Two weeks ago we went hiking with some friends in Wachusett Mountain State Reservation, about 45 minutes west of Boston and a scenic drive along Rte 2. It was supposed to be brutally hot in the city and we hoped that the mountain would be cooler and less crowded than spots in southern New Hampshire. We covered about 4.5 miles in five hours of sometimes very difficult hiking. Unlike Borderlands, it wasn’t too buggy and we enjoyed well marked trails and varied topography. We look forward to returning.
Here’s a 180 degree panorama from the top, facing mostly southwest.
Wish we could have climbed the fire tower.
Another view from the south slope.
New England may have wussy mountains but the trails are steep. This one on the south face of the mountain turned into tough glacial scree on the east face.
My father-in-law would be happy to know we were hiking with a Ham.
Hot and rainy weather means there have been lots of these great mushrooms.
More fungus – I do love the sprouts.
Not just fungi growing. Here’s a sapling emerging from the rot on a recent cut.
I like that last shot.
I got lost on Mt. Wachusett Thanksgiving Day a couple of years back. I realized I was off the trail, on steep ground and surrounded by ice!
Obviously, I survived.
By: Joy on July 28, 2006
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[...] This past weekend I went with some classmates back up Mt. Wachusett to see the foliage. Not so many pictures this time, but the view was beautiful. [...]
By: Joshua Herzig-Marx - Back up Mt. Wachusett on October 17, 2006
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lol can someone get married there!!!
By: tara landry on June 3, 2009
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