What an amazing day! We went to Mohawk Forest State Park in Charlemont and were led by Bob Leverett, Founder of Eastern Native Tree Society (& etc!). We hiked from 10 to 4 with no lunch break and it didn’t seem to matter as it was so gorgeous and so interesting. Bob is also highly… Continue reading

Fantastic cool weather stayed with for this 5 hour hike in Hawley starting out at the home of Hugh Schoelzol, retired USAF, American Airline Pilot, and later American Airline Vice President. Hugh has put hundreds of acres into conservation restriction. As well, his land abuts the 5000 acre Dubuque State Forest (in Hawley MA). First… Continue reading

Because of a weather forecast for thunder storms, we cancelled our long awaited hiking / kayacking trip planned for Tulley Lake (an hour and a half from here). Rather we decided to stay closer to home and set out for the DAR Forest in Cummington. The predicted “occasional light rain” in our area soon became… Continue reading

The weather was absolutely perfect for our hike today. “The Gutter” is a magnificent long, rocky gorge full of incredible boulders, flanked by huge ledges, little caves, etc. and running for almost a mile beside a discontinued old road. We started out on a loop trail, took a short side hike to see an old… Continue reading