The Charles River Mud is the monthly newsletter of the Boston Chapter of the AMC. It contains current trip listings, topical news, and commentaries. This page contains articles from some recent editions as well as some current news. In the very near future paid members of the club will be able to come to this page to request electronic delivery of the full publication.
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Drinking Bottled Water? Think (and Drink) Again!
By Keith Moore and Ulla Hester
Bottled water is one of the fastest growing products in the market. In 2006, Americans spent $15 billion on a product that barely existed a couple of decades ago. (That’s 50 billion plastic water bottles or an average 167 per person.)
Way to Go, Joe!!
By Ellen Cullen
On October 13, 2007, Joe Comuzzi accomplished a goal that started roughly 20 years ago. He started this pursuit after hearing Gene Daniels talk about finishing all of New Hampshire’s four thousand foot mountains in every month of the year.
Hiking With Kids
By Andrew Joyce
Hiking with kids is a fun experience and it’s rewarding to pass along your trail knowledge, local lore, and flora and fauna observations to the next generation. Here are some suggestions, based on my experiences hiking with my kids and their friends, to make your next outing with children safe and even more enjoyable.
Owl Love
By Kelley Rae Unger
My knee is bleeding and my stomach is grumbling so loud that I think the hikers on the summit 700 feet above me must know I’m coming. Why did we decide to eat lunch at the top rather than refueling before we began the climb up the Owls Head slide?...
This Old Pack
By Jim Lindsley
I bought my Camptrail external-frame backpack back in the late '60s for
$29.95. I believe it was on sale, $5 off retail price. At the time, it
was the latest pack technology, next to the similar (but pricier)
Keltys. It has served me well in all seasons and, with various stuff
sacks lashed on, it has been serviceable for ten-plus-day backpacks
with climbing gear lashed on, too.
One Hike Begets Another: Hiking as a Family with Young Children
By Scott Karpuk, Worcester Chapter
I've enjoyed being outdoors and hiking with my two children since they were four and three-years-old respectively. As they were close in age, with similar abilities and stamina, hiking with them was pleasurable. At those young ages, we hiked as a family up Wachusett in Massachusetts, Monadnock in New Hampshire and Equinox in Vermont. This year they've turned twelve and eleven, and we're still at it, having hiked Katahdin in Maine last summer.
A Change of Pace
By Jeff Dyer
I pause for a drink at the intersection of Unquity and Chickatawbut Roads, two paved paths slicing through the Blue Hills Reservation. I had intended to continue past this point to rest at Randolph Avenue, but the climb I just finished took more out of me than I had anticipated.
Why Do Leaders Lead?
By Keith Moore
Thinking About a Cross-Country Ski Marathon?
By Keith Moore
A Community of Hikers
My husband and I climbed Mt. Waumbek this winter and had the opportunity to experience just what a great group of people White Mountain hikers can be.
By Kelley Rae Unger
The Most Important Consumer Environmental Choices
by Keith Moore
Where To Go When the Hike/Bike/Ski/Paddle Is Done
After a day of communing with nature, working up a good sweat, bonding with fellow outdoors-people, naturally one's thoughts turn to.... food and drink!
by Keith Moore
Boston Chapter Makes Grant to Noble View Facility
Berkshire Chapter Facility to get major uplift
Bridging the City/Mountain Divide: On Being An Urban Woman with a Trail Lifestyle
or, living in TechWick and Never Seeing Midnight
by Julia Magnusson
Science and Trail Riding
I was on a trail in the wildness of Vermont with two friends descending a steep slope when it happened....
Bicycling and Liability Waivers
From the Boston Chapter Bike Committee
The Long Emergency by James Knustler
A book review by Dave Conna
Top 10 Excuses Debunked
By Susan Gately
Are you one of those silent AMC members who has never signed up for an activity? What’s stopping you? We address your concerns below, and challenge you to take the leap and sign up for a fun trip today!
AMC’s Cold River Camp – A Volunteer-Managed Facility
A Volunteer-Managed Facility
By John Dean, Chair, Cold River Camp Committee
What Am I Doing Out Here?
Keith Moore explains his love of winter hiking and camping
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