Snowshoeing along the Charles River Link Trail - March 18, 2015

Wednesday, March 18, 2015, Snowshoeing along the Charles River Link Trail

Snowshoe Leaders:  Susan Sabin & Don Mannes
~5 miles, 10:00 am start from Donnelly Drive, Dover, MA.

Snowshoers (7):  Susan, Don, Janet Miller, Margie Lee, Marie Keutmann, Rich Taylor, and Tony Lee.

The day started sunny and blustery, but, once we got into the woods, the sun warmed us and the trail, through field and woods with eventual views of the Charles, kept us interested.  Once we entered the campus of the Medfield State Hospital, Tony quipped, “Wow, this alone was worth the price of admission.”  It is a surprising and impressive place with a century's worth of hidden stories.

Everyone opted for the shorter route on the way back to our cars.   Almost at once, the leaders tested the group’s cohesiveness and cooperation by bushwacking through the woods . . . seemingly lost (who, us?).  Everyone passed this test with flying colors and, in spite of the added excitement, we got back to the start in very short order.  Lunch at Go Fresh in Medfield center was surprisingly good.  

One fly in the ointment, which we didn’t know of until after the walk:  Carol and Bob Anderson were involved in a three car accident on the highway on route to the walk start.  Carol reports that no one was hurt. 

Report by Susan Sabin.