Hiking

[emily_in_nc]

Here's the post on the Rattlesnake Ridge hike that was so amazing, Catrin et al:

http://travelingtwosome.weebly.com/t...g-fall-foliage

This will likely be our last real hike of the year since we're with my family now (busy with projects) and heading to Florida on Sunday for the winter. We sure had some great hikes this year, though!

[Crankin]

Did 6 miles on the Metacomet-Monadonock trail in Pelham, MA. It was really pretty, but the weather is foggy and gray. My foot survived, but nowhere near healed. Wearing boots actually made it feel better.

[emily_in_nc]

Well, I'll eat my words in my previous post...we ended up finding one more spot to hike on the way south from visiting my family. This was not strenuous hiking in the least but was gorgeous, and we had the trails to ourselves:

http://travelingtwosome.weebly.com/t...ngs-state-park

I'd say we walked/hiked about 3.5 miles total. We had fun, and so did Paisley. She rarely gets to go on our hikes because of trail regulations or it just being too long/strenuous for her. This was just right.

[Pax]

We followed REI's lead and "Opted Out" of Black Friday shopping and went outside instead. Took a chilly but lovely hike, so good to be out in the woods instead of a store.

[BikeDutchess]

My daughter and I "Opted Out" as well! It had snowed, but it was warm enough that a good part of the trail was mud and slush. Without my Yaktrax I would have biffed it for sure.


#optoutside by DutchRosie, on Flickr
(In the bottom right pic, we were looking waaaay down into the pull-out where our car was parked.)

[rebeccaC]

Beautiful images BD…..

While visiting friends in Michigan for Thanksgiving we opted out by going to Flint and donating the money I raised from my work colleagues and especially from my ceo Ellie ($35,000 for the FlintKids’ Child Health & Development Fund}. Alex and I spent most of the day delivering water, water filters and replacement cartridges to residents. We also helped in an arts class for autistic children doing water coloring. Even thought it wasn’t hiking it was a wonderful day of sharing instead of shopping.

[Pax]

BD - wonderful pics! Here we are, happy, and OUTSIDE!






Rebecca, awesome way to spend the holiday!

[Crankin]

No pictures, but we hiked about 5 miles in Estabrook Woods today. I probably should have stuck to my plan of riding, but DH did not feel that great. We got a little lost, as we now have to park at the other end of the main trail, because of a controversy about people parking on the street where the Concord trailhead is. I missed the turn off trail to do the loop, so we went down another way and then missed another turn off, which I should have known, as I used to mountain bike here. After a bit of yelling and screaming and me strongly saying I did not want to bushwhack, we got back on the trail, and finished the loop, with a nice stream crossing. Mostly, though, the ponds are so low low because of the drought.
Probably the most people I've seen in here, as a lot of families were out, due to the holiday. Mostly at the end, though.
My foot is now hurting in places that I did not injure, so I am icing it and hoping it will be back to where it was this morning.
I've hiked 11 miles this week, so it's good.