A trail at Turkey Hill in Hingham. Talk a walk in nature and let yourself slow down. In his book “Roads: Driving America’s Great Highways,” Larry McMurtry writes of the […]
Exploring the Indian Head River
The trail along the Indian Head River in Hanover. Imagine hiking through dense woods, following a well-marked trail that occasionally leads you past the remnants of old stone walls or […]
Make a New Year’s Resolution to Spend More Time Outdoors
You can see these rapids on the Indian Head River from the trail that runs along its Hanover side. The new year is traditionally a time to set intentions or […]
Road Tripping Post-Terrorist America
An Arizona desert highway. A Monday in early October: sunset. I stand with my husband in the shadow of a wall inscribed with the notation 9:01. Not far away stands […]
The Bat Cave
It was dusk, early October. More than a hundred of us were seated in a small amphitheater at the opening of Carlsbad Cavern in southeastern New Mexico. We were there […]
Civil Disobedience
A bridge crossing the American Rive in California. “All revolutions have failed? Perhaps. But rebellion for good cause is self-justifying — a good in itself.” – Edward Abbey It was […]
Visiting the North River’s Couch Beach
The view from Couch Beach in summer. It was a perfect July morning. Sunny, breezy, warm but not hot. A group of more than twenty of us had gathered on […]
Paddling the North River’s Upper Reaches
The Indian Head River, just upstream of where it flows together with Herring Brook to form the North River. Recently I participated in the NSRWA’s Annual River Tour, a pontoon […]
A Forgotten River
The Hoosic River in Adams, Massachusetts. My mother and I recently took a day trip to Adams, Massachusetts, in the Berkshires, the town where both my parents grew up. Although […]
A New Bridge on the South River
Installing the Francis Keville Bridge on the South River in Marshfield. After years of planning and discussion, there is now a footbridge over the South River in Marshfield Center, thanks […]