Yesterday I convinced one of my sons to accompany me on a ride in the woods. Actually, he was excited to go. We had just rode over to the Arlington Jimmy Fund ice cream fund raiser and he didn't find an ice cream flavor that he wanted to try. He did enjoy a chocolate chip cookie. When we got home, I asked him if wanted to ride in the woods and he did so we packed up and headed to Concord and found a parking spot on Estabrook Road and rodeinto the woods. I have walked and run here a lot and rode here a few times so I thought that I could manage the roads and trails with my son on a trail-a-bike. It wasn't fast or easy but it was safe and we both enjoyed being in the woods and had at least one minor adventure. I didn't have the ride mapped out but I managed to find the paths I had intended to follow without much trouble. I did use RideWithGPS once to confirm a turn that I wanted to take and, fortunately, I had enough service for the map to draw quickly.
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| Bike parking. We sat on an old stone wall for a pineapple juice break. |
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| This is the first Pink Lady Slipper that I've seen since I moved to Boston. I've since heard that they are common, sometimes in places that I've been a lot but apparently not when they are in bloom. |
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| The Lady Slipper was just to the left of my bike by the big rock. I didn't see it until I was off the bike. We stopped at the rock because my son wanted to climb on it. |
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| This picture probably doesn't capture it but the light and color of the leaves was so inviting and this trail was a pleasure to ride. |
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| Our one mini adventure - seeing a water snake. This was about 30 inches long and thick bodied. We later saw it slip into the water. As my son said, it was a great swimmer. |
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