While on vacation, my husband and I talked about how much we enjoy hiking and exploring the woods when we're away. Then we thought about why we don't do more of it when we we're at home. Life gets in the way...we get bogged down with all of the things we have to do instead of enjoying the things we like to do. So we decided that we'd make time to do a nature walk or visit a nearby trail after we're home. We're taking the time to see what's all around us...perhaps you should do the same!
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary - Lenox, MA
We decided to stop at Pleasant Valley after our walk at Canoe Meadows. The sanctuary has seven miles of trails that wind through forest, meadows, and wetlands and the trails range from easy with some small slopes to steeper slopes. Be sure to take a trail map with you on your hike. Trails are well marked but .. a couple of the trails loop back on themselves so can be confusing and it can be hard to see where the path is in some of the older forest where there isn't a lot of understory growth to mark a trail and if its a darker day it can be difficult to see the next blue marker for the trail. We did see turkey and beavers on our hike and would have loved to have had more time to explore. but it was fully dark when we got back to the entrance area so we'll have to leave it for another visit.
Labels:
Massachusetts,
vacation
Location:
Lenox, MA, USA
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