Celebrating Winter Trails Day at Weston Ski Track
I was so excited it snowed on Friday that I picked up Addie early from school in hopes we could go snowshoeing. Unfortunately, I was driving down from New Hampshire, where there was much...
Tagged: Massachusetts
First Hike of 2015 at Harold Parker State Forest
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”] Location: Harold Parker State Forest, Andover, MA Date: January 3, 2015 Distance: 1.63 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 102 feet Our Hiking Time: 1 hour, 23 minutes roundtrip Trail Blaze: White Squares Difficulty: Easy Trail Map[/box] The first hike...
Hiking & Drawing at Phillips Academy, Andover, MA
With Evan’s open-heart surgery cancelled, Kendra and I have suddenly found ourselves with a lot of unplanned free time this week. Her mom, Jane, flew up here to help take care of Addison and...
Green Friday Hike: Snowshoeing on Weir Hill
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Weir Hill, North Andover, MA Date: November 28, 2014 Distance: 1.04 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 229 feet Our Hiking Time: 1 hour, 4 minutes roundtrip Trail Blaze: Yellow Circle (Stevens Trail) & Blue Circle (Weir Hill &...
Review of LEGOLAND® Discovery Center in Boston, MA
As a kid, I loved LEGOS®. I made houses, towers, cars, mini-cities – anything I could think of in my imagination. I rarely stayed on script, most often straying from the instructions that came...
Tips for Tandem-Carrying Kids While Hiking
My new job has meant more time at home with Evan and Kate, so we have been joining my friend Jenn and her daughter Abby on hikes! And so, I have become one with...
Bicycling the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, Lowell-Westford, MA
Location: Bruce Freeman Rail Trail – Lowell-Westford, MA Date: August 31, 2014 Distance: 13.82 miles round trip Elevation Gain: 171 feet Our Bicycling Time: 2 hours 4 minutes round trip Difficulty: Easy Trail Map Biking is quickly creeping up on...
Lowell Folk Festival: A Celebration of Culture
I was a 14-year-old seasoned Junior Park Ranger when the first Lowell Folk Festival was held in 1990. It was a spinoff of the National Folk Festival, which was held in Lowell from 1987-1989....
Hiking at Crane Beach, Ipswich, MA
[box border=”full”]Location: Crane Beach, Ipswich, MA Date: July 20, 2014 Distance: .62 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 68 feet Our Hiking Time: 27 minutes Trail Blaze: None, but there are maps posted. Difficulty: Easy Trail Map [/box] We are not generally beach people,...
Exploring the Outdoors With Urban Teens
Camping with a toddler is challenging. Add in eight teenagers, most of whom are not English speakers, and things get even more interesting! As the leader of my school’s Outdoor Adventure Club, I take the kids...