Upton State Forest

| April 28, 2013

Upton State Forest

4 miles   2.5 mph today was the backpacking “gear shakedown” hike run by the amc. my legs were shot from yesterday’s adventure, so this was much more painful than anticipated. not to mention that shirley was probably more than a few pounds heavier than i was used to due to the addition of a […]

Ashland State Park

| December 7, 2012

Ashland State Park

4.23 miles   ★★★½ took a brisk stroll around a very pretty reservoir in metro-west boston. that was also the bad news… i was walking in people’s back yards, and there was constant road noise. but it was still a very pretty place. best part is my dh and i had our 3rd date here, many […]

Douglas State Forest

| October 25, 2012

Douglas State Forest

6.31 miles   ★★★★ i have been wanting to do this for ages, ever since i walked to the tri-state marker from east thompson. i distinctly remember looking longingly at the trail that led off west and wishing i could walk it. finally did. however, i was very physically uncomfortable for most of the day, so […]

Airline Trail & Tri-State Marker

| April 7, 2012

Airline Trail & Tri-State Marker

★★★★½  2.1 miles quick trip up the airline trail to the ct-ma-ri marker. the airline trail is a former railroad bed for a train that used to connect new york and boston, and ran through east thompson, ct. we hopped on at new road and east thompson road, the site of the only 4-train wreck […]