Beautiful hike today, one of our best ever. The forest is so lush and green, and there was water everywhere. The map showing Basin Brook trail didn’t indicate that we’d be making three crossings of the very slippery-rocked Basin Brook (no bridges) . The trail is little used and only sporadically marked. It all added… Continue reading

Today’s 5 miler was a celebration of the spring ephemerals, new scents in the air, birdsong, fast flowing streams, beaver ponds, mud, good old roads and bad old trails, a heron nest, cellar holes and old maples, good dogs and good friends. We ended with a picnic near the Whately Reservoir and made our plans… Continue reading