Video Stream – Day 1 & 2
If you have way way way too much time on your hand, you can watch the really bad footage from my DIY bodycam. After two hikes I’ve realized it’s totally mis-aligned and provides a great view of the trees to … Continued
AllTrails Map – Day 2
BTW – here’s my AllTrails profile: https://www.alltrails.com/members/barney-morisette
Day 2 – Quarry and St. Moritz Ponds
With a busy Easter Weekend planned, I knew I was going to have to wake up early Saturday morning if I was going to get some hiking time in. I managed to drag my butt out of bed a little … Continued
All Trails Map – Day 1
So I found out WordPress doesn’t allow embedded iframes, which really bums me out since All Trails has a really cool embed code that’s interactive. Alas, it is not permitted in WordPress world. So I will instead provide this lovely … Continued
DIY Bodycam
There are all kinds of very cool action cams that come with fancy mounts or ones that are nice and compact but still have a three axis balancer and I think those would take amazing videos of my hikes. However, … Continued
Day 1 – Wandering around the Quarry
So Day 1 of this adventure went pretty well. Wesley wasn’t feeling well so Patricia stayed home with him while Penny and I hit the trails. We started with a quick side trip to the Trailside Museum to pick up … Continued
The Mission
One Hundred Twenty-five Miles – Six Months. According the Blue Hills Reservation Website, there are a total of 125 miles of trails in the reservation. I’ve been seeing that factoid for years and I’ve always thought it would be fun … Continued
Day 13 – Hawk Hill and lots of Paths
I am way behind on making these blog posts. It is currently mid-October and I’m just now getting around to catching up with hikes I wrapped up in July! So the next several... READ MORE
Video Stream – Day 12
This is both a fun and torturing video stream. It’s great to hear the kids when they are getting along and having fun and not so great to hear them screaming, arguing and... READ MORE
Day 12 – Snakes on a Trail
Given the attention grabbing title, I’ll lead with some spoilers. Yes, we saw a snake. Yes, Wesley almost stepped on it. No, it did not bite us. With that out of the way,... READ MORE
Video Stream – Day 11
This may be the most entertaining of the videos depending on your point of view. The guys and I chatted about all kinds of topics from the mundane to the unique. And occasionally,... READ MORE
Day 11 – The Boys
I recruited my friends Jamie and Doug to join me on a post-Independence Day hike. We met up at the small parking lot at the corner of Chickatawbut and Randolph. Once we hit... READ MORE
Video Stream – Day 10
Foiled again by my iPhone bodycam – so the video was split into two parts and we missed some of the funnier moments of when I got us turned around and confused. READ MORE
Day 10 – Father’s Day Hike
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... READ MORE
Video Stream – Day 6, 7, 8, and 9
At this point I’m not entirely sure why I’m still recording these videos. At some point I may have the time to go through the videos and edit them into a highlight reel... READ MORE