The North mountain, aka the non-tower mountain, has been an old favorite of mine. For many years this small and easy to climb mountain has seen its fair share of foot traffic. More so now with the well marked and newer trails. Yet there is still a “secret” back way up the mountain that is completely unmarked for hiking, yet a great way to go up. It takes parking at Brown’s Corner and walking the Scribner trail (grew up calling it that, probably not on any map, but it’s an old road with cellar holes along the way) and heading up the mountain that way. The trail starts just behind…
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A beautiful but windy day outside led me to lace up my running shoes and try out another trail run just as I did the other day. Call it impulsive, but the shoes went on, the Fenix watch, and the new addition of a heart rate monitor on my chest. After a slight walk warm up, I quickly shot my heart rate up to 160 as I climbed the slippery leaf covered hills. The wind was blowing like crazy, but I was well protected in the woods. I decided to take a left in the woods on a trail I don’t usually go on. Figured I would try and stay…
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Got a call from my buddy Paul (in the photo) asking if I wanted to go for a hike. Sunday was going to be an amazing day for the weather and that we should climb Mount Major. I quickly agreed, but with hesitation… Warm weather, fall colors, and Mount Major meant it was going to be packed on that mountain. While Mount Major isn’t the tallest mountain in the Belknap Range, it is definitely the most popular. Let me show you why: That view. Mount Major is an quick but moderately difficult climb – around 50 minutes to an hour – to get to a bald mountain top that offers…
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This is a photo of my dog Penny, the day after her surgery. She had an enlarged and cancerous spleen. There was no guarantee if the cancer had spread. She wasn’t eating. The options were to have her put down, or try for a surgery where a good outcome with slim. We knew there was no choice but to go for the surgery. We were told the risks since she is almost 14 years in age and signed the DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) if something went wrong during surgery. We got a call that afternoon that it was a success, the spleen looked ready to rupture and was removed and…
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Decided it was time to step up my fitness game and get outside and do some trail running. I’ve been eating well, but my weight loss has stalled and been stagnant for a month or two now. I’m going to try and keep better track of my caloric intake but also add in some light cardio to go with my current weight lifting routine. Regretfully it has been getting darker earlier and earlier. Might need to start bringing a head lamp? Or maybe run early in the morning? Yeah, probably not that. I’m not exactly a morning person. Clocks change soon… Will make some decisions then. [activity id=4160651149]
