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Outdoors / Recreation

It’s Happening At Mount Hayes

Sunday, May 19, 2013

By Marty Basch Special to the Valley News We returned to the woods with pep in our steps and were rewarded with the rush of chilled spring run-off cascading down the mountain, the distant drumming of ruffed grouse and a stellar horizon dominated by the northern Presidentials. There was a rambling woods walk, a side-trip to a picturesque pond and a welcoming hemlock grove oozing enchantment. But there were also …

Quality Sunglasses Worth the High Cost

Sunday, May 19, 2013

When you wake up in the morning and the light is hurt your head The first thing you do when you get up out of bed Is hit the streets a runnin’ and try to beat the masses And go get yourself some cheap sunglasses Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah -ZZ Top ——— That may be good music, but it’s bad advice, …

Hey! PGA Wants You

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Ladies and lapsed golfers, the PGA of America is out to get you. Through its Get Golf Ready program, the association — which bills itself as the “largest working sports organization” in the world, with 27,000 professionals — has begun an outreach effort geared toward rebuilding participation to counter recession-fed departures. Having identified Boston and New England as one of nine target markets …

Rough Rider

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Alex Toth, of Bronxville, N.Y., plunges over a drop on the Mascoma River in Lebanon last week. Toth is a member of Dartmouth’s Ledyard Canoe Club, which will celebrate its Riverfest this weekend, with the 50th annual Mascoma …

Junior Marauders Conquer N.Y. Tournament

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Lake Placid, n.y. — The Junior Marauders, a Squirt-level youth hockey team of players from the Hanover Hockey Association and Woodstock Youth Hockey Association, lived up to their nickname last weekend at the Cam-Am Challenge Cup, coming home …

A Neighborhood Run

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Lebanon — The Upper Valley Running Club is giving area runners a whole series of reasons to stay close to home. In its third year organizing group training runs and competing together, UVRC members have created a six-race …

Fish Season Is Upon Us

Sunday, March 31, 2013

By Coleman Stokes Special to the Valley News For those of us who don’t ice fish, the best part of the year is coming. Fishing season opens Monday, which means that licensed anglers may now trod the banks …

As Winter Wanes, Ski the Jay Way

Sunday, March 31, 2013

The snow kept falling on winter’s last day. Six inches of fresh powder waited for our skis to glide through as we eased into the wow in the pow gently and silently save for our spurts of joyous cries in the woods of Bushwacker. The draw of the …

State Hatcheries are Ready To Start Stocking Streams

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Concord — New Hampshire’s six state hatcheries have close to 1 million catchable-size trout ready for this season, with trucks ready to start rolling. With cold, high waters from melting snow, it will be a few weeks before rivers and streams are at “fishable” levels. Most trout species …

The City’s ‘Wild Core’: Lebanon Residents Tour Nascent Mascoma Greenway Trail

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Lebanon — A former Boston & Maine railway corridor, unused since the 1950s, has been stolen by underbrush and deep pockets of mud. Thin tree trunks have sprung from between the railroad ties. In the quieter parts of …

Northern Lights Captures Multiple State Titles

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Westminster, Vt. — Five members of the Northern Lights Gymnastics program came home as all-around state champions on Saturday and Sunday from the Vermont State Gymnastics Championships at Bellows Falls Union High School. Additionally, five NLG members will …

Whaleback Ends in ‘Mayhem’: Closing for Good, Enfield Ski Area Lets Machines Have Last Run

Monday, March 25, 2013

Enfield — The first Sunday of spring looked more like the last vestiges of winter yesterday as competitors on snowmobiles, motorbikes and four-wheelers spent the cloudy afternoon charging up the face of a mountain set to close for …

Mahler: Three Guys, One Cause; Core Teamers Aid Family Even as Whaleback Goes Silent 

Monday, March 25, 2013

I met three wise men the other day. Well, actually, three wise young men. But age really doesn’t matter. Young or old, what matters most is what you do with your life. And these three young guys are …