Angela Figallo McShane, a Profile School teacher spearheading an effort to build a multi-use trail from the centers of Franconia and Bethlehem to the school, share information about the effort at the Bode Fest at Cannon Mountain.

One of the things that drew Angela Figallo McShane to the area north of Franconia Notch about a decade ago was the vast opportunity to get outdoors and explore the mountains, streams and forests of the region. When she stepped into the role of physical education teacher at the Profile School, a regional middle and high school, she couldn’t wait to share her love of the outdoors and of exploring it with her students.

Only that outdoor exploration wasn’t as easy as she expected it to be.

Read Meghan McCarthy McPhaul’s story in the Union Leader here.