Today’s hike was a 3.4 mile loop on the Robert Frost Trail. A very long, steep climb led us into such a beautiful forest, with small streams for crossing, but it was ROCKS that were the feature of the day. Along the trail we found big healthy stands of Rattlesnake Plantain just past bloom, and… Continue reading

Today was a perfect late summer, early Autumn day, for hiking. The fungi, such as these intensely small deep orange ones and a single “Dead Man’s Finger” are showy just now. The trails were mostly single file trails with plenty of roots and rocks to climb over. We noticed two trees committed to living really… Continue reading

A day or real adventure, fun, and thrills! Along the first part of the trails we enjoyed seeing Maple Leaf Viburnum berries (it seems as if they were blossoms such a short time ago), many wonderful fungi, and gorgeous mosses and lichens. The woods were steep and rich. Once we got near the famous caves,… Continue reading