US-4702 F. Gilbert Hills SF

There are traces of the people who have lived in this area stretching back tens of thousands of years.

US-2458 J.A. Skinner SP

I'd overnighted in South Hadley, Massachusetts after spending the previous day, the 31st of October, hiking and activating US-5636 Mt. Greylock. I mention the specific day because in Massachusetts the state parks shut down quite a few of the roads on their properties on October 30th. At Greylock

US-8424 Quincy Quarries SR

I was completely unprepared for what was around the corner.

US-1404 Promised Land SP

I carry a bear horn in my pack, but honestly I think it might be more of an advertisement for a bear snack than any sort of deterrent.

US-1299 First Landing SP

I was giving out 5-fers like it was my job...

US-8423 Purgatory Chasm State Reservation

The main channel of water collided with a large outcropping of granite, tearing it apart, flinging house-sized boulders into the air and gouging out an 80- to 100-foot deep channel running roughly half a mile that we now call Purgatory Chasm.

US-2440 Hopkinton SP

Hopkinton is all about the lake, and you'll find boat rentals and amenities in season.

US-11678 Mill Brook Bogs WMA

Three piles of what looked like bobcat scat, one recent, made me look for another spot to set up at.

US-8385 Farnham-Connolly SP

This is an unremarkable park that I think would be a short stop for most people in a multi-park rove.

US-6979 Arcadia Management Area

Like Goldilocks I tried each throne in turn.

US-11573 West Hill Dam WMA

I was standing in front of my car taking a picture of the barricade when the man who built the structure walked over to say hello in a way that made me want to show him that my hands were empty.

US-8402 Blue Hills SP

Apparently I'd set the station up ON the trail.