Dartmouth College is nestled in the Upper Valley of the Connecticut River.  The landscape of forested rolling hills and farm fields offers varied outdoor recreation options such as hiking, rock climbing, kayaking, downhill and cross country skiing, skating, and snow-shoeing.  The Upper Valley hosts many cultural events and Dartmouth College and the associated Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Norris Cotton Cancer Center provide a stimulating but intimate scientific community.   This is a tranquil and simple place to live, to work and to think yet we are only a few hours from Boston, the Maine Coast and Montreal.