We “Thursday Hikers” had the opportunity to hike with Bob Leveret on Tuesday this week, and today some of us who are land monitors for The Franklin Land Trust were invited to a great learning opportunity on the “Walnut Hill” CR, a recent 150 acre gift to the Franklin Land Trust. The focus of the… Continue reading

Feel free to delete if you’ve had enough of my hike reports – BUT !!! this really was a special day! Bob Leverett, old growth forest tree expert in MA, took us on a spectacular – and pretty darn difficult- hike, mostly off trail and through steep “boulder fields” today. He has expressed a fondness… Continue reading

Hi! I’ve had the most perfect hiking day; the mid October weather and color just knocks your socks off ! Professional musician Lynn fashioned a piccolo from a dead branch with fungi for frets (frets?). Lynn always adds music and fun to the day. The gang has invested in $4 lighted close up lenses from… Continue reading

We saved this mid October date for our annual hike at Stump Sprouts because it’s way up in the mountains of Hawley and for the views and leaf color. Hiking on well groomed ski trails is just such a pleasure. Early on we found a lot of Rattle Snake Plaintain decorated with colorful fallen leaves.… Continue reading

It stopped raining so we could hike, but the air was cold; we have left summer hiking behind us. The scenery, trails, fungi, and of course, the dogs, were just terrific. How about those Earth Star fungi we found!! They were marvelous. UTube has some nifty videos of Earth Stars in motion. Check it out… Continue reading