Every day,we see higher and higher gas prices. Less than 10 years ago I was in high school and a gallon of gas cost only 97 cents. It's almost 4 times that now, and who knows when it will slow down.

Living in New Hampshire for the last 12 years of my life, I've surprisingly never gone hiking. I've walked through the woods many times, but I've never been on a legitimate hike with trails and a summit at the top of the hike.