Running is relative.
Casual joggers (not to mention those who don’t run at all) might think marathoners are nuts.
People accustomed to road running can occasionally be seen leaving trail races, muttering and shaking their heads. Runners who have completed a few marathons begin to look in awe and envy at ultra-runners, who pick off 50 or 100 [...]

Drive out to Royalston, Mass., just to see the waterfalls and you will spend more time in the car than on the trail. That could be good, if you like short hikes.
Royalston isn’t too far, about an hour and a half’s drive from Nashua, and the Royalston Falls can be reached with about 30 minutes walking (your [...]

If you’re going take off on a whim for a weekend in the White Mountains, you’re going to need a guide book and a bit of luck.
 
Advance planning has never been my forte, but Ev and I had a blast last weekend, despite minimal preparation, with the aids of experience and a newly published guidebook [...]

Two staffers from the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, a naturalist and an ecologist, will lead a group trek up Gap Mountain on Aug. 9.
Gap Mountain is one of those lovely little peaks surrounding Mount Monadnock. Like the bigger, better-known peak, it’s got clear views from the top, but it’s a much easier climb. [...]

Ah, spring, and an old man’s thoughts turn… well, let’s not go there.
It’s actually too late to be thinking about planning a through hike of the AT this spring, but you can get a taste of what you’d be getting into this Thursday (April 3), as Carl Olsen of Milford, a section (serial) hiker himself, is [...]