Thursday, January 21, 2016, Heard Pond Ice Fishing ride
Hike Leader: Barry Nelson
10:34 am start from Weston Town Hall, Weston, MA
Riders (8): Barry, Bob Wolf, Butch Pemstein, Curt Dudley-Marling, Fred Bennett, Gene Ho, Ken Hablow, and Rich Taylor.
Present at lunch: Helen Greitzer.
We had so many riders that we split into eight groups so that cars could get by us. Apparently no one reads their email, since no one brought fishing poles. We did stop at the pond and stayed for about thirty-two minutes, watching the fisherman catch a few fish (see the fisherman between Curt and Ken in the attached photo). If you enlarge this high resolution photo, you will see he is pulling a fish up through the hole. Also see his comfortable chair, since he spends hours out on the pond. Finally you should note that the pond is not completely frozen.
Since we stayed on familiar roads, everyone knew the route, so we did not use human arrows. All but Fred and Ken stopped in Concord for hot chocolate and coffee. Helen greeted Gene and Barry at the finish for a fantastic lunch at Dumpling Daughter.
Report by Barry Nelson.
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