Briefly: 4 towns were intentionally flooded in 1939 in order to create a water supply (a reservoir) for the city of Boston. Today we hiked on good trails where once houses stood. Other whole towns are below the water in the reservoir. Stone walls designate old property lines and an abundance of Barberry (once popular… Continue reading

Fantastic day today ! Great hiking weather in a beautiful forested area with fast running brook, beautiful trails, and nice climbs. The hikers were so happy to have Paul and Claudia and Paulie with us! They’d been looking forward to it. And the kids were wonderful!!! Full of energy….. they have great curiosity and really… Continue reading

No woodland photos today! I wasn’t able to hike because of having some precancerous things removed from my face so I had to stay out of the sun. I met the hikers at Country Pie Pizza after their long hike at DAR in Goshen. I had a pizza slice with chess and broccoli, others had… Continue reading