Tag: health

  • The Hiking High

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    There was a time when I charged the “steeps”,trail sections that burned your lungs with the exertion, climbing inexorably up without end. Hiking was a sport, a workout. Leading groups at a faster pace, with distance and elevation was the rule: Longer, faster, higher.  Leading those hikes attracted similar individuals, with schedules that required precise…

  • New England’s Scourge

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    Beneath the snow, they lie sleeping. Soon they’ll emerge again to wreak havoc on unsuspecting hikers.

    tall stalks of golden grass reach towardsa blue sky