It's Presidents Day weekend, the busiest ski weekend of the entire season. My season ski passes are not good anywhere today, but it's a day off from work and I don't want to waste it sitting at home.
Oddly enough, we just came through a rainy spell and much of our snow is gone for now. I'm thinking perhaps it's time to get our for a winter hike at another Trustees property in the state.
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| I head south to Copicut Woods just outside Fall River. About 1h30m to get there. |
Winter can tough on some of these trails. Note the felled trees that now cross the paths. Other areas appear to be ready for some spring maintenance when that season arrives. You can also see the long shadows projected by the winter sun, even in mid-day.
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| More rock walls on this property. Most likely, there were "roadside" walls back in the day. |
I'm not sure which of these signs is worse. In any event, it means trouble for hikers like me.
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| This little brook ran underneath the tail (see below). Despite being winter, there's lots of water moving. |
The trails got very confusing when it got to the road. There were lots of cars parked here at the Conservation Area, where hikers were coming from multiple directions. The conservation area plaque was on a hillside for an earthen dam.
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| Here's the view from the top of the dam. It turns out this is the Copicut Reservoir. |
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| There were a *lot* of hikers out today. It was an annual hike, but I didn't catch the name of the organization. At one point I must have passed about 60 hikers going the other direction. |
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| Nice place for lunch break. As you can see, the sunglasses come off because despite the blue sky, there are a lot of shadows in the woods. |
Well, it looks like this might have been an even better place to have lunch. Oh well.
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| Although I didn't find any snow, there were ponds in the woods that were still frozen. |
Today's hike covered 5.26 miles in 1h46m. The elevation gain was negligible: only 172'. Nonetheless, it was a great way to spend a real day off from work.
