Hello! What a treat today! We hiked at Catamount Mountain, in Colrain. Joe had arranged a guided history hike led by intrepid Colrain historian, Muriel Russell. And what a bonus: her friend and legendary hiker, Polly Bartlett ( now 87 years young) joined us too. It was a day of perfect early Autumn weather, wonderful… Continue reading

Mt. Tom State Reservation, Holyoke, in anticipation of the fall hawk migration. This Saturday there will be many people there. “Hawk events” are planned so we jumped the gun and, as it turned out, were the only ones on the trail today! We went off trail to see yet another NE and MA champion tree… Continue reading

HenHawk Trail in Williamsburg, an old road that once ran right through Conway. Humid! Lovely woodland. Totally rustic cabin owned by a couple from Brown University and their 2 children. We had permission to “trespass”. Can you find both dogs (on and by) the porch? Nice hike up, with good views, alas obscured by low… Continue reading

We hiked at Briar Hill Conservation Area in Williamsburg today. Our small band of hikers have become such great friends and share so much mutual enjoyment of what the trail offers. We also learned today that Tony got his PhD at Michigan State (having been questioned about his sweatshirt.) The beavers seem to have outdone… Continue reading