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Ruins of a hotel and restaurant that burnt down from a fire gone astray during a horse cremation. The former summit house offered commanding views of the winding Connecticut River and Pioneer Valley. Only the stone foundation and cellar holes remain nowadays. The popularity of summit houses soared in the northeast during the 19th century
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It’s said that 60-foot drop known as Chapman Falls was a favorite spot of the Devil to play his fiddle. A quick hike exploring just a small bit of the The 1,000-acre park in southeastern Connecticut. After spending two nights camping in the park, the time had come to explore the forest I called home
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Spent the day trekking along a short section of the New England Trail called the Seven Sisters Ridge, birding along the summit of Mount Holyoke, and dodging falling millipedes throughout the hike. The 9 miles out-and-back hike followed the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail and the New England Trail. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72, though it’s
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Located about 10 miles north of Boston, the Middlesex Fells Reservation is a public recreation area where you can hike, bike, cross-country ski, and kayak along the lands and waters. Covering more than 2,200 acres of forest, wetlands, and rugged hills in Malden, Medford, Melrose, Stoneham, and Winchester, Massachusetts, the large hilly wooded area offers
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The Midstate Trail is a scenic footpath that runs 92+ miles through Worcester County, Massachusetts, from the Rhode Island border to the New Hampshire border. The northern terminus of the Midstate Trail is located on the New Hampshire border on the Ashburnham/Ashby Massachusetts town line just north of the summit of Mount Watatic. The southern
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Located about 10 miles north of Boston, The Middlesex Fells Reservation is a public recreation area where you can hike, bike, cross-country ski, and kayak along the lands and waters. Covering more than 2,200 acres of forest, wetlands, and rugged hills in Malden, Medford, Melrose, Stoneham, and Winchester, Massachusetts, the large hilly wooded area offers
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Granite from this former south of Boston quarry was used to build the Bunker Hill Monument. The location, though being a historical site, is an area favorite for graffiti enthusiasts and rock climbers. A place with so much character, scenes from the movies Gone Baby Gone (2007) and The Invention of Lying (2009) were filmed
A kettle pond in the forest so beautiful, it inspired Henry David Thoreau to build a cabin.
First attempt at a thru-hike of the Midstate Trail in Massachusetts. Went from Mt Watatic to Barre Falls Dam before getting rained out after 3 days on the trail.
Located about 10 miles north of Boston, The Middlesex Fells Reservation is a public recreation area where you can hike, bike, cross-country ski, and kayak along the lands and waters. Covering more than 2,200 acres of forest, wetlands, and rugged hills in Malden, Medford, Melrose, Stoneham, and Winchester, Massachusetts, the large hilly wooded area offers
Continue Reading “Skyline Trail: Middlesex Fell Reservation”