Granite Staters take advantage of record warmth Taste of spring brings residents to golf courses, hiking trails Share Updated: 6:42 PM EST Mar 11, 2021 Taste of spring brings residents to golf courses, hiking trails Share Updated: 6:42 PM EST Mar 11, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript NICE, SHIRTSLEEVE WEATHER AND THE NICEST DAY IN A VERY LONG TIME. AND THAT IS GOOD NEWS, FOR A LOT OF REASONS. TAKE OFFICE JACKETS, PEOPLE. -- TAKE OFF THOSE JACKETS, PEOPLE. IT’S TIME TO ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES AND TAKE A SHOT OF SPRING FEVER. TEMPERATURES WERE HIGH, SPIRIT WERE RAISED, AND AT THE AMHERST COUNTRY CLUB THE DRIVING RANGE , WAS OPEN FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON. >> THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN REALLY, REALLY GOOD. WE ALREADY HAVE PEOPLE OVER THERE. WE JUST OPENED AN HOUR AGO AND WE’VE BEEN GETTING A LOT CALLS HERE BECAUSE THE NEXT , STAGE IS TO OPEN THE GOLF COURSES. AND THAT’S COMING SOON. ANDY CHAD ZINGALES SAYS THEY’VE : OFFERED INDOOR SIMULATOR GOLF ALL WINTER, BUT THERE’S NO SUBSTITUTE FOR FRESH AIR. IF YOU CAN’T SWING A CLUB YOU , CAN TAKE A HIKE. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE FOREST SOCIETY HAS HUNDREDS OF MILES OF TRIALS LIKE THIS ONE AT MONSON VILLAGE IN MILFORD. CARRIE DEEGAN SAYS, WHILE TRAILS UP NORTH MAY STILL BE FROZEN AND SLIPPERY, SOUTHERN TRIALS MAY BE MUDDY. >> YOU REALLY SHOULD ENJOY LOW -IMPACT AVENUE -- LOW-IMPACT ACTIVITIES, LIKE NOT MOUNTAIN BIKING, AND THINGS THAT ARE HARD ON THE TRAILS, UNTIL THESE TRAILS HARDEN UP. AND IT’S ACTUALLY BETTER TO WALK RIGHT THROUGH THE MUD PUDDLES THAN IT IS TO WALK AROUND THEM AND WIDEN THE TRAILS. ANDY AND IF YOU CAN’T TAKE A : HIKE, YOU CAN GET A BITE TO EAT. NICE WEATHER LIKE THIS BRINGS OUT THE FOOT TRAFFIC IN MANCHESTER WHICH IS GOOD FOR , BUSINESS. >> THEY GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO THEIR FAVORITE PLACE AND INSTEAD OF GETTING IT DELIVERED , LIKE THEY DID ALL WINTER LONG, THEY CAN GO OUT. AND EVEN IF IT IS WITH THEIR MASK IT’S A SENSE OF NORMALCY , WHERE YOU’RE OUT AND YOU GET THE VITAMIN D AND YOU’RE OUT AND ABOUT. ANDY: AND HERE’S ANOTHER PIECE OF GOOD NEWS, BECAUSE