HIKE REPORT
Wednesday, 8 February 2017, Single Winter Treat - Callahan State Park hike
Hike Leaders: Margie & Tony Lee
~2 hours, 10:00 am start from Callahan State Park parking lot, Framingham, MA
Hikers (8): Margie, Tony, Chuck McWilliams, David Kobes, Kim Wach, Marie Keutmann, Rick Carlson, and Susan Sabin.
Present at lunch: Helen Greitzer.
The forecast was for about 50 degrees, but the woods hadn’t warmed up by the start of the hike. We headed out on crusty, snow-covered woodland trails somewhat shrouded by patches of mystical fog. It was warm enough for the lingering snow to melt from tree branches, creating a drizzly shower, but no one complained. We hiked the periphery of the south side of Callahan Park, sharing some local lore along the way and stopping at the Bridge of Death (coined by mountain bikers), an uneven rocky crossing of a swampy stretch, for chocolate reinforcements. We hiked through the drippy forest until we emerged on Tommy’s Loop, then up to the earthen dam where we were greeted with blue skies and sunshine. We re-entered the woods, crossed the Pipeline trail, and hiked along a Sudbury Valley Trustees trail back to the parking lot.
Several of us enjoyed meeting up for lunch at The Chat with Helen.
Hike report by Margie Lee.
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