Wednesday 31 January 2018, Walden Pond Winter Hike
Hike Leaders: Judith McMichael & Janet Miller
4-5 miles, 10:00 am start from The Food Project parking lot, Concord, MA
Hikers (17): Judith, Janet, Chris Stix, Chuck McWilliams, David Fay, Gerry Sheetoo, Greg Stathis, Jack Mroczkowski, Marie Keutmann, Peter Shaw, Richard Fortier, Robyn Maislin, Roy Westerberg, Russ Keene, Steve Maislin, William Feiring and first-timer, Joe DiMare.
The third annual Walden Pond hike took place on a glorious, sunny day, with temps in the high 20s - perfect conditions for hiking. As promised, we checked on the beaver pond at Heywood Meadow, the Thoreau cabin site, and we enjoyed multiple views of snow and ice-covered Walden Pond and the charming sounds of the ice groaning as the sun warmed its surface. We saw one lone man fishing two different holes whilst reclining in his folding chair on the ice.
After a break at the visitor center, we hiked over to Goose Pond, then did a zigzag hike up Pine Hill and were rewarded with clear views of Mts. Wachusett and Monadnock. We returned to our cars via a beautiful forest trail, spying the administrative buildings of The Walden Woods Project and the Thoreau Institute along the way. In contrast to what you would experience in the summer, our group did not come across a single other hiker. A hungry group of nine had a very pleasant lunch in the toasty, warm greenhouse at Verrill Farm.
Report by Judith McMichael.
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