On the Wild Wild Metrowest
The other day, I was out hiking one of my favorite nearby destinations. Weather wise, it was a top ten Saturday afternoon and it felt like I had the woods to myself! So I'm hiking along one of my favorite routes, admiring a hawk circling above and SMACK!!!! I had walked face first into a very large fallen tree branch. After dropping a steady stream of f-bombs, I immediately looked around to see if anyone had noticed. "Of course not. I hadn't seen anyone since I left the parking lot". Now maybe it was the trauma from using my face as an axe, but I actually felt a sadness that there WASN'T someone there in the distance laughing at my expense!!
With todays hustle and bustle mentality towards life, fewer and fewer people are experiencing the outdoors. To pause for a second, I GET IT!! Trust me I get it! I am the father of two beautiful little girls, married to an awesome wife who is the hardest working person I have ever met, and for myself, my job is probably the furthest away you can get from 9-5! So I get it. The house is always a mess, poopy diapers always need changing, and the lawn!, my poor neighbors have to look at MY LAWN!!! I GET IT!!!!
But I digress
I have found that with all the things going on in my life, it is indeed hard to get out and enjoy the outdoors like I used to. Luckily living just west of Boston, there are an abundance of "wild" properties. This blog will take me hiking through some of the local area properties where the "hustle and bustle" can be (at least temporarily) left behind and will hopefully show others just how close "The outdoors" can be!
Some hikes will be short 1-milers, others will be longer. Hopefully along the way, the girls will be joining me (My youngest, is still pretty much bear bait, so we'll have to wait and see!). So off we go to the Wild Wild Metrowest!!
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