About Chad Smith

M. Chad Smith lives in Northern Vermont, along the border in to Canada. Reach him at president@unboundground.com.

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Umiak Outfitters and Ben and Jerry’s: Helping Find the Fire and Ice Within

I found a wise old Eskimo hunter online in an Inuit chat room where he told me a story of a brave group of Eskimo hunters that rode an Umiak to hunt walrus and whale for the happy feet back … Continue reading →

The Green Mountain Club Redux

Ille populus, magnus times, magnus scientia. The Green Mountain Club.

Waterbury Center Vermont was the place to be on Saturday, Feb. 2 2013, as the GMC hosted the 17th Annual Snowshoe Festival. The air was cold, the skies were the … Continue reading →

Kingdom Trails at Burke Nordic Center in Vermont

One cold morning, a week or so back, I took a drive from my cottage, just a mile from the Canada border to visit a little place I had only ever heard of in the past. This spot, a ski … Continue reading →

The Green Mountain Club’s 17th Annual Snowshoe Festival in Waterbury Center, Vermont

Elegant crunch. Okay. It is green conscious. It is green cookies. It is the Green Mountain Club’s keystone winter event, the 17th Annual Snowshoe Festival held this upcoming winter on February 2, 2013 at the Green Mountain Club Headquarters in … Continue reading →