Boston-Hikes

Early on friday morning on the way to the T station, it suddenly struck us that we could actually hike overnight to catch sunrise on the ridge. With the full moon just starting to wane out, it was going to be a beautiful bright night. I was psyched, Miss Me was almost convinced, and now all that was left to alter the plan was to check with Keshav and Chaitra. A few hours later the weather report predicts thunderstorms and with that our overnight hike plans go kaput. We decide to stick with the original plan to head out of Boston at 0400 the next day morning. Chaitra decides to take a rain-check on the hike, so Miss Me and I head over to Keshav’s place late that night. ...

Great day out with the kids. Hit Callahan State Park for a short hike. Getting them out of the house was probably the toughest part ! Today’s hike was also a test run before we take them on a longer hike next weekend. The 8 mile Skyline trail at Middlesex fells should be a challenging hiking exposure for them. Can’t wait! Last Christmas, we got them all hydration bags as a suggestive nudge. They’ve been super excited to use those and this summer was a good time to get them rolling on the trails together. Only wish they lived closer to Boston. We’re lucky to have several splendid trails around here. Would have been a fabulous training ground for them…Well, well… ...