auntie | March 24, 2013
5.25 miles 2.7 mph yes, i just spent the previous post wingeing about my sore legs and my blister and my strained left knee. that does not mean i wasn’t eager to get back out and do it again. this was my first amc meet-up hike, and i had a very nice time. the leader […]
auntie | March 13, 2013
8.05 miles 2.3 mph whew. mount tom can be a bear of a trail at the best of times, and i am still a little rusty, north south trail trek notwithstanding. at any rate, there’s more climbing on these trails than i have been doing. so this hike was a much-needed workout. i also […]
auntie | December 23, 2012
5.23 miles ★★★★ today was more of a brisk walk than a hike, and i did it in record time (i think i’m reading too many through-hiking books.) also, it was sunday and i wanted to get back in time to watch football. which i did. go pats! i came across a brand-new bridge on the […]
auntie | December 6, 2012
8.16 miles ★★★½ the couple of times i hiked these trails earlier this year, i followed the loop in a counter-clockwise direction. this time, in order to spice things up a bit, i went in a clockwise direction. i also did an extra loop on the shelter trail that took this into 8+ mile territory. i […]
auntie | November 24, 2012
3.74 miles ★★★★½ pretty day for a pretty hike up the john b. hudson trail to breakheart pond, then back down the west bank of breakheart brook. i think this is the prettiest trail i’ve seen in arcadia. did some scouting to see if there was a brook crossing north of frosty hollow pond… no […]
auntie | November 12, 2012
5.25 miles ★★★½ wow, this was a longer hike than my poor tired legs wanted to do today. also, new rule: never, never, hike a new trail without hiking poles. i fell 3 times because the trail was rocky and ledgy and completely obscured by fallen leaves. and my legs were tired. all that said, i […]
