In New Boston, NH, there is a large hill named after Joe English, who was a Native American that lived in the area. A strange name for a Native American, you might think—and you’d be right. It turns out the other Native Americans living nearby didn’t enjoy Joe’s friendship with the white settlers in the…
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Scouting Little Monadnock
That’s right, “Little” Monadnock. Not to be confused with its big brother lying to the northeast. I heard about this mountain for the first time when I started searching for some of the other Monadnocks in New Hampshire, and I always wondered about it. Everybody who hikes mountains knows about Monadnock Mountain, and hikers in…
Tracking Horse on the B&M Trail
Today I revisited a trail I had been to before but couldn’t remember its details or when I went there. I just had a feeling I’d been there before. My memory clicked in, though, when we arrived at our first pile of horse crap. Oh right, I forgot about that. The B&M Trail cuts its…
Running in Loops at Grater Woods
Headed to a set of trails called Grater Woods today and found myself running in loops. From the trailhead at 14 Grater Road, I took the Salamander Trail, which meandered its way back and forth so many times I was beginning to think I took a wrong turn—I felt a little like Alice in Wonderland….