Road Trips and Hike Reports

Peaked Hill Pond Trail Posted by Chris 11/10/18 Basics: Length - About 3.2 miles Elevation gain - About 450 feet Nearest city - Thornton NH? Difficulty - Easy The Day: We were on our way to Brian's brother's wedding at beautiful Mountain View Grand  hotel.  It had been a difficult day and we were both in a bad mood as we did errands and a longer than it seemed drive from Sturbridge MA.  This hike was very spontaneous since we had just a little bit of extra time before we could check in etc. The trail: Despite starting just inches off  of I-93, the hike quickly became a woody and peaceful experience with a modest but steady uphill incline.  The pond at the top was beautiful but none of our photos of it were great so I've skipped most of them. Photos by Brian

Various Nockamixon State Park trails Posted by Chris 11/3/18 Basics: Length - About 3 miles Elevation gain - Minimal Nearest city - Quakertown PA Difficulty - Easy The Day: We headed out to this park at the end of a busy day.  I had printed out the map etc for the hike a long time ago but had never made it to the park.  The drive was pleasant but the park was very wet. The trail(s): We tried walking along the trail below the large number of cabins the state has along the lake.  It was very wet and in many spots extremely muddy.  We ended up turning around and going back to where the car was to try going uphill away from the lake and at first that trail was considerably drier but later became a narrow ditch with water in the bottom which we had to walk duck legged along before becoming so muddy that we couldn't get around it without getting messy at which point we turned around again and tried the THIRD trail that led off from where the car was parked.  Only by co