Thursday Hikers

Est. 2013


March 2025

  • 3/27/25 – Ashfield MA Trail System

    3/27/25 – Ashfield MA Trail System

    Great weather for hiking. But my camera battery had no charge, so I missed taking photos. Lissa sent me this one of us going over a large (tilting) bridge so I could send you something. The trails were varied: from single file to 4 abreast. Climbing and descending. No signs of spring other than that… Continue reading

  • 3/20/25 – Northampton, MA

    3/20/25 – Northampton, MA

    With a light rain falling, we covered 3.1 miles on Fitzgerald Lake trails up behind RockRidge Retirement Community. Our friend Gwen, once a hiker full of energy, now lives at RockRIdge in their Memory Unit. Just a very few photos were taken today, mostly at a wildlife blind where we got in from the rain… Continue reading

  • 3/13/25 – Podick Swamp, Sunderland, MA

    3/13/25 – Podick Swamp, Sunderland, MA

    First photo is from Tuesday when (new hiker) Bob and I scouted trails above Rock Ridge Retirement Community for the purpose of showing you how icy the trails still were last week. Our dear friend Gwen now lives in the Memory Unit at Rock RIdge. She was an intrepid hiker on any trail all over… Continue reading

  • 3/6/25 – Look Park, Florence MA

    3/6/25 – Look Park, Florence MA

    There we are, dwarfed by a Swamp Oak, and having another good day together at Look Park. We walked there because there is still so much ice and deep snow on the woodland trails. At Look Park we walk on plowed blacktop roads, all beautifully landscaped. We repeated a scenic loop 3 times and ended… Continue reading