
It was a hot summer day a few miles down the trail in The Forest of Nisene Marks, and I spotted a little bridge crossing Aptos Creek down a small side path. A perfect place to stop, adjust the pack, and splash some water on my face, I thought. In












Earlier in the day I’d spent time activating US-4913 Hodgman State Forest in Amherst, New Hampshire, and before that I’d been wandering the grounds of the New England Amateur Radio Fest over in New

I’m not a mountain-biker, but boy, do I love those guys. The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, and for state parks and forests in my area there are often just a small number




