Living in the country most of the kids go down town where all the houses are close together. It’s a bit of a tradition. So much so, they have the towns-folk donate candy to the houses down town. This year they shut that down. So our small neighborhood decided to step it up a notch. We normally make it a big deal for the small kids in the area – run it an hour earlier than normal so kids in our area can hit the local houses and then go down to the town. So we set up a fire pit at the end of the driveway, a table with…
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It’s that time of year again. Another year we we pick up three crates of apples and press it into cider. We had a great crew show up this year. Lots of the regulars and a few new faces also. In total we bottled around 120 gallons of cider. Kept 10 gallons to make hard cider. The bulk of the Seiter was bottled into half gallon jugs with enough headspace so they could be frozen and thawed out for later use and enjoyment
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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…
