Sept 1st - It was a beautiful early fall day, and we had never been to the nearby MA Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary. So we took what ended up being a 3.4 mile hike around the property. Very different vib than the State Parks. This one is for environmental/wildlife protection versus mostly recreation. So, NO dogs, everything left to grow naturally. We went through forest, swamps, marshes, and grasslands. All surrounded by busy Worcester. We will definitely return to hike here.
Sept 3rd -- We met up with Scott, Amy and Adelle at Purgatory Chasm, about half way between their place and ours. We needed to give them the remaining RV "stuff" that we had collected from where it was being stored at Tamara's. And, since it was also half way to Anica's, we met up with her family there also. Purgatory Chasm is a very large, long rocky chasm. Challenging to climb down, then you walk the trail loop back along the rim, stopping at the overlooks. It was very crowded, with kids gamboling over the rocks like goats. Peter chose to wait for us at the visitor center. They also had a great kids play area and picnic area, where we ate our picnic lunches. Nice day.
Sept 10th - we went to Dedham, MA to their historical society, who was putting on a "tour of the Dedham historical district". Since Lafayette stopped there on his farewell tour in 1824-25, Peter wanted to connect up with them, in preparation for the bicentennial coming up in 2024-2025. MA is loaded with history, so it was an interesting day. However, after so much "history", we needed to balance it out with nature. So we went over to the nearby Kendrick Pond, Blue Heron Trail in Needham, MA. Very nice trail around the large Kendrick Pond, then over to the Charles River and back to the parking lot. Nice hike.
Sept 11th - this is definitely a history weekend. We went to Lexington, MA this time, to participate in the unveiling of a Lafayette marker. He traveled through Lexington in 1824 on his farewell tour. So, they had a ceremony, with speeches. The new French ambassador spoke, the president of the American Friends of Lafayette spoke, Julian Icher-the man who is putting of all of these markers showing Lafayette's route spoke, and a few more, of course. Again, after all that history, we needed nature (or, I did). So this time we went over to the Minute Man National Historical Park We stopped at the visitor center and watched a multi-media movie of the beginning of the revolutionary war. Then, we choose a short, 2 mile loop trail over to Fiske Hill and back. The park is MUCH larger than our hike. Interesting, and a nice hike.
MA Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary photos:
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