Yes! Mission complete! Today I climbed the last of the peaks waiting for me on the Belknap 12 list. The Belknap 12, or “Belknap Range Summits,” is a set of twelve mountains in New Hampshire’s Lakes Region that offer beautiful views of the surrounding area. They’re not too big. They’re not very difficult. But if…
Author: Matt Larson
The Search for Stories
The other day I was asked why some people feel the need to climb mountains. Immediately what came to my mind was an innate need for adventure. To walk upon the earth and see new land. To discover and explore. But explore what, exactly? There are a lot of reasons I go up. For one,…
An Invigorating Yes
Yesterday I posted about a quirky bit of history at my house, where Gerald Ford came to visit fifty years ago. It all came about because George Roberts, former Speaker of the House in NH, asked me if I’d be willing to hear some stories and let some politicians do a presentation at my home,…
Gerald Ford Had Lunch Here
Last year on September 11th, around 8 o’clock in the morning, I was dealing with a work crisis. I think it was the one where a water heater pipe exploded and soaked the floors of two commercial retail units with a few inches of water. At the same time, my kids were asking for help…