Mostly on a wide trail through logged land, than a very long single file climb to the Overlook. Great hiking weather, temperature in the upper 40s, a light wind, sun, but sloppy wet places to slog through where ice and snow is continuing to melt. The distractions of the day ware so many kinds of… Continue reading

Windy, 25 degrees, pretty good snow underfoot for snowshoes or spikes. The first part of the hike was through dense woods, along icy streams, and with good ups and downs. Coming out of the woods a big sunny field appeared and a small bench came into view. It was delightful to take quick turns sitting… Continue reading

Our last hike of the 2017 Winter: Here are just a few photos borrowed from Tony of one of the best hikes ever. Some of us gathered at the trail map at the start of the hike and then set out, led by Lissa, on the Jerulsalem Trail .From that trail we set out on… Continue reading

We had a really wonderful, athletic, windy March hike today. Joe Herrick’s Gulf is a huge and deep “ravine” – you really wouldn’t want to fall off the edge of it! We skirted around areas where the worst tornado damage happened last Saturday and where huge oaks, birches, hornbeams, maples, and beeches have been uprooted.… Continue reading

Five of us Thursday Hikers did volunteer work yesterday picking up all kinds of debris in a wetland and fields from the tornado that hit last Saturday. It was good to get out of town today and away from the destruction in town and just go hiking at Mt Tom. We missed Joe who was… Continue reading