It's Sunday in the summertime. Betsy is busy, but my mom is available, so I encourage her to join me on a hike at a local Trustees area that I have been wanting to go to for a long time: Jewell Hill in Ashburnham. As we're driving up the rather challenging country roads, my Mom inquires: "Have you been here before?" My response, "What's the fun in that?"
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| We check the map. It's not overly challenging, so we should be able to make it to the top of the hill. |
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This property is an old farm with lots of wide open fields.
Following the trail map, we choose the most gradual ascent to the summit of Jewell Hill. |
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| Near the top, the trees are a little shorting giving a fine view to the north. |
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| To the east, the view is even better. |
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| Mom takes in the view from a bench conveniently located at the top. |
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| Here's the requisite shot to show I was actually hiking here, too. Note the trail condition is very good. |
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It is very common to find stone walls in the middle of the woods in Central Massachusetts,
This hails back to the 19th century where the entire landscape was cleared as farmland. |
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Coming down the mountain, we heard "machine noises".
This tractor was mowing the grasses of the surrounding fields.
Big circles. |
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| Almost made it back. Look this is almost the same picture as the one at the beginning, except that there are trees in the background, not farm buildings. |
Here are today's stats. A nice walk, with a nice view, on a nice day.
