As a gift for Father’s Day, my kids decided to gleefully join me on a short afternoon hike. NOT! I coerced and blackmailed my kids who reluctantly agreed to come with me only because it was Father’s Day. They are 17 and 14 so I’ll take what I can get at this point. It was a quick hike, less than 3 miles. The main purpose of this hike was to cover a few missing segments in the 4000’s section of Blue Hills. Namely a short connector trail I skipped by accident on Day 8; the path between #4155 and #4202 that crosses Wamputuck Road; and the trail along the East side of St. Moritz Pond. With these segments knocked off, I’d be done with the 4000’s save the Skyline Trail. The kids had a good time being goofy and overall enjoyed the hike, but they have zero stamina. Lots of whining and complaining by the time the hike was over. This was partially may fault as I botched my navigation duty and took us up a super steep part of the Skyline Trail to Rattle Rock, but then got turned around and took us down the same path by accident. When I got to the bottom I realized my mistake and had them re-scale the rocky grade back to the top. Oops. Still, not a bad way to spend Father’s Day.
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