Four of us “Piano Ladies” went skiing instead at Pauline’s house. For the first time in what seems like months, the sun came out. It was blissful! xo Penny Continue reading

Another invigorating hike with the adjectives for the weather ranging from bitter, frigid, egads!, to just plain “nasty”. By the time we had modulated it to “nasty” it didn’t sound so threatening any more. But it sure was COLD, and above all, it was BEAUTIFUL. Our initial enthusiasm had us decide to take a side… Continue reading

Fantastic snowshoe conditions, 25 degrees, a flat trail along the river. We quickly came upon the remnants of a huge dam (photo) that was breached in the late 1800s . This is not the same dam that caused the 1800s historic and catastrophic flood, rather it was breached to prevent that happening. At the same… Continue reading

Hiking along the Mill River today we spotted a teepee across the river on a nice little (waterfront !) clearing with a small wood shed, and a table- like structure (foreground of photo) where food could be kept. Throwing a tarp over the A frame of the table would ensure keeping bears out (right?). The… Continue reading

Today’s hike was one of our most challenging and most wonderful. We were out for 4 hours, on some snowmobile trails, but also breaking a lot of trail.The snow was 2 feet deep and so perfect. It was mighty cold, but we were having quite a workout, so kept warm enough. We could have gone… Continue reading

It’s a good thing I was in McLean with Vivian and Jack as it appears the Thursday hikers were lost! Next Report, from Conway State Forest, will be out this week. Continue reading