We have been quite fortunate (as well as careful) in Vermont, doing our best to keep ourselves and each other healthy. Fortunately, we have the ability to stay appropriately distanced from each other to minimize spread by doing what we do best – enjoying the outdoors. I, and most of the other hikers, mountain bikers, […]…Continue Reading Trailrunning in the Covid Era
Tag: Blueberry Hill
Snowshoeing on Hogback Mountain
It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon, and I wanted to get off the track and treadmill, and into the mountains. So, I decided to go to one of my favorite places, the trails around the Blueberry Hill Inn for snowshoeing. I pulled my car into the ski touring area parking lot, across the street from […]…Continue Reading Snowshoeing on Hogback Mountain
Big Moose 2018 Preview Run
One of the great recent additions to the local trail running season has been the advent of the Moosalamoo Ultra, an early August race, now in its 8th year, which starts and finishes at the Blueberry Hill Center in Goshen. The Blueberry Hill Inn, which has sponsored the Goshen Gallop a “mere” 10K trail […]…Continue Reading Big Moose 2018 Preview Run
Chandler Ridge and Leicester Hollow
Some of my favorite posts to this blog are when I get a chance to describe a trail that I have never before experienced, and discover something that I find interesting along the way. Then, there are the old favorites – the runs that I come back to, usually for some combination of appropriate challenge […]…Continue Reading Chandler Ridge and Leicester Hollow
The Oldest……T-shirt at Blueberry Hill
As my recovery from shoulder surgery continues, it was time to take on the next touchpoint in the process – my first race since my injury. Having been warned by my physical therapist to lay off the really long workouts and races for a while, 10K seemed like about the right distance to begin […]…Continue Reading The Oldest……T-shirt at Blueberry Hill
I Like Meatloaf
OK – how is that for a random name for a running blog entry? What on earth could a love of meatloaf have to do with a fun trail run? Read on, and you will see the origins of this seemingly non sequitor blog entry title! A few days ago, John, the “Chief Moose” announced […]…Continue Reading I Like Meatloaf
Sugar Hill Reservoir in the Spring
In this blog, I have often sung the praises of the trail runs accessible from the Brooks Road trailhead, reached after a few hundred yards on the forest service road on the right between the Rikert ski touring area and the Snow Bowl. The easiest run from here, terrain-wise is a roughly 9 mile run […]…Continue Reading Sugar Hill Reservoir in the Spring