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Redemption Rock – Princeton MA
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Redemption Rock – Princeton MA

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I find myself hiking past a historical landmark where hostages were once exchanged from the Narragansett, Wampanoag and Nashaway/Nipmuc back to the English Puritans in the late 1600’s.

Suspension Bridge – Manson Park – Pittsfield Maine
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Suspension Bridge – Manson Park – Pittsfield Maine

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Today’s little adventure started with the usual – this time it was my mother trying to figure out where this pretty bridge she kept seeing on FaceBook was located. It claimed to be in Pittsfield Maine, the town she grew up in, but she had no recollection of it. This isn’t unusual for my mother….… Continue reading Suspension Bridge – Manson Park – Pittsfield Maine

Tophet Chasm – Littleton MA
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Tophet Chasm – Littleton MA

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I suppose it’s time to write about my terrible clusterfuck of a day yesterday. I had decided that morning I wanted to go to an exotic pet store and spend the afternoon getting stock images of lizards, fish, and birds, anything they may have. I write for a lot of places besides this blog and… Continue reading Tophet Chasm – Littleton MA

Sculpture Garden at The Andrea’s Institute for Art – Brookline NH
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Sculpture Garden at The Andrea’s Institute for Art – Brookline NH

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About a week ago I was asked to do a group trip, which I am not adverse to, that would be somewhat local and appropriate to bring a four year old. So I thought the sculpture garden in Brookline might be the ticket. I had heard there were all sorts of large sculptures nestled in… Continue reading Sculpture Garden at The Andrea’s Institute for Art – Brookline NH

Quincy Bog – Rumney New Hampshire
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Quincy Bog – Rumney New Hampshire

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So after my little Polar Cave adventure I decided I still had a little time to do something more appropriate for an adult, perhaps a good old fashioned hike into the woods? I had noticed signs coming up for “Quincy Bog” and I’m a bit of a sucker at stopping at bogs, mostly because I… Continue reading Quincy Bog – Rumney New Hampshire

Polar Caves – Rumney New Hampshire
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Polar Caves – Rumney New Hampshire

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This morning I decided to go out for another adventure and it occurred to me that I have yet to see any caves in New England. I wasn’t even sure if we have any caves but a quick Google search landed me at the Polar Caves in Rumney NH, which is about two hours away.… Continue reading Polar Caves – Rumney New Hampshire

Thumbs Up and Harriskat Trail Loop – Hancock NH
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Thumbs Up and Harriskat Trail Loop – Hancock NH

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I finally got out on a little adventure today! I had tried to do so last weekend but I ended up driving by a lot of really crowded trail heads and noping my way home, not that there’s anything wrong with popular trails, I have just been in a very introverted mood these past few… Continue reading Thumbs Up and Harriskat Trail Loop – Hancock NH

The Flume Gorge – Lincoln New Hampshire
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The Flume Gorge – Lincoln New Hampshire

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Between my body not getting the hint it’s go time, and a bunch of issues at home, I have been severely pokey in getting this year’s traveling started, but today I took my first little road trip of the season, and it was goddamn amazing! I had decided to go to the Flume Gorge in… Continue reading The Flume Gorge – Lincoln New Hampshire

Worcester’s Possibly Salacious “Turtle Boy” Statue
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Worcester’s Possibly Salacious “Turtle Boy” Statue

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I lived not far from Worcester for a few years and always heard these faint whisperings about the city’s unofficial mascot, something that had caused so much local speculation that it continues to divide the innocent from the cynical. Officially it’s called the Burnside Fountain which is topped with a statue titled Boy and Turtle.… Continue reading Worcester’s Possibly Salacious “Turtle Boy” Statue

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A Quick Winter Update and a Reminder Spring is Coming!

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So I admit I didn’t get out much this winter but I still have been busy figuring out what to do with spring once it gets here. I have scheduled myself to visit more ruins, castles, haunted places, light houses, quirky one-of-a-kind mom and pop shops, perhaps a few farms, as well as more nature trails and museums. Who knows, I might even indulge in another passion – food! And to add to the excitement I am expanding to my repertoire of photos and writing with my very first video! I am hoping future videos will include interviews with more interesting local personalities, or at least with more subject matter than just me blathering on! ENJOY!

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