Learning to Canoe with the Appalachian Mountain Club
I row. Not in a canoe – in a rowing shell. I first stepped foot in a boat my junior year in high school. Having been cut from the varsity soccer team, I decided...
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Hiking at Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Ipswich, MA
Spring is finally here! This weekend we celebrated the warm weather with a trip to Mass Audubon’s Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Ipswich, MA. Our friends Janet and Greg, and their two little ones...
Hiking Osgood Hill & Stevens Estate, North Andover, MA
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Osgood Hill, North Andover, MA Date: April 27, 2013 Distance: 2.3 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 72 feet Our Hiking Time: 2 hours roundtrip Trail Blaze: Blue Circle (Stevens Trail) & Green Circle (Osgood Hill Trail) Difficulty: Easy Trail...
Camping, Hiking, and Canoeing with Teens: Harold Parker State Forest, Andover, MA
I love taking my Outdoor Adventures Club students into nature! It’s a great opportunity to get to know my students outside the classroom, and I love how excited they get when they hike their...
Healing after the Boston Marathon Bombings
I had a visceral reaction when I first found out about the bombings at the 117th Boston Marathon. The same fear, confusion, and grief I felt during 9/11 flooded my body. Like most Bostonians, I...
Praying for Justice and Equality this Pesach
Today and tomorrow will be important day in U.S. History. This morning the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments for and against Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California after it had been legalized, leaving many gay...
Snowshoeing at Harold Parker State Forest, Andover, MA
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Harold Parker State Forest, Andover, MA Date: March 19, 2013 Distance: 1.64 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 131 feet Our Hiking Time: 1 hour 10 minutes roundtrip Trail Blaze: Dark Green Rectangles...
Hiking and Owls: The Museum of American Bird Art at Mass Audubon in Canton, MA
Addison totally digs owls, so when I read that the Museum of American Bird Art at Mass Audubon in Canton, Massachusetts, was having a special “Hoot Happenings” event this past weekend, we had to go! My...
Maple Syrup and Cows at Appleton Farms in Ipswich, MA
One of our favorite things to do on the weekend is explore local sites managed by the trustees of reservations in Massachusetts. We’ve hiked Weir Hill in North Andover, and Holt Hill in Andover,...
Hiking at Amy Gordon Taft Reservation, Andover, MA
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Amy Gordon Taft Reservation, Andover, MA Date: February 21, 2013 Distance: .54 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 65 feet Our Hiking Time: 40 minutes roundtrip Trail Blaze: A.V.I.S. Triangles Difficulty: Easy [/box] Kendra’s mom, Jane, came to visit us...