A 3.7 mile hike today, once again in the Dubuque State Forest of Hawley and Plainfield. We’re scouting the many wonderful trails there. Today we were mostly on the “Periwinkle” trail and it was heavenly. My camera got little use, rather my eyes just took everything in. But here’s a spider web to wonder at!… Continue reading

Still have about 70 wonderful acres in Charlemont. Although weather prediction was for 100 degrees we knew that once in the woods we’d have breezes and low heat. We hiked for 2.9 miles very comfortably, a nice long climb to an open area at first, then along the top of a stony ridge, then onto… Continue reading