Ritzhikes

Where: Knightville Dam WMA on East Branch Westfield River When: 9/17/94-9/18/94 With: Bill Bill was itching for a hike, so we decided to hook up and meet halfway for some camping and fishing. We both left at 7AM and arrived within minutes of each other at the Chesterfield Post Office at 9AM. Bill said he'd enjoyed the scenic ride out. We had a brief debate about the need to purchase a fishing license for him, decided not to, and headed down to the water. We parked once again at the parking area just before the gate to the Indian Hollow campground - the only cars there. A man on a mountain bike pedaled out past us just before we went in and headed up the road we'd come in on. After packing up, we pulled on our waders and headed in. A beautiful, warm, partly cloudy day. The river was very low and I was a bit worried as we crossed it. Not the impressive rushing trout stream I'd promised Bill. Once across, we headed up the road, north toward the mini-gorge, and had a ni...

Where: Georgiana Falls, Lincoln NH When: September 17-18, 1994 With: Chip, Dave, Xeth (but not me!) I had a neighborhood picnic to attend, so I couldn't go, but I encouraged the rest of the Stupids to go anyway. I'm pretty sure I suggested the destination - Georgiana Falls, near Lincoln NH. I'd been interested in it myself. The trail followed Harvard Brook up to a series of falls, then just petered out. It seemed like they could enjoy the falls, then get away from the crowds and find a spot to camp in the woods. The only report I recall from the trip was that someone slipped on a rock and dropped/smashed a bottle of booze. I'm reasonably sure this photo was from that trip, at the underpass under 93 (start of the trail).