Beyond Mountains: an orientation
What this newsletter is (and isn't)
Beyond Mountains will launch in August, but for now, here’s a quick rundown of what the newsletter will include, and what it will avoid.
What you’ll see in the newsletter…
- Stories and detailed guides for weird and wonderful hikes throughout New England.
- Regional features that spotlight New England’s most mysterious wild territories and history-rich towns and cities.
- How-to advice on hiking in unlikely hiking venues (ex: suburban roads) and bucking the stale conventions of hiking to find an approach that works best for you.
- Essays on the community spirit of hiking, the scourge of outdoor gatekeeping, and how to make hiking more accessible for more people.
What you won’t find in the newsletter…
- Anything promoting “peak bagging,” lol.
- Me shilling for expensive outdoor gear brands.
- Characterizations of hiking as a sport of rugged individualism.
- The implication that a more difficult hike is a superior hike.
- Hiking coverage that’s limited to mountains and woods. The whole point of the newsletter is to go way beyond the conventional places where people go hiking.
To get the inaugural newsletter in your inbox, sign up now. And if you’ve got friends and colleagues who’ve ever fancied a ramble in New England, spread the word!