I’m just getting back into the swing of things after being on vacation. One if the things I did on my vacation was to trek up to the LL Bean store in Freeport, ME and trade in my 14 year old boots. They no longer carry my size in the store (size 14 boot), so they gave me a credit which I used toward a new pair of boots.

Yesterday was the test run (or rather, test hike) of the boots.

While I was out there, I thought I’d take some pics of the trails and areas of Mt Wachusett, which is where I do most of my hiking. Hope you enjoy them.

The windmills on Wachusett never fail to impress me.

Clearly no one has been cleaning the Jack Frost trail in a while…

One of the cooler things was that I found the stick on the trail, partailly worn, propped up against a tree. I took it and used it as a walking stick for the rest of the hike. Then I left it at the entrance to the Mountain House Trail for the next hiker to use.