Tag: MA

Rainbow Beach WMA

Please note that Google Maps will bring you to the wrong side of the river if you search for Rainbow Beach. Instead, point the GPS at the Northampton airport, that wi;; get you to the ‘top’ of the fields that you’ll need to cross as described in the article. POTA Reference: US-11481 Your email: test@kidpub.com […]
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US-11635 Hyannis Pond WMA

There was supposed to be parking for three cars along the southwest corner of Hyannis Pond WMA in Barnstable, Massachusetts. What I found instead were several large pieces of construction equipment, torn up earth, and what was once the sign for the WMA at the entrance tossed into the weeds. An adult-care facility across the […]
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US-11481 Rainbow Beach WMA

The area is every bit as bleak as the photos indicate. There was quite a bit of trash back here, old mattress springs and car parts, and plastic barrels that I had no intention of looking into. Clothing, toys, just a mess. Even the trees look angry here.
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US-2416 Ames Nowell SP

I’m not a mountain-biker, but boy, do I love those guys. The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, and for state parks and forests in my area there are often just a small number of marked trails, mainly loops that cater to casual hikers and dog-walkers. When the bikers move in, they create intricate meshes […]
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US-4702 F. Gilbert Hills SF

I’ve hiked Gilbert Hills for many years, long before I became active with POTA. One reason is that it’s close to my QTH, and Gilbert Hills and nearby US-8383 Wrentham State Forest (it’s right across the street from Gilbert Hills) are my ‘home’ parks for all sorts of POTA experiments and casual activations. Another is […]
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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 this meant that what I’d intended to […]
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