A Walk in the Woods

This weekend was some of the best weather we've had all year, and may have for quite sometime. Temperatures were in the 70's and it was sunny all day. Saturday was a great day to test out my new back pack carrier. We went to the Goldsmith Woodlands. It is beautiful conservation land maintained by AVIS. They have lots of great hiking trails all around town. I hope the weather stays nice so we can go on more hikes.

Here are some pictures of our walk in the woodlands.


According to the Andover Trail Guide, Bessie Goldsmith donated this land for conservation in 1974. She lived on this land and rented out cottages in the summer. Legend has that she was a bit eccentric and would pull her shotgun on folks she caught picking her blueberries. Fortunately it wasn't blueberry season and Bessie has since gone on.

I can't believe I'm following this guy. Does he even know how to read that thing?




This is from Bessie's point. She lived in a cabin here overlooking Foster's Pond.




Mommy and me contemplating the serenity of Foster's Pond on a beautiful spring day.