… Comes this tale of a grandfather attacked by a rabid coyote on a trail near the burbs of Boston. On Oct. 5, the 76-year-old grandfather had been walking a trail behind his home at the Birchwood Community Development with…
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Billy the Kid is back on the trail
by tmangan • October 28, 2005 • 0 Comments
All those Everest fanatics start out this way: Young Will Bonney of Kennebunk was just 7 when his family began hiking. Today, at the ripe old age of 11, he’s passed many hundreds of mountain-trail-miles beneath his well-worn hiking boots,…
Hiker hero of the day
by tmangan • October 28, 2005 • 0 Comments
Where are all the good-deed-doers, you ask? Some are in the remote mountains of Kashmir. A Caddington doctor has returned to the UK with an amazing tale of tragedy and bravery after hiking 16 hours through the mountains of Kashmir…
True tales of a hiking lunatic
by tmangan • October 28, 2005 • 0 Comments
Extreme hiking: Basically, Keizer goes on long run-hike-climbs through wilderness areas, and up and down mountains, to break records that others have established. Last summer in New England, Keizer completed the 273-mile Long Trail after four days, 13 hours and…