The Blue Hills Reservation

Knobby roots pushed up from the soil;
meddlesome and vulnerable
all at once.

From above,
the pond was a swarm of glow bugs

Time stretching out before me,
tethered and untethered;

The longing and the loss;
the letting go and the letting in.


AMC Spring Hiking Program, Blue Hills Reservation, 4.21.18

 


Hike level: Ranging from easy to moderate
Location: Quincy, Braintree, Canton, Dedham, Milton, and Randolph, MA
Driving distance from Boston: About 20-30 minutes
Cost:FREE; download a map here
Description: Over 125 trail in over 7,000 acres of land, through forests and wetlands, up hills and around ponds.

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