• skiing

    Storrs Hill End of Year Celebration

    Brent, my youngest, learned how to downhill ski about 4 weeks ago and we have been at Storrs Hill every chance we get. This weekend was their last weekend and they had free skiing on both Friday and Saturday. Saturday was their year end celebtration with pond skimming and a barbecue. Here are some pictures and videos from the day. Here are some videos from the day: Here is Brent attempting to pond skim and you can catch a few of the other particpants in the beginning of the video. Here are a few videos of Brent sledding down the hill:

  • Big Dog Falls,  Hiking,  Landscapes,  Smith Pond,  Upper Valley Land Trust

    New Trails at Smith Pond

    Some of my favorite woods and trails are up along the Smith Pond Brook and Smith Pond. The brook has two of the finest waterfalls in the Upper Valley: Big Dog Falls and Little Dog Falls. The valley up to the falls is like a mini Grand Canyon. The area around the Smith Pond is very diverse with very steep terrain, marshes, many brooks and stream, and a lot of wildlife. When I read a post that the Upper Land Trust had put in some new trails, I had to check them out. You are now able to hike a 5-6 mile loop from Rte 4A up to and back…