by Rich Collins | Nov 23, 2016 | Environment, Outdoors, Sustainability
Upon learning of the passing of North Face founder Douglas Tompkins, I felt inspired to speak out about corporate philanthropy and some of the great work being done by companies with a conscience. However, it’s a genuinely tricky endeavor because the altruistic...
by Rich Collins | Jan 4, 2016 | Environment, Outdoors, Portsmouth NH
When Seacoaster’s say, “Hey, let’s go for a hike,” few think about Portsmouth’s neighbor, Greenland, as a destination for rambling through the woods. But right in our own backyard is a small, but incredible trail system known as the Weeks Brick House Nature Trails,...
by Rich Collins | Dec 9, 2015 | Environment, Outdoors, Sustainability, Uncategorized
I am in mourning for a man I never met, nor ever will. A man I know little to nothing about, in fact, but a man that I respect. I don’t know his policies nor much about his politics, but I know through his actions he provided the world with a legacy that will...
by Rich Collins | Nov 12, 2015 | Outdoors, Uncategorized
I cannot tell a lie. November depresses me. Stuck somewhere between Autumn, my favorite season, amd winter snows that blanket New England (sometimes, but not always my second favorite season.) November sticks out like a pimp in church but life must go on. Not far from...
by Rich Collins | Aug 21, 2015 | Mount Washington Valley, Outdoors
Currently in this day and age we have the most amazing access to music. Just when you thought the ipod revolutionized the world with digital music, in come services like Spotify and Pandora, and Apple music open up the listener’s world like never before believed...