following the brook trout’s migration, to settlers surviving on fresh and smoked brook trout, to families during …
Like Mud Bowl and the White Mountain Milers’ Half Marathons, mountain bike festivals are part of the fall activities calendar. Celebrating the waning of the light and the drop in temperatures as the season rolls toward winter, these festivals provide a great excuse to gather the mountain bik…