Arethusa Falls

I'm sitting on a picnic table at the bottom of the Arethusa Falls hiking trail in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. It's a great trail for a late afternoon climb - we hiked up together, in 60 minutes, to a beautiful waterfall nestled into the south ridge of Crawford Notch. After a 20-minute rest, I took off jogging down the hill. I don't know what it is, but when descending a mountain, I'm driven to jog. I love the quick thinking required to plan my next steps. Also, the upbeat pace, the breathing rhythm, and the deep connection that I form with the trail, make it extremely satisfying.