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| ====== Ward Reservation, Friends of the Trustees, Andover, MA ====== | {{blog>?10}} |
| ==== Saturday, January 1, 2022 ==== | |
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| //Courtney:// We went on a misty day, and looped all through the reservation. We saw the quaking bog, though I'd like to go back when the pitcher plants are around. We dallied at the solstice stones, with their giant compass rose, and at Elephant Rock, and did not pay too much attention to the time until we were just a bit past the halfway point our loop and realized it was getting dim (and still misty) - at which point we picked up the pace to make it back to the parking lot before complete darkness, and the gates closing at 5pm. By a series of fortunate events, I had car mints in my pocket, which became speed mints. And they helped us access some pockets of willpower to hurry through the last bits of trail. I was super proud of all of us for hanging together and finishing well, and we came home to showers, a new recipe to cook, and a family movie of Flight of the Navigator. We tallied up our week of hikes, between Arizona and Massachusetts, and we clocked in at just over 16 miles total. | |
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| //Jonah:// New Years Day Hike, 2022 Edition! This was a lovely hike through the varied terrain of hilly Ward Reservation. The dominating feature of the hike was the very misty and foggy weather, which gave everything a sense of mystery and otherworldliness. The fire tower emerged from the mist in quite a cinematic way, and the giant covered reservoir structure on the top of the main hill had a sci-fi feel to it in the mist. Even the character of the trees in the woods changed. It caught us by surprise how quickly it became dark after sunset, and we were scrambling to get back to the car before the gate closed for the night! | |
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| ====== Lynn Woods, Lynn, MA (Dungeon Rock, Stone Tower) ====== | |
| ==== Friday, December 31, 2021 ==== | |
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| //Courtney:// We went on a damp and overcast day, and the rocks were slippery, but careful clambering was still good. We found patches of star moss and reindeer moss, and a tale of pirate treasure at Dungeon Rock. We'd like to go back in the summer - we hear that the steel door under the rock is sometimes opened to the shafts below, there are sometimes tours up to the top of the stone tower, and there may be blueberries along the Cooke Boulder Path. | |
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| //Jonah:// This hike was my first pick from my Birthday present from Courtney, which was a book of 50 hikes in eastern Mass. To be honest, I picked it mostly because it was fairly close to our home and we didn't have too much time to spend driving around. The kids were skeptical about getting out the door (but then again, they're almost always skeptical about getting out the door), but their enthusiasm went way up once they heard that "Dungeon Rock" was involved. And once Court read the associated legend from the hiking book (pirates! buried treasure! grisly deaths and futile lifelong quests!) they were sold. I definitely enjoyed the hike! There was plenty of variety: woodsy and rocky sections, wide dirt roads and skinny woodland trails. Even though we'd had rain, it wasn't too muddy for sneakers. Both Dungeon Rock and the Stone Tower were real highlights, and I'd love to go back some time that those landmarks were open for visiting! I wanna see what's down in the tunnel under the rock! | |
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| //Alden's Rating:// 49.3/100, but in the summertime I think it would be higher. | |
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| ====== Brown's Mountain, McDowell Preservation, Scottsdale, AZ ====== | |
| ==== Monday, December 27, 2021 ==== | |
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| ====== Lone Mountain, Sincuidados, Scottsdale, AZ ====== | |
| ==== Sunday, December 26, 2021 ==== | |
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