After, I headed over to Dad & Ma's for supper. I had scrambled hamburger in Syrian bread, and then coffee and 2 fresh-from-the-oven brownies...
Showing posts with label Hike. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hike. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
MQ 2015 No.5
I hiked Crow Hills, beginning from Redemption Rock today. It was a sunny dry day in the 40's. Only one dude on the trail, heading back down as I began my hike around 3 pm. It was a nice 2-hours escape.
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
MQ 2015 No.4
Mount Wachusett - north side (Old Indian Trail).
A nice mid-steep inclined trail, that was a steady workout all the way up. Dry and sunny, and windy at the summit.
Monday, October 12, 2015
MQ 2015 No.3
Today I drove the 44 miles to Warwick, MA to hike Mount Grace.
It was cool and dry, with a blue sky, and it was a great hike. Down the Round the Mountain Trail, and then up the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail. It was nice and strenuous, and there were only 4 other people on the peak during my time there (3:45 - 6:30). I climbed the Warwock Fire Tower at the summit, and took some great photos. The hike back down was in waning sunlight, with Pale Saints, Lush, and Telefon Telaviv on my iPod.
It was cool and dry, with a blue sky, and it was a great hike. Down the Round the Mountain Trail, and then up the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail. It was nice and strenuous, and there were only 4 other people on the peak during my time there (3:45 - 6:30). I climbed the Warwock Fire Tower at the summit, and took some great photos. The hike back down was in waning sunlight, with Pale Saints, Lush, and Telefon Telaviv on my iPod.
Friday, October 9, 2015
MQ 2015 No.2
Today (Thursday) I hiked my favorite mountain of the Wapack Range, Pratt Mountain.
It was a great walk up, challenging enough to break me a sweat. The sky was blue, the air was cool & dry. I took many photos, both Instagram and 'normal'. I snagged some birch bark to draw on at the summit. I had almonds and a white chocolate Kit Kat. And I listened to Cocteau Twins "Blue Bell Knoll" and some Telefon Telaviv on the way down, plus I ended the walk with Major Lazer's "Peace is the Mission" in a rhythm-timed boot stomp. A great day.
It was a great walk up, challenging enough to break me a sweat. The sky was blue, the air was cool & dry. I took many photos, both Instagram and 'normal'. I snagged some birch bark to draw on at the summit. I had almonds and a white chocolate Kit Kat. And I listened to Cocteau Twins "Blue Bell Knoll" and some Telefon Telaviv on the way down, plus I ended the walk with Major Lazer's "Peace is the Mission" in a rhythm-timed boot stomp. A great day.
Friday, September 25, 2015
MQ 2015 No.1
At 3:30 pm today (Friday) I headed over to Mount Wachusett to hike the Harrington Trail.
It was a perfect day, dry and cool. The hike took about 45 minutes from car to summit, and for a first hike of the season, it went amazingly well (most likely because I am 30 pounds lighter than I was last year at this time). At the summit I ate a white chocolate Kit-Kat and took a few photos. The trip down was about 30 minutes. I listened to Author and Pete Yorn.
Then I went to the lake to soak the pair of custom selvage jeans I got from Brave Star last year. I got into the inner tube with nothing but the jeans, and floated in the middle of the lake for about a half hour. They didn't dry before I left, though because it was too late in the day, so I left them in the trunk of my car until Sunday, when I washed them, and wore them damp for several hours.
It was a great day.
Friday, October 3, 2014
MQ 2014 - Six: Winn Mountain
It was dry, sunny and cool throughout my hike. I went up for 90 minutes, following the scant instructions I'd printed off the internet, but I never found the way to the summit.
It was still a very enjoyable walk, with lots of ups and downs on the untended trail. There were more horseshoe tracks than human tracks (and far too many piles of old dog crap) during the first half hour of the ascent. There were several wide open vistas with great views. There were deep dry river beds (or perhaps old wagon trails, the gullies could have been deep tracks). There were big birch trees fallen everywhere. The way back down was about an hour, though to say "up" or "down" is misleading, as a lot of the hike was in an around-the-mountain direction.
Someday I'll return with better trail information, because all of the photos I've seen of the various summit views are amazing.
It was still a very enjoyable walk, with lots of ups and downs on the untended trail. There were more horseshoe tracks than human tracks (and far too many piles of old dog crap) during the first half hour of the ascent. There were several wide open vistas with great views. There were deep dry river beds (or perhaps old wagon trails, the gullies could have been deep tracks). There were big birch trees fallen everywhere. The way back down was about an hour, though to say "up" or "down" is misleading, as a lot of the hike was in an around-the-mountain direction.
Someday I'll return with better trail information, because all of the photos I've seen of the various summit views are amazing.
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| Beginning of the trail up (road). |
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| At the first open space (trail back down to right). |
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| Approaching the steep part. Reminded me of "Lost" for some reason. |
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| My favorite kind of tree! |
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| On the way down... |
Monday, September 8, 2014
Thursday, September 4, 2014
MQ 2014 - Four: Temple Mountain
The last time I hiked Temple Mountain was back in November of 2011. Back then I only made it to Holt Peak. This time I went farther...
Saturday, August 30, 2014
MQ 2014 - Three: Barrett Mountain
I climbed Barrett Mountain, part of the Wapack Trail, today from roughly 6:00 - 7:30 pm.
As I was putting on my socks and hiking boots in my car on the road near the Windblown Ski Area, I startled a flock of 20 or so wild turkeys!
I came upon a woman and her Lab retriever within the first few minutes, and after greeting both (and getting muddy from the dog), I continued up the trail. It was a great hike. I stopped frequently for photos and water, and to just look around. I saw a large hawk on the way up, and then again on my descent. Awesome.
At the summit I met an old man in his 70's who was a bit turned around. Apparently he had been hiking for the past 4 hours, having begun his walk at Mount Watatic! Talk about a motivator. I steered him in the right direction, and then ate an apple before beginning my descent, with the music of Cuushe playing on my iPod.
Notes: It was sunny, dry and in the 70's. The air smelled fantastic. I wore my Orijeans selvedge to break them in hard (my legs sweated like crazy today, and my they are still blue from 'denim dust'!). Hike times were 54 minutes up, and about a half-hour down.
What a day.
As I was putting on my socks and hiking boots in my car on the road near the Windblown Ski Area, I startled a flock of 20 or so wild turkeys!
I came upon a woman and her Lab retriever within the first few minutes, and after greeting both (and getting muddy from the dog), I continued up the trail. It was a great hike. I stopped frequently for photos and water, and to just look around. I saw a large hawk on the way up, and then again on my descent. Awesome.
At the summit I met an old man in his 70's who was a bit turned around. Apparently he had been hiking for the past 4 hours, having begun his walk at Mount Watatic! Talk about a motivator. I steered him in the right direction, and then ate an apple before beginning my descent, with the music of Cuushe playing on my iPod.
Notes: It was sunny, dry and in the 70's. The air smelled fantastic. I wore my Orijeans selvedge to break them in hard (my legs sweated like crazy today, and my they are still blue from 'denim dust'!). Hike times were 54 minutes up, and about a half-hour down.
What a day.
Friday, June 6, 2014
MQ 2014 - Two: Mt. Wachusett
I needed to get out of the house, so after a quick dash to the comic shop to spend the $50 gift certificate Kevin gave me a few weeks ago, I drove over to Mt. Wachusett for a hike.
I began at the Echo Lake Trail, passed the lake, hiked up, transferred over to the High Meadow Trail, passed the meadow, and kept going until the humidity (and the thought of a late lunch) made up my mind not to finish the ascent. So basically it was an hour of walking up and down a relatively steep trail. I listened to the music of Abbie Barrett on the way down. It was a worthy interlude in my day.
I began at the Echo Lake Trail, passed the lake, hiked up, transferred over to the High Meadow Trail, passed the meadow, and kept going until the humidity (and the thought of a late lunch) made up my mind not to finish the ascent. So basically it was an hour of walking up and down a relatively steep trail. I listened to the music of Abbie Barrett on the way down. It was a worthy interlude in my day.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
MQ 2014 - One: Gap Mountain
It was a sunny dry day, in the low 50's as I drove up to Troy, NH to hike Gap Mountain. It was kind of windy, and very muddy, with patches of snow on the ground and lots of running water. The hike was great. No one on the mountain at all, except for at the summit (a nice couple in their 20's and their dog Allie, taking professional-grade photos of the girl, who must have been a dancer with all of the bending and stretching she was doing). I took a few vista photos myself (including Mount Monadnock), and headed back down with the music of The Beatles, Duncan Sheik, and St. Etienne on my older iPod. I stopped at Kevin's on the way home, and ate Oreos (chocolate and vanilla inners) while we watched David Ortiz help beat the Rangers 4-2 with a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 8th inning.
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