A few months ago, the editor of the Middlebury College Alumni Magazine, knowing that I authored this blog as an avid trail runner, asked if I could write a short column on the pleasures of trail running. Never one to shirk on my responsibilities as a member of the faculty (unless, of course, I just […]…Continue Reading The Unedited Middlebury Trailrunner
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Autumn up the North Branch Trail
It seems like all of my posts this season have been describing runs in the Moosalamoo/Silver Lake region, and this posting will be no exception. On a cool, overcast Saturday morning, I joined up with a few running friends for another one of my favorite runs – the ascent up the North Branch Trail, beginning […]…Continue Reading Autumn up the North Branch Trail
Aunt Jennie
One of the most popular “hikes to a view” in Addison County, is the hike up to the Rattlesnake Cliffs on the lower slopes of Mt Moosalamoo, where there are spectacular views of Lake Dunmore to the east, Silver Lake to the north, and the main ridge of the Green Mountains to the west. Over […]…Continue Reading Aunt Jennie
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
A Shaggy Dog Story
A few days ago, I had a curious self-realization about this blog. For all intents and purposes, each blog posting is my version of the classic “Shaggy Dog Story”. For my readers who don’t know what exactly a Shaggy Dog Story is, here is the Wikipedia definition: “In its original sense, a shaggy dog story […]…Continue Reading A Shaggy Dog Story
Back to the Springtime Trails
This year’s never-ending winter seems to have loosened its grip – there are only a few stray patches of snow at the higher elevations, and my legs seem to be recovering from my first 26.2 in a year and a half, undertaken a week and a half ago. A lot of my friends ran in […]…Continue Reading Back to the Springtime Trails