Rest stops close and cars clog mountain lots

Rest stops close and cars clog mountain lots

by | Oct 11, 2011 | Get This

This greets anyone trying to go inside at the Chelmsford, Massachusetts, rest stop on I-495 northbound. I drove up to New Hampshire’s White Mountains on Saturday of Columbus Day weekend. At the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Highland Center in Crawford Notch,...
Nipmuck Trail Marathon

Nipmuck Trail Marathon

by | Oct 2, 2011 | Get This

The rain pants came off an hour or so later. This shows me near the Nipmuck Trail crossing in Ashford, Connecticut, working at an aid station for runners. The race was the Nip Muck Marathon, as they call it. Inspiring as always. I did not get onto the trails as much...
R.I.P., Bill Hamilton

R.I.P., Bill Hamilton

by | Sep 16, 2011 | Get This

Bill Hamilton in New Hampshire in 2009 Early on Sept. 16, a great man, R. W. “Bill” Hamilton, died with little warning. Bill was a stalwart friend incapable of dull thoughts or actions. He believed in God and country, hard work and creativity. More than...
Makeup doesn’t matter

Makeup doesn’t matter

by | Aug 25, 2011 | Get This

Eleanor Roosevelt in 1933. Library of Congress I think that many women spend too much time and money on makeup and clothes. I think many of them would look better without the fuss. I acknowledge my view isn’t typical, but consider the public discussion going on...