BostonBound59

Despite having one city with a population of 110,000 just 10 miles to the north and another city of nearly 90,000 only 15 miles to the south we are lucky to live so close to many beautiful rural country roads. One of the most scenic routes we run on a regular basis starts in Amherst, passes into Mont Vernon and then crosses into New Boston on Joe English Road. I've written about this route before but on Monday with temperatures in the low 70's, a slight breeze and barely a cloud in the sky this route was literally right out of a travel guide. We are now training for the Mt. Washington Road Race on June 20 and decided this was a good time to run this hilly course (despite a sore left knee). I carried my digital camera with me and posted a few pictures as we reached the top of Joe English Road just over the line in New Boston. We can thank New Hampshire's current use law for these shots. The elderly property owner who has lived on this property his entire life told me on Monday that he had been offered close to $15 million by several developers for the property just a few years ago. He is able to preserve his property and stay in his home because of the New Hampshire current use land tax law which significantly reduces his property taxes provided he maintains it in a rural, undeveloped state. For my own selfish reasons I hope he never sells.