Sunday, February 18, 2007
Snow tracking at the Quabbin
Because the citizens of Boston (and Worcester)don't like to drink dog poop, Miss Bella stayed at home while Sara and I explored part of the Quabbin Reservoir. About an hour west of Worcester, the Quabbin Reservoir is a de facto wilderness created by the damming of the Swift River (not no more it ain't) and subsequent creation of a watershed protection buffer around the Reservoir. Hoping to snowshoe, we headed to the main visitor center to find about 4 inches of well-packed snow. Easily bareboot-able! We tooled around near the visitor center, got confused by the terrible map (which was missing an entire hill) that they provide at the center, and enjoyed all the animal tracks preserved in the snow. Lots of wild kitty, canine, and turkey tracks. An impressive place with apparently a lot of wildlife that will be fun to explore more.
