2/27/2023 0 Comments White forest half life![]() ![]() Lori and I shared a thermos of hot green tea with honey.Ī tall vertical outcropping of rocks invited our exploration. ![]() We enjoyed crackers, carrots and celery dipped in humus, chunks of cheddar cheese, and juicy clementines. We agreed on a stopping place for lunch where we spread a tarp over red and yellow fallen leaves. Lori and I trailed behind, reflecting on the passage of time, parenthood, and our shared love of the outdoors. Our Zoe and Adam, now 15 and 12, confidently led the way, moving briskly but carefree, chatting aimlessly about school and friends. It was a welcome space for our minds, bodies and spirits to wander, a brief refuge from a world full of strife and the pace of everyday family life. Green patches of Eastern hemlock and an occasional towering white pine reminded us that weeks earlier this was a verdant forest. The single track path paralleled a babbling brook, tunneled through underbrush and at times merged with an abandoned dirt logging road.īeech, maple and birch trees stood mostly naked, while the oaks clung to their browned leaves. Under a cloudless, azure sky we wended our way along a short section of the 114-mile Metacomet-Monadnock (M&M) trail, which stretches through western Massachusetts to New Hampshire’s Mount Monadnock. Seeking connection and adventure, our family recently visited a hiking trail new to us. ![]()
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