A New Year, Only on the Calendar.

Yeah it’s a new year, but that’s based on some calendar developed way back when. So no new resolutions here. I save those for my birthday, it’s more appropriate and more connected to me than some counting system that needs to add a day every 4 years….

Dusting One Off - Into the Archive

I don’t spend much time talking about being on a search and rescue team here in the White Mountains. After getting some feedback from some readers, it sounds like it would be good to dive deeper into my world. So, here you go. I’m not sure when I actually joined the Mountain Rescue Service (MRS), somewhere around 1997 or so. That gets me close to 30 years of doing it. MRS was started in 1971, answering a need for a technical team to be able to rescue the growing number of climbers on the cliffs and the mountains. I’m part of this team because I know if I were busted up out there I’d want someone to come help me. It’s not really too deep a dive, but if you want to hear more about it you have to buy me a coffee.

It’s always impressive to see people leave the comfort of home, and drop everything to go out on a crappy cold, windy night to help another. I definitely like hanging out with those kinds of people and for the snowshoeing opportunities. I take my camera along sometimes, but it doesn’t come out much unless things are slow.

An Org Worth Checking Out

Working with NH Public Broadcast Systems (NHPBS) gets me out and connecting with lots of great organizations and people around New England. For the Winter solstice I went out with producer, Phil Vaughn to film a winter hike with Southeast land Trust of New Hampshire (SELT) A night hike with glow sticks, campfires and lots of families out in the snow squalls enjoying a dose of winter. It brought me right back to being a kid playing outside at in the dark of winter. Thanks, SELT for putting together those kinds of opportunities for families in the area.

Adventure of the week

I guess I covered this adventure in the above section. It was a blast to see all the kids running around, snow-blowing headlamps glowing and not a smartphone in sight. I’m gonna make that a goal for 2025, more outside time in the weather, especially snowy, windy, rainy, foggy, kinds of weather.

People

Have a great day. If you’ve read this far send me a note. I’d love to hear your thoughts and ideas for more projects, other orgs out there, and adventures you’re doing or planning.