The One With The New Years Eve Hike

 

 

Today, we tried out a new tradition. We went on a New Year's Ever hike to the Ipswich River Audubon sanctuary. We went down Bradstreet Lane to Drumlin Trail and visited the amazing Observation Tower.

 

It was amazing!!!

The One With The Hike To Bradley Palmer

 

 

Today, Kiff and I joined the Boy Scout troop on a fantastic four mile hike of Bradley Palmer State Park. What a fantastic day for a hike.

 

The hike itself was awesome. We hiked in the from the north side, by the footbridge. We went up Moon hill and then down. We circled by the entrance and then hiked along the river and back out to the footbridge.

 

We had a blast. We saw plenty of horses along the way - a lot of horse back riders come through. We saw some fantastic scenery. We even saw where beavers had been digging away at trees. Amazing!

 

What a hike.

The One Where We Go on the Rail Trail

For those of you who know where Danvers is, score one for the Rail Trail.

Brief History - it took some time, but the rail trail was developed a couple of years back on old railway tracks that used to cross through Danvers and many other North Shore communities. While it may have taken a long time to make, it took us even longer to walk on it. I can count the dozens of times we have seen people walking, jogging, or biking on the trail and said "We've got to try it."

Well, we did...and it is quite a trail. Earlier this week (or last week actually) we took a hike on the trail. It was great. We only went down a small portion of it, during a cool winter's day. But we had a blast. It truly is a peaceful and serene walking experience.

Although it is a great path to walk, what was most interesting is "seeing" what you don't typically see - a bakery that dots it, an old wall, a stream. Things you never knew existed - and wouldn't have - came alive. It made me think even more about the town we live in.

So, if you haven't had a chance to try it, the North Shore Rail Trail is truly a good take!