Ritzhikes

Where: Neponset River, Canton MA When: 25 August, 2013 With: Chip & Dave I suggested this spot, the Signal Hill Reservation, for a kayak trip.  I'd checked it out on my lunch hours, running over from my office in Canton. A rock outcropping on the property was a known Native American site, and trails led to the Neponset River. We were able to drive our boats down to the river's edge, then brought the cars back to the parking area by the entrance before walking back to the river. We pretty much tossed a coin on which direction to paddle and wound up going upstream. We passed under Route 95 a couple of times as the river meandered along, and wound up in a wooded area. The water level was fairly low, and we eventually ran into a spot where it was difficult to continue. We turned the boats around and floated back to the launch site. More pictures

Where: Mt. Monadnock When: August 23, 2013 With: Andy A Friday day hike, so I must have taken the day off from work. I took Andy up this peak for his first mountain hike  in 1998. He was now heading into his final year at UConn, and I guess I figured it was time for a return visit. I don't recall too many details. I think we took the same route as last time, Lost Farm to Cliff Walk to White Arrow for the ascent. As always on Monadnock, there were lots of other folks on the mountain with us, but it wasn't a problem. We made our way to the summit without any trouble, took the usual photos, then returned via one of the main trails (probably White Dot). More photos