Today’s hike was a practice hike for a fund raiser hike that will be held this Saturday at Breckenridge Trail. The Kestrel Land Trust, The Hilltown Land Trust, and The Franklin Land Trust are sponsoring the hike with hopes of raising a lot of money for All Out Adventures, an organization that offers outdoor activities in all seasons for persons with disabilities. The fee/donation to hike will be $20 and other donations have already been coming in. As a lot of people are expected to participate, we Thursday hikers have volunteered as hike leaders and sweeps for groups of 15 participants.
Today we not only walked the pretty little trail, but also refreshed our knowledge of the trail so we can give some interesting information as we hike along. Breckenridge trail is in an area with an esker. An esker is a significant, very large and very interesting rounded mound left behind from the debris carried below a glacier, and left in place after the glacier had melted. Now it’s covered with trees and it’s exciting to imagine how it came to be. A light rain and low temperatures (68 degrees!) kept us cooled off as we went along. We also saw a hen of the woods fungus at the base of a red oak tree and Tony found a strangely heavy, rounded and rough textured stone that was the envy of the rest of us. He playfully would not let it out of his sight, or his hand.
Hiker and botanist Nancy has taken to hiking barefoot these days!!!
After the hike some of us stopped by Gwen’s house just to say hello as Gwen was not able to hike with us today. It was really pleasant chatting with her. I particularly enjoyed seeing her pristine and very healthy vegetable garden. Speaking of which…. out I now go to my own gardens. I’m still basking in the memories of the Ireland trip, XO Penny 
Today we not only walked the pretty little trail, but also refreshed our knowledge of the trail so we can give some interesting information as we hike along. Breckenridge trail is in an area with an esker. An esker is a significant, very large and very interesting rounded mound left behind from the debris carried below a glacier, and left in place after the glacier had melted. Now it’s covered with trees and it’s exciting to imagine how it came to be. A light rain and low temperatures (68 degrees!) kept us cooled off as we went along. We also saw a hen of the woods fungus at the base of a red oak tree and Tony found a strangely heavy, rounded and rough textured stone that was the envy of the rest of us. He playfully would not let it out of his sight, or his hand.
Hiker and botanist Nancy has taken to hiking barefoot these days!!!
After the hike some of us stopped by Gwen’s house just to say hello as Gwen was not able to hike with us today. It was really pleasant chatting with her. I particularly enjoyed seeing her pristine and very healthy vegetable garden. Speaking of which…. out I now go to my own gardens. I’m still basking in the memories of the Ireland trip, XO Penny 
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