Greater Nashua

BEDFORD — Just days after retiring as chief of the Bedford Fire Department, Scott Hunter will embark on the journey of a lifetime as he sets out to hike the Appalachian Trail. “The time is right as I am retiring from a rewarding career in the fire service and my health and my family’s health is well that I can go to do this,” said Hunter, adding that hiking the A.T. is something he has wanted to do since he was a teenager. “I don’t know what my next career step will be, but I hope to work through that when I am out there.” March 28 is Hunter’s last day as fire chief. He will then travel by train from Boston to Georgia and begin the odyssey from the trail’s southern end at Springer Mountain on April 3. Hunter said it will be October before he arrives at the trail’s northern terminus at Mt. Katahdin in Maine. In addition to ongoing physical training, Hunter ...