MA
There are car parts strewn all over the "road" that leads into Copicut Wildlife Management Area in Freetown, Massachusetts. The road itself is something of an anachronism, a named dirt road that stretches at least three miles, nearly straight for its entire length. The road looks like it
CT
The 'furnace' part of the park's name refers to an iron smelting furnace that operated on the property in the 1700s.
GB
This park has an affinity with me for so many reasons. The first time I visited it was in 1968, when I was an excited 7 year old. It was the first time I was away from home on a school camping trip in an adventure centre called Colomendy, which
MA
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
Site Review
It is now a 2fer with the newly established King Charles III Coastal Path GB-0711, which runs along the promenade from New Brighton to West Kirby.
CT
When spring beckons, even in February and you know it's just a sultry tease, what can you do but answer the call?
Site Review
There are traces of the people who have lived in this area stretching back tens of thousands of years.
MA
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
MA
I was completely unprepared for what was around the corner.
PA
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.
MA
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.
MA
Hopkinton is all about the lake, and you'll find boat rentals and amenities in season.