We found Clover in the classifieds. Karen (then spouse, now ex) spotted the listing for mixed breed puppies, $50 each.
 
Clover’s mother, Cinnamon, a Chocolate Lab, was nursing a litter of 10 pups, the result of a romance with a Pointer down the road from her family’s farmhouse in Pepperell, Mass.
 
Clover was the runt. Her brothers [...]

For what it’s worth, Off Track endorses Green Party candidates Cynthia McKinny and Rosa Clemente for President and VP of the United States. I believe the Greens best represent the values that I hold dear: that all life has value (not just the wealthiest humans), and that sensible social policies begin by considering [...]

What are you doing this weekend?
It’s supposed to be pretty nice out: cool and sunny, with the maple trees bursting red, gold and orange… a classic New England autumn, and perfect running weather.
My aulde acquaintance “Sherpa” John Lacroix and his pat Nate Sanel are going to run sideways across New Hampshire, from Chesterfield to Rye, [...]

This guy, Jean-Yves Blondeau, is bonkers in the very best way: he’s invented a new sport (OK, it’s been around a couple years but it’s new to me) and he’s apparently making a living at it. I can’t decide if I think his suit is cool, ridiculous or both… it definitely looks dangerous, and a lot of [...]

I may be biased, but I am so proud of my mum and dad and all that they’ve done to convert their house to alternative, clean energy sources. Check it out, they got written up in their local paper.

There’s a new batch of trail races out in west-central New Hampshire, with two races yet to run this fall. The Western NH Trail Running Series has five races, all in the Dartmouth-Hanover-Lebanon region (up I-89, northwest of Concord). It also has a website, an impressive roster of sponsors and some 169 runners participating to [...]

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 [...]

I can not recommend The Story of Stuff highly enough. I urge everyone to watch it, with your children if you have any.
In a nutshell, Annie Leonard’s film and website explain how our socioeconomic system, in which most of us toil for the benefit of a few, will lead us all to ruin if left [...]

I like camping and I don’t mind roughing it, but it’s hard to argue against the benefits of beds, a screened porch, hot meals, warm showers, and cold beer.
My family enjoyed all those comforts in the midst of the Maine woods during our annual family summer getaway, generously sponsored by my parents.
 
 
We stayed at Medawisla, a [...]

I didn’t think to take any photos of blueberries, tho we did stop to nibble a few.
I wasn’t quick enough on the draw to get a photo of a bounding bunny, either. These things obligingly stood still:
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