Training Log Archive: bl

Slough & back - bright, chilly April morning. No peepers there. West wind on PL made for chilly shade returning.

Coming back from Manchester with Beth & W. Went there for a pcr test for international travel which was negative to great relief. Had to get home so cut the walk short but at least saw a new portion/view.

C • International travel 1

From end of macadam. Got on a MTB trail, not the snowmobile trail I remembered. Encountered Marc F, wife Natalie & Enzo for surprise-of-the-day. Got close to Eric's house and returned on the SM trail. Heard frogs and peepers!

Returning from a ride that took us to Henniker and we passed the fields where I lost W's leash 2 wks ago. Figured I had a 50% chance of finding it. I'd passed the optimal part of the walk by a few hundred yards when I found it in the back corn field. By then, I was beginning to think I either missed it or it had been found. Carried on along the river and then direct across fields. 2/2 for leash-finding luck.

Nottingcook home. Parked at end of WH, didn't plan on walking home but proved a good thing to do. Met a neighbor in the process - a bit curious why I was out back by the stream looking for dry places to put my feet. AP gpx says quite a bit more than Strava which made the file.

Appealing sight

Around the perimeter of Keach Park with Willow after visiting Walgreens, my DP public park when I go to get drugs next door.

Parked at Robinson Rd extension with the idea of a loop in Meadowsend, an easement with no path system to speak of (& not permitted), only old logging roads which eventually were not taking me to where I needed to go or just petered out in the underbrush. Used the sun, phone compass and path made good on the Strava gpx having no will to retrace my steps. At Stone Sled, got to one lawn and driveway and then departed between two houses w/o evidently being noted. Into the woods at the back of SS, over to Parsons (found a path going my way), to Stony Brook on familiar paths and home. Nearing Stone Sled, I crossed two groomed paths but don't believe they are BOS-maintained & weren't headed my direction.

Parked at end of WH and walked Sheridan's Way and half of Steer Brook Tr. Nice woods I thought, good for orienteering if a little heavy on the light green. Hadn't been on these trails in a while. I recalled when Beth & I blew them clean of leaves in the fall as a BOS "adopt-a-trail" project. And today, over half was noted to be blown clean - from last fall I assume. Such a walk is a fun walk back in time to 2006-7 when making the Nottingcook map

Elm Brook with Willow, blustery fine March day. Saw two couples, each with a dog.