Our Five Favorite Fall Activities
Every season has its perks and fun activities, but fall is by far our favorite. The weather is still warm enough to enjoy the outdoors without wearing cumbersome layers, yet cool enough to exert...
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Hiking West Rattlesnake Mountain via Old Bridle Path, Holderness, NH
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: West Rattlesnake Mountain, Holderness, NH Date: October 14, 2013 Distance: 3.11 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 351 feet Our Hiking Time: 2 hours, 28 minutes round trip Trail Blaze: Yellow Rectangles Difficulty: Easy Trail Map[/box] This is my third...
5 Reasons to Go Apple Picking this Fall!
Okay, I’ll admit it – in some ways, going to a farm and paying money to pick and purchase fruit might seem a bit ludicrous. Especially when it would be cheaper to buy the...
Hiking at Wilkinson Reservation, Andover, MA
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Wilkinson Reservation, Andover, MA Date: September 27, 2013 Distance: 1.9 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 174 feet Our Hiking Time: 1 hour, 17 minutes round trip Trail Blaze: White Rectangles Difficulty: Easy Trail Map[/box] If you’re looking for a...
Hiking at Goldsmith Woodlands, Andover, MA
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Goldsmith Woodlands, Andover, MA Date: September 14, 2013 Distance: 2 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 131 feet Our Hiking Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes round trip Trail Blaze: None – follow the signs! Difficulty: Easy Trail Map[/box] We have...
Bicycling the Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, MA – Nashua, NH
Kendra’s parents, Boris and Jane, are in town to help us with the twins. Usually when they visit from South Carolina, we go camping, or hiking, or some other adventure, but this visit we’ve...
Hiking Mt. Kearsarge, Warner, NH
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Mt. Kearsarge, Warner, NH Date: July 24, 2013 Distance: 1.37 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 400 feet Our Hiking Time: 2 hours, 35 minutes round trip Trail Blaze: White Triangle (Lincoln Trail) & White Rectangle (Rollins Trail) Difficulty: Moderate/Easy...
Hiking at Bradley Palmer State Park, Topsfield, MA
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Bradley Palmer State Park, Topsfield, MA Date: July 16, 2013 Distance: 1.16 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 98 feet Our Hiking Time: 1 hour round trip Trail Blaze: Blue Triangles & Difficulty: Easy Trail Map[/box] Sometimes you just gotta...
Hiking at Peggy Keck Reservation, Andover, MA
This little gem of a reservation is literally in the shadow of the more popular Harold Parker State Forest. In an effort to hike through all the conservation lands listed in the Andover Trails...
Learning to Canoe with the Appalachian Mountain Club
I row. Not in a canoe – in a rowing shell. I first stepped foot in a boat my junior year in high school. Having been cut from the varsity soccer team, I decided...