Slalom skateboarding is pretty easy, really. Gravity does most of the work; all you really need is nerve. 

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Inspired by naturalist, wetlands biologist and artist David Carroll, I went for a walk this evening in the woody bog behind my house.

 

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Slalom skateboards are asphalt aficionados, connoisseurs of concrete.

Some of New England and Canada’s top slalom skaters proclaimed Summer Street in downtown Antrim a pavement masterpiece, after carving it up during the first annual Race for Old Gold Jug last fall. This year's race is coming up Sept. 22 and 23.

 

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I've heard plenty of experts advise that running shouldn't hurt, and I'm sure they are right. As a general rule, if something hurts, you should stop. 

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The drought ended this weekend, and I ended a dry spell of my own, running my first race – the Pisgah Mountain 23K – since May, when I hobbled through Soapstone.

  

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I am the delighted owner of a second-hand white water kayak! 

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I learned from the WMAC website that Race Director Paul Funch of Groton, Mass., has taken ill with the dread Lyme Disease. 

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My friend Steve Blunt has put his first and, to date, only music video up on You Tube! 

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I've whipped up a couple of really excellent meals in the past few nights, ever since I got out for a run Monday in Beaver Brook.

 

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The second Trail Treasure Contest is closed, and we have our winners! 

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