I had a fun story (if I do say so myself) on a guy who was jumped by a bobcat while turking hunting way out west in Mass. I was honestly surprised that it brought out all sorts of snide, anti-hunting comments. What’s up with that? This is NH, right?
I don’t hunt myself, but I should. [...]

Today I learned: You can skip the stanky bug spray so long as you keep riding fast, but it will hurt worse when you crash.

Of all the local mountain bike trails, I think Hazeltine is my favorite (although I admit, more often than not, my favorite is whichever trail I am riding at the moment). The area off Austin Road in Amherst has terrific variety, from double-track to single track to where-did-the-trail-go track, loads of fun natural obstacles, and [...]

I’m not crazy about cars, but it’s tough to do without them come winter in New England.  I am writing now to rant about quads (four wheeled ATVS) and off road trucks. I enjoy riding off road myself (I’ll not say what, where or when), but I try to respect the terrain. If it’s posted, [...]

If you go outdoors often, you will occasionally find a tick crawling up your leg.
 
If you take your dog, you will occasionally find an army of ticks, crawling all over the place.
 
Some places seem lousier with ticks than others. I didn’t find a single one after Evan, Ben and I took a nice long walk [...]

“Who Lives in Walker Brook?
NRWA Guided Outing for Families”
 
            Walker Brook in Mason, New Hampshire, is a tributary to the Squannacook River, a significant cold water fishery in Massachusetts, which eventually flows into the Nashua River in Groton.  Who lives in Walker Brook?  What can they tell us about the quality of the water there?  [...]

Skin tight spandex shorts may look silly on cyclists (or sexy, depending), but they serve an important function.
 
In addition to the comfort of internal padding, tight shorts ensure that you won’t get snagged on your seat at a critical moment, such as heading down a steep, rocky descent, which can stop you from shifting your weight [...]

In case you missed it… well, you shouldn’t. Check out my colleague’s piece on the removal of a small dam on the Souhegan in Merrimack. It includes a very cool time-lapse photo montage of the site:
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090507/NEWS01/905079987
The upper Souhegan in Greenville is a mecca for kayakers and white water canoeists this time of year. How about [...]

Last Chance to Register for NEMBA’s Trail Building & Advocacy School
 
The deadline to mail in your registration is over, however, we are extending the “phone-in” deadline until tomorrow, May 5th.  Call 800-576-3622 to register.
 
This weekend trail building and advocacy weekend will offer instruction on designing and caring for multi-use trails and topics taught by experts from [...]