This is a Kestrel Trust newly opened conservation area on only 70 acres that gives a lovely “stroll through the woods”. And stroll we did! Such fun today. We saw the first Painted Trillium of the year and spent lots of slow time ambling along the Sodom Brook. It’s just so wonderful along its banks.… Continue reading

The rain held off for us to have a really great Spring day of hiking. The hike itself had wonderful challenges on some steep ups and down. It was a “three dog hike”. Sukee, Annie, and Hammy took advantage of open pond waters for what looked like Dog Watersports Olympics! How wonderful to see the… Continue reading

By the time we got organized this morning I could see that, with a 3 hour hike led by Paul at Mt Tom, I would never make my 1:40 dentist appointment. So I said goodbye to my pals and headed home. I hear they had a great time and after the hike went back to… Continue reading

I’ll be sending a separate email with geological information about this incredible area rather than my trying to write up a geological report of it. Cave Hill is a marvelous place in all seasons, and we’ve hiked it in all seasons. Today was an absolutely perfect early Spring hiking day with some wind, lots of… Continue reading