The Midstate Trail, https://www.midstatetrail.org, connects with the Wapack. I have backpacked it from the Audubon property in Princeton, over Mt. Wachusett, past Redemption Rock and Crow Ledges, (where I had a bear encounter), to its northern terminus where it connects with Wapack at Mt. Watatic and then on to Wapack's end in Greenfield.
I think Carl is right. Interesting social distancing in that photo. In James' column some may not know what tossing hay means. Haying was a 2 day process, sometimes 3 days. On the 2nd day before loading the wagon one tossed the hay that had been raked into long rows the day before, late morning to complete drying. Loading the wagon was an afternoon task. Tossing and loading was done by hand with pitchforks. Ollie & I did a lot of that.
I think you slipped a digit on the length of the Wapack. Today the trail is ~21 miles or so from Watatic to North Pack Monadnock.
nice catch, thanks
The Midstate Trail, https://www.midstatetrail.org, connects with the Wapack. I have backpacked it from the Audubon property in Princeton, over Mt. Wachusett, past Redemption Rock and Crow Ledges, (where I had a bear encounter), to its northern terminus where it connects with Wapack at Mt. Watatic and then on to Wapack's end in Greenfield.
I think Carl is right. Interesting social distancing in that photo. In James' column some may not know what tossing hay means. Haying was a 2 day process, sometimes 3 days. On the 2nd day before loading the wagon one tossed the hay that had been raked into long rows the day before, late morning to complete drying. Loading the wagon was an afternoon task. Tossing and loading was done by hand with pitchforks. Ollie & I did a lot of that.
Looks like the house at the end of Hildreth Place. In back of Ollie Niemi's . The old Johnson house.