Saturday, January 4, 2020

Thank you to my red lining partners


I wanted to thank my friends who took the time to join me along the way during my Trustees of the Reservations Red Lining Project.  I ended up running 442 miles and hiking 64 miles to cover every step of every trail on every property.  It was a lot of fun planning and executing this project.  For the most part I did it on my own but on those rare days I conned someone into joining me the fun was bumped up a level.  Doug D and I ran in the pouring rain in a very flooded Old Town Hill.  He also joined me at Appleton Farms where we were stymied by a beaver pond.  I was pleased to bring Doug on a trail he had never been on before (rare).

 Jim P and I visited two Islands with some excellent kayaking to Misery Island with it’s cool ruins.  We ran into some trouble at Crane Wildlife (Choate Island) when the tide went out and we couldn’t get back to our car.  We had to portage a couple of times and then drop our kayaks at Crane beach and run 5 miles back to the car.  When we returned to bring out the kayaks a cop wanted to know what we were up to, when I told him about the tide catching us he said “you certainly aren’t the first to have that happen” and he left it at that.  

Dave La and Colin C were kind enough to do a couple of short (very short) runs on the way back from the USATF 5km championships.  It saved me from having to go back out that way for less than 2 miles of running.  

Dave La and Petey met up with me on the first day of summer at World’s End.  The weather did not cooperate as it poured the entire time.  The guys spirits were not dampened as I kept shouting “left”, “Now right”, “turn around and go back”.  This was another location where I had a meeting with the police.  Prior to the run we met at the T-station.  I arrived first and the cops who were parked there came over and asked me what I was up to.  I told them I was meeting people for a run and they wanted to know why I was running so late at night.  I corrected them that it was actually “early in the morning”.

 Dave La also joined me on what was probably the most fun I had all year.  We ran to all 54 of the Boston Community Gardens in one beautiful morning.  Boston never looked finer and the people were all really nice to us.  It was a fantastic 27 mile run even though technically that isn’t part of the Trustees Challenge, they are properties managed by the Trustees. 


 Finally, Tim V met up with me out in Northwestern MA for two really nice Reservations.  I was out there for a long weekend and my back had become almost unmanageable by the time I met up with Tim.  We got in a foggy but fun run at Mountain Meadow and wrapped up the weekend (and pretty much the end of my running for the year) with 6 miles in the shadow of Mt Greylock at Field Farm.


Below you can see my spreadsheet for all of the 119 Reservations.  I ended up leading the mileage challenge with over 700 miles (compared to 2,000 in 2017) and tied two others by visiting all of the Reservations.  It involved over 48,000’ of climb/descent and 8,000 miles of driving!  Thank you again for being part of this!

I’m not sure what the big “thing” will be in 2020 but I’m sure there will be something interesting and fun to do.  I’m planning on biking the Erie Canal in July and hiking Rainier in September but haven’t figured out anything else. Just yet.


Completed
Name
Listed dist
probable dist
Actual dist run
Climb
 Drive
Partner?
Map
Hiked
Town
Location
4/1/2019
Weir Hill
4.0
6.0
6.25
      741
      20

Y

North Andover
Northeast
4/5/2019
Stevens-Coolidge Place
0.0
1.0
4.05
      289
      20

N

North Andover
Northeast
4/12/2019
Ward Reservation
10.0
16.5
20.66
   2,509
      60

Y

Andover / North Andover
Northeast
4/16/2019
Malcolm Preserve
0.5
1.0
2.90
        79
      35

N

Carlisle
Greater Boston
4/16/2019
Old Manse
0.2
0.2
0.62
        20
      40

Y

Concord
Northeast
4/20/2019
Crane Beach
5.5
8.0
9.05
      289
      70

Y

Ipswich
Northeast
4/20/2019
Hamlin Reservation
0.8
1.1
1.11
        46
      33

Y

Ipswich
Northeast
4/23/2019
Castle Hill
4.0
5.2
5.90
      548
      74

Y

Ipswich
Northeast
4/26/2019
Greenwood Farm
2.5
1.5
1.81
        59
      30

Y

Ipswich
Northeast
4/26/2019
Stavros Reservation
0.7
0.3
0.37
        88
        5

N

Essex
Northeast
4/26/2019
Halibut Point Reservation
0.5
0.7
1.85
      142
      25

Y

Rockport
Cape Ann
4/26/2019
Coolidge Reservation
1.0
2.0
2.37
      250
      15

Y

Manchester-by-the-Sea
Cape Ann
4/26/2019
Agassiz Rock
1.5
2.3
3.61
      648
      10

Y

Manchester-by-the-Sea
Northeast
4/26/2019
Long Hill
1.9
2.6
3.19
      351
      15

Y

Beverly
Northeast
4/26/2019
Gerry Island
0.3
0.5
0.00
        -  
      30

N

Marblehead
Northeast
4/26/2019
Crowninshield Island
0.4
0.4
2.91
      240
      40

N

Marblehead
Northeast
4/27/2019
Pine and Hemlock Knoll
0.5
1.5
0.72
        61
      35

N

Wenham
Northeast
4/27/2019
Moraine Farm
0.0
3.0
2.36
      115
        5

N

Beverly
Northeast
4/27/2019
Old Town Hill
3.0
6.3
8.01
      543
      40
Doug D
Y

Newbury
Northeast
5/3/2019
Appleton Farms Grass Rides
5.5
9.0
10.40
      484
    108

Y

Hamilton
Northeast
5/7/2019
Appleton Farms
6.0
10.0
12.30
      507
    108
Doug D
Y

Hamilton / Ipswich
Northeast
5/12/2019
Crane Wildlife Refuge
3.5
4.1
3.66
      247
      50
Jim P
Y

Essex
Northeast
5/12/2019
Misery Islands
2.5
3.5
3.93
      393
      45
Jim P
Y

Salem
Northeast
5/14/2019
Ravenswood Park
10.0
11.5
11.56
   1,063
    142

Y

Gloucester
Cape Ann
5/16/2019
Mount Ann Park
3.0
6.0
5.36
      400
      74

N

Gloucester
Cape Ann
5/18/2019
Tantiusques
1.5
1.5
0.80
        92
    130
Dave La, Colin
Y

Sturbridge
Central
5/18/2019
Quinebaug Woods
1.1
1.1
0.87
      112
    145
Dave La, Colin
Y

Holland
Central
5/21/2019
Doyle Reservation
3.5
4.5
6.02
      400
      87

Y

Leominster
Central
5/23/2019
Medfield Rhododendrons
0.2
1.0
0.83
        17
      47

Y

Medfield
Greater Boston
5/23/2019
Shattuck Reservation
1.5
4.0
4.43
        75
    137

Y

Medfield
Greater Boston
5/25/2019
Redemption Rock
0.1
0.1
0.12
        10
      59

N

Princeton
Central
5/25/2019
Dexter Drumlin
1.0
1.5
1.40
      128
      62

Y

Lancaster
Central
5/26/2019
Allen C Haskell
0.0
0.5
0.73
        -  
      90

Y

New Bedford
Southeast
5/26/2019
Cornell Farm
1.1
1.8
1.91
        35
        8

Y

Dartmouth
Southeast
5/26/2019
Slocum's River Reserve
2.5
3.5
3.61
      180
        5

Y

Dartmouth
Southeast
5/26/2019
Westport Town Farm
1.0
1.0
1.36
        67
        7

Y

Westport
Southeast
5/26/2019
Copicut Woods
4.5
7.0
9.20
      298
    109

Y

Fall River
Southeast
5/29/2019
Fruitlands Museum
2.0
4.0
5.58
      813
      68

Y

Harvard
Central
5/30/2019
Rocky Woods
4.5
6.3
10.73
   1,050
      94

Y

Medfield
Greater Boston
6/2/2019
Lyman Reserve
1.8
2.5
2.78
      122
      92

Y

Bourne / Plymouth / Wareham
Southeast
6/2/2019
East Over Reservation
1.6
2.0
2.24
        23
        5

Y

Rochester
Southeast
6/2/2019
Hales Brook & Sippican River
2.5
4.5
7.80
        60
      14

Y

Marion
Southeast
6/2/2019
Cormier Woods
3.0
4.0
4.90
      389
    114

Y

Uxbridge
Central
6/4/2019
Farandnear
2.5
3.5
5.01
      358
      75

Y

Shirley
Central
6/6/2019
Chase Woodlands
2.5
3.5
3.31
      240
      37

Y

Dover
Greater Boston
6/6/2019
Peters Reservation
2.5
4.0
4.35
      407
      52

Y

Dover
Greater Boston
6/11/2019
Chestnut hill farm
2.0
4.2
5.02
      315
      98

Y

Southborough
Central
6/16/2019
Medfield Meadow Lots
0.0
0.0
0.00
        -  
    105

N

Medfield
Greater Boston
6/16/2019
Bridge Island Meadows
0.0
0.0
0.00
        -  
      15

N

Millis
Greater Boston
6/21/2019
Pierce Reservation
0.0
0.4
0.41
        80
      42

N

Milton
Greater Boston
6/21/2019
Governor Hutchinson's Field
0.3
0.6
0.31
        80
       -  

N

Milton
Greater Boston
6/21/2019
World's End
4.5
6.2
8.86
      729
      19
Dave La, Petey
Y

Hingham
Greater Boston
6/21/2019
Norris Reservation
2.0
2.4
3.31
        75
      11

Y

Norwell
Greater Boston
6/21/2019
Two Mile Farm
1.0
1.0
2.63
      207
        4

N

Marshfield
Greater Boston
6/21/2019
Holmes Reservation
0.0
0.1
1.04
        47
      86

Y

Plymouth
Southeast
6/23/2019
Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate
3.0
4.2
3.71
      357
      53

Y

Canton
Greater Boston
6/23/2019
Signal Hill
1.0
1.0
1.83
      107
        6

N

Canton
Greater Boston
6/23/2019
Francis William Bird Park
3.0
4.5
4.98
      108
        6

Y

Walpole
Greater Boston
6/23/2019
Moose Hill Farm
3.5
5.0
6.37
      586
        3

Y

Sharon
Greater Boston
6/23/2019
Archives
0.0
0.0
0.33
        -  
        2

n

Sharon
Greater Boston
6/23/2019
Governor Oliver Ames Estate
1.2
1.6
2.38
        37
      71

Y

Easton
Greater Boston
6/27/2019
Fork Factory Brook
1.5
2.0
3.13
      167
      41

Y

Medfield
Greater Boston
6/27/2019
Powisset Farm
1.7
3.0
3.33
      103
        2

Y

Dover
Greater Boston
6/27/2019
Pegan Hill
1.0
1.8
2.21
      347
      53

Y

Dover / Natick
Greater Boston
6/30/2019
Noon Hill
4.5
6.1
9.53
      897
        3

Y

Medfield
Greater Boston
6/30/2019
City Natives
0.0
0.2
0.20
        -  
      49

N

Brookline
Greater Boston
6/30/2019
Leatherbee Woods
0.2
0.2
1.42
        97
      11

N

Brookline
Greater Boston
6/30/2019
Charles River Peninsula
1.3
1.7
2.01
        79
        8

Y

Needham
Greater Boston
6/30/2019
Rocky Narrows
7.0
9.6
8.04
      632
        7

Y

Sherborn
Greater Boston
6/30/2019
Cedariver
1.0
1.1
1.09
        48
        8

Y

Millis
Greater Boston
7/10/2019
Weir River Farm
1.5
9.0
8.30
      708
    114

Y

Hingham
Greater Boston
7/13/2019
Boston Community Gardens
0.0
26.7
26.70
   1,200
      60
Dave La
Y

Boston
Greater Boston
7/17/2019
Whitney and Thayer Woods
10.0
9.0
9.55
      586
    128

Y

Cohasset / Hingham
Greater Boston
7/21/2019
deCordova
0.0
1.8
1.81
      155
      75

y

Lincoln
Greater Boston
7/28/2019
Peaked Mountain
3.5
5.0
7.03
   1,221
    105

Y

Monson
Central
7/28/2019
Dinosaur Footprints
0.1
0.2
0.11
        -  
        6

Y

Holyoke
West
7/28/2019
Land of Providence
1.3
1.8
1.33
        39
      23

Y

Holyoke
West
7/28/2019
Little Tom Mountain
0.8
4.5
4.79
      785
    120

Y

Holyoke
West
7/29/2019
William Cullen Bryant Homestead
2.5
3.2
3.50
      472
    140

Y

Cummington
West
7/29/2019
Chesterfield Gorge
0.5
0.5
0.57
        93
      16

Y

Chesterfield
West
7/29/2019
Petticoat Hill
1.5
1.8
1.39
      547
      18

Y

Williamsburg
West
7/29/2019
Mount Warner
2.0
3.0
4.24
      551
      22

Y

North Hadley
West
7/29/2019
Bear's Den
0.3
0.3
0.35
        56
      78

N

New Salem
West
7/30/2019
Glendale Falls
0.5
1.0
1.10
      180
    138

N

Middlefield
West
7/30/2019
Goose Pond Reservation
0.0
3.2
2.16
      531
      25

N

Lee
West
7/30/2019
Naumkeag
0.2
0.5
1.09
      112
      10

N

Stockbridge
West
7/30/2019
Mission House
0.0
0.0
0.14
        -  
      20

N

Stockbridge
West
7/30/2019
Monument Mountain
3.0
4.0
4.49
   1,104
      10

Y

Great Barrington
West
7/30/2019
Ashley House
0.1
0.1
0.10
        -  
       -  

Y

Sheffield
West
7/30/2019
Bartholomew's Cobble
5.0
6.5
6.18
   1,170
      15

Y

Sheffield
West
7/31/2019
Questing
2.0
2.4
2.60
      409
      13

Y

New Marlborough
West
7/31/2019
Dry Hill
1.5
2.0
2.48
      308
      10

Y

New Marlborough
West
7/31/2019
Ashintully Gardens
0.5
1.0
2.37
      465
    280

N

Tyringham
West
7/31/2019
McLennan Reservation
1.5
2.0
1.93
      406
        3

N

Otis / Tyringham
West
7/31/2019
Tyringham Cobble
3.2
4.4
2.84
      616
      12

Y

Tyringham
West
8/7/2019
Noanet Woodlands
17.0
21.6
21.58
   2,211
    180

Y

Dover
Greater Boston
8/25/2019
Bullitt Reservation
0.9
1.1
1.21
      177
    113

Y

Ashfield
West
8/25/2019
Chapel Brook
2.0
4.0
3.92
      728
        3

Y

Ashfield
West
8/25/2019
Bear Swamp
3.0
4.5
4.61
      736
        6

Y

Ashfield
West
8/25/2019
Elliott Laurel
1.0
1.1
1.22
      228
    128

Y

Phillipston
Central
8/28/2019
North Common Meadow
0.5
0.8
1.20
      174
    140

Y

Petersham
Central
9/1/2019
Rock House Reservation
3.0
4.0
3.60
      534
      88

Y

West Brookfield
Central
9/1/2019
Lucy Stone birthplace
0.0
0.1
0.14
        -  
        2

Y

West Brookfield
Central
9/1/2019
Jacobs Hill
4.7
7.0
4.50
      614
      42

Y

Royalston
Central
9/1/2019
Royalston Falls
1.5
2.0
3.93
      812
        5

N

Royalston
Central
9/1/2019
Doane's Falls
0.5
1.0
2.06
      374
        5

Y

Royalston
Central
9/1/2019
Tully Lake Campground
0.0
1.0
1.50
        55
       -  

Y

Royalston
Central
9/2/2019
Mountain Meadow Preserve
4.0
6.5
5.93
      948
      82
Tim V
Y

Williamstown / Pownal, VT
West
9/2/2019
Field Farm
4.0
5.0
6.09
      468
    152
Tim V
Y

Williamstown
West
10/13/2019
Mashpee River Reservation
2.0
3.4
3.60
      230
    110

Y

Mashpee
Cape Cod
10/13/2019
Lowell Holly
4.0
5.0
4.20
      318
    115

Y

Mashpee / Sandwich
Cape Cod
10/13/2019
Dunes’ Edge Campground
0.0
0.0
0.00
        -  
    100

Y

Provincetown
Cape Cod
10/21/2019
Swift River Reservation
7.0
9.0
9.34
   1,701
    151

Y

Petersham
Central
11/3/2019
Brooks Woodland Preserve
13.5
17.0
17.52
   2,294
    158

Y
9.33
Petersham
Central
11/3/2019
Notchview
25.0
29.0
30.23
   3,649
  1,012

Y
18.02
Windsor
West
11/17/2019
Menemsha Hills
3.0
4.5
3.70
      528
       -  

Y
3.70
Chilmark
Cape Cod - MV
11/17/2019
Long Point Wildlife Refuge
2.1
3.0
3.40
      174
    224

Y
3.40
West Tisbury
Cape Cod - MV
11/20/2019
Mytoi
0.5
0.8
0.41
        26
    220

Y
0.41
Edgartown
Cape Cod - MV
11/22/2019
Wasque
2.5
4.0
2.20
        82
       -  

Y
2.20
Edgartown
Cape Cod - MV
11/22/2019
Norton Point Beach
1.8
1.8
1.60
        10
       -  

N
1.60
Edgartown
Cape Cod - MV
11/22/2019
The FARM institute
3.6
4.0
3.01
        52
       -  

N
3.01
Edgartown
Cape Cod - MV
11/25/2019
Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge
14.0
12.0
10.81
      645
    225

Y
10.81
Edgartown
Cape Cod - MV
12/22/2019
Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge
16.0
15.0
16.20
      151
    215

Y
12.20
Nantucket
Cape Cod - Nant












119











Totals
321.00
449.50
506.15
  47,868
  7,964

Total
64.68
Listed dist
probable dist
Actual dist run
Climb
 Drive

Hiked

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