Adventure IX

Type of Adventure: Hike

Date of Adventure: Tues. 25 Nov. 2008

Place of Adventure: Pittsford Trails, Pittsford, Vermont

Length of Adventure, miles: approximately 2.4

Length of Adventure, hours: 1

Companions: Blazer, RCHS adoptee

Other Adventurists Encountered: None

Weather: Cool, temps in the upper 30s. Overcast with light rain.

Points of Interest: The bog is starting to freeze up, and there was just a little bit of ice build up around the fallen tree dam.

Map of Trail:


RCHS Adoptee, Blazer:

Adventure VIII: The Fake Adventure

Type of Adventure: Hike

Date of Adventure: Sun. 16 Nov. 2008

Place of Adventure: The Mall Nature Trail

Length of Adventure, miles: <1

Length of Adventure, hours: <1

Companions: Mom, Colyn

Points of Interest: 1. According to the sign, bears have been sighted along the trail. We did not see any bears. 2. Mom picked dried weeds to use in a fall table arrangement.

The sign warning us about bears:

Adventure VII

Type of Adventure: Hike

Date of Adventure: Tues. 11 Nov. 2008

Place of Adventure: Town Farm Trail

Length of Adventure, Miles: approximately 2

Length of Adventure, Hours: 1

Companion(s): Colyn

Other Adventurists Encountered: None

Weather: Overcast and dreary. Temps in upper 30's. The sun did break through splendidly once, and then it went down behind the mountains.

Points of Interest: Before you reach the trailhead, there is a nice open field that is great for bird sightings. Unfortunately, we didn't see anything today.

Adventure VI

Type of Adventure: Hike

Date of Adventure: Tues. 11 Nov. 2008

Place of Adventure: Cadwell Trail, Pittsford, Vermont

Length of Adventure, Miles: 2.4

Length of Adventure, Hours: 1 hour

Weather: Overcast, dreary, temps in the upper 30's.

Companions: RCHS adoptee, Chelsea

Other Adventurists Encountered: None

Points of Interest: Someone is clearing trees along the Otter Creek section of the trail. Also, the debris dam on Furnace Brook near the beginning of the trail is changing. I'm pretty sure another chunk of the river bank, along with a large tree, fell in recently. I could be wrong, but I don't think it was like that last time. The high water a couple weeks ago seems to have pushed the old debris dam further along, but the new tree that fell in the water is still blocking it up. It is very interesting to watch this debris dam develop.

Map of the Trail:



RCHS Adoptee, Chelsea

Adventure V

Type of Adventure: Hike

Date of Adventure: Sun. 2 Nov. 2008

Place of Adventure: Pine Hill Park, Rutland, Vermont

Length of Adventure, Miles: approximately 3.5

Length of Adventure, Hours: 2

Weather: bright and sunny. Temps in the upper 40s.

Companion(s): Mom and Colyn

Other Adventurists Encountered: Quite a few hikers, several bikers, and a couple dogs.

Points of Interest: 1. The old rock crusher building, which you can reach by going up Crusher Road, or going up the Middle or Upper Georgetti trail and then onto Crusher Road. It's a totally random seeming falling apart cement building. I think some homeless people live there, judging by all the garbage. Also, it would seem that some high school kids have found it and practice graffiti on the walls. Some of it is quite artistic. 2. The Backstairs Trail, which takes you behind the Rock Crusher building and below the Tim's Vista overlook. It's a short little dog leg of a trail, but it's full of beautiful Birch trees. It's a pocket of peacefulness and I think it would be the perfect place to pitch a tent, except that camping isn't allowed at Pine Hill Park.

Comments: For whatever reason, this wasn't a particularly enjoyable hike for me. Partly it was because I trusted the thermometer at home, which read 36* and I was way overdressed, and partly it was because the sun was in my face the whole time. Colyn also seemed inordinately prone to wrapping the rope leash around trees and then being unable to unwrap himself.

Map of the Adventure:

Adventure IV

Type of Adventure: Hike

Date of Adventure: Sat. 1 Nov. 2008

Place of Adventure: Pine Hill Park, Rutland, Vermont

Length of Adventure, Miles: approximately 3.5

Length of Adventure, Hours: 1.75

Weather: Bright and sunny. Temps in the 40s.

Companion(s): Colyn

Other Adventurists Encountered: 16 hikers, 19 mountain bikers, 5 dogs, and 1 puppy.

Points of Interest: 1. The view from the power lines. Most of the trails that are farthest out cross the power lines, and the views north or south are very nice. 2. The view from Tim's Vista. It provides a very nice view towards the north side of the city. 3. The memorial posted on the back side of a tree on Overlook trail right at the Overlook of the pond.

Comments: Colyn was totally gung ho for this hike. He had way too much energy and couldn't remember to not pull on the leash. The trails were really crowded, evidenced by the number of other people I encountered. Colyn did pretty well, though, and we didn't have any incidents.


Map of the Adventure:



View from the power lines looking north:


The Memorial:

Adventure III

Type of Adventure: Hike

Date of Adventure: Sat. 1 Nov. 2008

Place of Adventure: Cadwell Trail, Pittsford, Vermont

Length of Adventure, Miles: 2.4

Length of Adventure, Hours: 1.25

Weather: Bright and sunny. Temps in the 40's. Light wind.

Companion(s): RCHS adoptee, Manny

Other Adventurists Encountered: None

Points of Interest: None

Comments: This was my "morning" hike today, we started around 11am. The trail was really wet today, although it hasn't rained since Tuesday. This trail is perpetually wet. The river was 2-3 feet higher than normal. I didn't see the Blue Heron, which has been there every time I visited this summer, so I think it has migrated south. Manny was pretty well behaved, except for a couple incidents of pure psychotic puppiness.

The Trail Map:




RCHS Adoptee, Manny

Adventure II

Type of Adventure: Biking to work

Date of Adventure: Friday, 31 Oct. 2008

Place of Adventure: Rutland area

Length of Adventure, Miles: 6 miles one way, 12 miles round trip

Length of Adventure, Hours: 45 minutes one way, 1.5 hours round trip

Companion(s): None

Points of Interest: There are a lot of little hills between my house and work. I had no idea how many. Also, to whoever threw the Mountain Dew can at me on Rt 4A near the marble wall, thanks I really enjoy being used as a moving target.