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Covers:  Travel, hiking, dining, lodging, road trips, outdoor recreation, housing, transit
Outdoor author and urban trail builder. @BostonGlobe Mountain Gazette @WBUR Yankee @NatGeo | he/him | Founder of Mind The Moss and Boston's Walking City Trails

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Miles Howard’s Biography

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I write about unusual travel across New England and beyond, as well as affordable housing and public transit. My work has appeared in The Boston Globe, National Geographic, the Washington Post, VICE, The New Republic and Southwest: The Magazine (to name a few places.) I'm also the author of two Moon guides books on New England hiking and road tripping, and I'm one of several contributors behind the upcoming National Geographic Books release Great Outdoors USA. At the moment, I report and write …

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Go Chase These Gorgeous Waterfalls on a Road Trip to New Hampshire

Go Chase These Gorgeous Waterfalls on a Road Trip to New Hampshire

The Granite State offers abundant opportunities to see dramatic waterfalls in the White Mountains over the co…

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Everything You Need to Know about Going Camping in Mass.

Everything You Need to Know about Going Camping in Mass.

From where and when to book to what type of accommodations you can get. This summer, why sleep under a loose …

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Catch an Explosion of Color on a Road Trip to the Nantucket Daffodil Festival

Catch an Explosion of Color on a Road Trip to the Nantucket Daffodil Festival

Beat the crowds by visiting the iconic vacation spot in April. The blooming of spring flowers is the ultimate…

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Natural Hazards: A look at ecological threats and ways to address them

Natural Hazards: A look at ecological threats and ways to address them

A new report from the Institute for Economics and Peace highlights grave ecological threats around the world …

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Hey, Boston! Take this snow and shovel it.

Hey, Boston! Take this snow and shovel it.

While clambering over boulders of snow to get to the store, you very well may ask: If cities clear the roads,…

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Set the underground rivers free

Set the underground rivers free

Once upon a time, cities buried waterways to reduce flooding and make room for cars. Now climate change and o…

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Ask an Outsider: Should dogs ever be off leash on the trail?

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By Ever Meister, Miles Howard Verified
| Uncommon Path Verified
Welcome to Ask an Outsider. We are here to answer your most pressing questions about enjoying time outside, like whether you have to be outdorky to be outdoorsy, whether you should bury or pack out your poop, or how to reconcile a different risk tolerance with a partner. Our advice givers are experts from both inside and outside REI Co-op who draw from their own experience and knowledge to help inform yours.
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‘The people’s medicine’: Closing up shop after decades practicing acupuncture in Brookline, Richard Mandell turns global

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By Miles Howard Verified
| Brookline.News
The first thing that Richard Mandell does upon stepping into the heart of his old acupuncture clinic in Coolidge Corner, now outfitted with new recliner seats and Chinese floral paintings, is shut off the overhead light. “Hang on a moment,” he says, fiddling. A little lamp snaps on, imbuing the corner with a softer glow. Mandell, 73, sporting a black sweater and a thick white beard, activates two more lamps, as if dressing a stage. “There we are,” he says.
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Ask an Outsider: I love urban hiking but my friends say it’s “just walking.” How can I convince them I’m a hiker?

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By Ever Meister, Miles Howard Verified
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Welcome to Ask an Outsider. We are here to answer your most pressing questions about enjoying time outside, like whether you can hike in jeans or how to reconcile different trail goals with a partner. Our advice givers are experts from both inside and outside REI Co-op who draw from their own experience and knowledge to help inform yours. This time, we explore the question: Is urban hiking actually hiking?
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Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Tintin

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

Impossible to pick the one I'm "most" proud of, but I'll treasure memories of taking public transit across Massachusetts for Boston Magazine

What's your favorite drink?

Black IPA