Thursday Hikers

“Water, Water, Everywhere” including on all 2.7 miles of our trails today. The temperature was 42 degrees, and we felt as it we must be hiking on a Spring day in March. We were mostly on the Boggy Meadow and Middle Path trails. There’s a nifty side trail that goes over from Middle Path Trail… Continue reading

This was a short 2.1 mile hike on mostly flat, beautiful trails at the base of Mt. Sugarloaf. There were only 6 of us: Nancy, Elaine, Conrad, Lissa, Joe and myself and we really enjoyed this “laid back” hike together. Right at the start of the hike we heard, then saw two Pileated Woodpeckers up… Continue reading

Been busy, I bet you have been too! We had a wonderful hike on Mt Warner last week. Up to the (so called) “summit” to reminisce about the tine we planted our “Stop The Pipeline” flag and Tony and Sukee were with us. A flock of geese flew over us, and as long as they… Continue reading

This delightful 2.9 easy hike had lots of water features, a long narrow wooden footbridge, and low walkways over some of the really wet places. The second photo suggests a place that you Daleys might remember where we would go ice skating around the hummocks on our double runner skates that strapped on over our… Continue reading

I started out with the Thursday hiking friends this morning but my arthritic hip told me I would be too slow so I came. back to Conway and a lovely 3.2 mile hike by myself on some of my old dog walking favorite Conway roads near home. I bet some of you will recognize this… Continue reading

Can’t think of a better way to spend time with friends than at this reservoir with its mostly flat 4.1 mile hiking “loop” around it. Built in 1888, this “farsighted venture” was built with horse drawn dump carts and steam power. It continues to be a water source for the city of Holyoke. Most of… Continue reading

Just 3 of us fine friends out on a brisk but sunny day for a 3.2 mile hike at Wooded Loop trails in Shelburne. Perhaps it was the chill in the air that inspired all the fun …..and yes, senior silliness. Joe and Tom are by a unique stone wall that sure doesn’t look unique… Continue reading

A 3.9 mile hike on old roads and trails on a 68 degree sunny November day. We came upon what must have been one of the many Wendell commune communities from the 60s, with crumbled small dwellings and intriguing cellar holes. Joe entered one of the dwellings through a door …..with a (useless) lock still… Continue reading

We’ve set ourselves the challenge of walking all the trails in Dubuque Forest. It covers 7,882 acres with 35 miles of trails. Today we hiked 4.2 miles on some old roads and on many unblazed narrow trails winding up the mountain through the forest A perfect 63 degree November day, and surely one of our… Continue reading

61 degrees with leaf color fading but still wonderful, this 3.2 mile hike is one we didi 6 years ago. Because of the wonderful weather, and with only 6 of us on the hike, we took it rather slow, even at times stopping to sit in the sun at old haunts when Tony was with… Continue reading