Borderland State Park SEM Open House Hike

TRIP DATE:  4/18/2015                                              

TRIP LOCATION:  Borderland State Park MA                        

MEETING TIME:   1:00 p.m.               

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):  15                  

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):  2-1/2 hours

LENGTH IN MILES:   2 and ½ miles    

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):   0          

DIFFICULTY:   D                               (A=very strenuous; B=strenuous; C=average; D=easy)

LEADER NAME(S):  Sally Delisa         

CO-LEADER NAME(S): Karen Singleton

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:  Met at Open House meeting area

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:   no                    TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS:

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  no       

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTER:                 Great conditions. 

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:   Sunny and perfect Spring afternoon.

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)   This was a Family Hike.  Group identified princess pine and striped wintergreen.  A magnifying lens was used to observe smaller mosses and lichens.  The group also used string and measuring tape to determine age and height of trees.  Some children explored water’s edge and boulders.  Group hiked past several turtles which were sunning in the local ponds.