US-1726 Wadsworth Falls SP
When spring beckons, even in February and you know it's just a sultry tease, what can you do but answer the call?
Latest
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.
MA
US-8402 Blue Hills SP
Apparently I'd set the station up ON the trail.
Site Review
US-2880 Snake Den SP
No snakes, come here for the rocks and QSOs instead.
MA
US-11633 Hockomock Swamp WMA
One wet, one dry, Hockomock Swamp borders Erwin Wilder WMA.
MA
US-2424 Callahan State Park
A sandwich and a little POTA are the perfect combo for a warm New England fall day.
MA
US-11625 Erwin Wilder WMA
There was a guy in full camo carrying a shotgun in front of me, and a fully bedecked transvestite walking a poodle passing him on the way out. It was a little surreal.
MA
US-11501 Chockalog Swamp WMA
A rare unactivated reference in Massachusetts that's more accessible than you might think.
MA
US-2464 Whitehall State Park
Bring a ruler along to make sure that you are within the park boundaries at this lake-is-the-park site.
MA
US-2417 Ashland State Park
I'm usually ready for anything in the woods, the teepee was something new...
MA
US-11563 Quisset WMA
I've been burned a few times visiting parks that have had only a few activations. For a while I would get intrigued and excited when I'd find a nearby location that had only been activated one or two times, but then I realized that there usually was a reason.
MA
US-5636 Mt. Greylock State Reserve
Before you judge my planning, it's important to know that there's a road that goes all the way to the tip-top of Mt. Greylock. There's a lodge up there where you can book a room or have a meal while you sit out on the summit on a picnic table. The road was closed.
NH
US-2678 Silver Lake State Park
Silver Lake is the sort of park that you can bring the entire family to, there's plenty of recreation and relaxation available at this popular NH lake.
NH
US-4913 Hodgman State Forest
Just 8 acres perched on a rubble pile...