Great River Preserve Hike In Bridgewater

TRIP DATE: January 29, 2015

TRIP LOCATION: The Great River Preserve, Bridgewater, MA

MEETING TIME: 9:30 AM

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 8

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS): 90 Minutes

LENGTH IN MILES: 2 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): N/A

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

LEADER NAME(S): Richard Carnes

CO-LEADER NAME(S): N/A

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: Wildlands Trust Parking lot- Auburn Street

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?: No TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS: N/A

WAS TRIP WITHINWHITEMOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST? No

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

Snow shoed wooded Holly Forest trails to deep snow covered meadows adjacent to and

with views of the Taunton River.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Bright sun, calm with 15 - 30 F temps.

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.) Flat terrain. Views of Taunton River.

Moose Hill Hike

TRIP DATE:  December 26, 2013                                            

TRIP LOCATION: Moose Hill Mass. Audubon Sanctuary, Sharon, MA                       

MEETING TIME:  9:45 am                   

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 26       

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       4 hours

LENGTH IN MILES:       5 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    250 feet

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

LEADER NAME(S):  Dick Carnes         

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Moose Hill Audubon Headquarters

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:       No              

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Cloudy, 30-40 degrees F., light snow showers

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.):  Per previous agreement, several hikers departed prior to hike end.  View of Blue Hills.  View of Boston skyline obscured by snow.  Ground was solid and frozen with very little ice on trails.