It was a hot summer day a few miles down the trail in The Forest of Nisene Marks, and I spotted a little bridge crossing Aptos Creek down a small
I’m not sure that I’ve ever been in the woods with more dead people than at Wickaboxet. For the most part they are a quiet bunch, mainly settler families who
I have such mixed feelings about Beartown State Forest, located near Lee, Massachusetts, in the southwest corner of the state. I’ve been there twice now, once on a chilly March
Man, did Mt. Pisgah WMA get hosed by the copy writer over at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management. Here’s their official description of the property: This property is comprised
I did something at Big River WMA in West Greenwich, Rhode Island, that I very rarely do these days: I wandered. I entered the WMA on the east side, along
I feel bad for Sutton State Forest. Don’t get me wrong, it is a beautiful site, and it’s big, too, coming in at around 1,500 acres. There are several lovely
At 2,602 feet, Mt. Everett is the second-tallest mountain in Massachusetts, behind 3,489-foot Mt. Greylock. To be fair, the two are part of different geologic formations, with Greylock astride the
Take a look at the topo map below. If someone were to put this on the desk in front of you and ask you to describe the central feature, what
I was in California for the Grateful Dead’s 60th Anniversary celebration, three glorious shows at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco with some killer guests and openers, a bit of
Offline Spotter is an iPhone app by Kris Linquist W1ADV that allows you to spot yourself in a POTA or SOTA reference using the satellite feature of newer iPhones. It’s