Thursday Hikers

Est. 2013

December 2021

  • 12/30/21 – Conway State Forest, Conway MA

    12/30/21 – Conway State Forest, Conway MA

    Last hike of this year! So we were in high spirits and just had a wonderful day full of fun. The roads and trails were so miserable that we just got carried away with nonsense. A few finds: a bit of bark that resembled a nose ….several curious pieces of birch bark….got us going. Nothing… Continue reading

  • 12/21/21 – Goshen MA

    In the late afternoon, as twilight was approaching, I set out with a group of 14 people and two leaders from Hilltown Land Trust on a silent, meditative Solstice Hike. We followed one another silently to the shore of a frozen over big lake where we all just stopped because the leader stopped (no talking)… Continue reading

  • 12/19/20 – Hawley Trail System, Hawley MA

    12/19/20 – Hawley Trail System, Hawley MA

    A day that started at -1degrees and went up to 25 degrees with no wind and full sun turned out to be perfect for our first show shoe hike of the winter. As we were pretty much snowed in on Thursday, we rescheduled our hike until today, Saturday. We’d claim the 1800s impressive stone charcoal… Continue reading

  • 12/16/21 – “Sweet Alice Conservation Area”, Amherst MA

    12/16/21 – “Sweet Alice Conservation Area”, Amherst MA

    And, really, what a “Sweet” day it was. A relatively flat and easy 2 mile hike in order to spare Nancy’s torn leg muscle and with Springlike (scary but enjoyable) weather. In fact so Springlike that a big fat toad came out to welcome us to its home. A new hiker, Chance The Dog, joined… Continue reading

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