Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Accessible mountain wilderness trail opens in southern New Hampshire

From The AP:Chelsea Fernandes (pictured) steered her wheelchair up and down the forest trail, passing a maple grove, zigzagging over water along a narrow boardwalk, and stopping to look at a beaver-built wetland — a view she never thought she'd experience from her wheelchair.Considered unique by the U.S. Forest Service for offering the disabled unparalleled access to mountain wilderness, the 2 1/