HIKE REPORT Wednesday, 20 March 2024, Farrar Pond spring hike Hike Leader: Marie Keutmann, 617 312 4739, marie.keutmann@gmail.com ~4 miles, 10:00 am start from Lincoln, MA Hikers (15): Marie, Annemarie Altman, Barbara Jacobs, Betty Salzberg, George Stromberg, Jack Mroczkowski, Kristina Leclaire, Lynell Stromberg, , Marlene Heroux, Melissa Norton, Mike Hanauer, Peggy Gelin, Phyllis Evan, Susan Sabin, and Ted Nyder. Marie led fourteen hikers along scenic Farrar Pond. We took two detours: one to look at numerous kettle holes, and another to look at a waterfall in a stream that empties into the pond. Kettle holes are formed by blocks of dead ice left behind by retreating glaciers. The ice becomes buried in sediment and, when it melts, it leaves a depression called a kettle hole. Approximately ten hikers had lunch in the greenhouse at Verrill Farm, a few miles away in Concord. Report by Marie Keutmann. Group photo courtesy of Kristina Leclaire. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ HIKE ANNOUNCEMENT Wednesday, 27 March 2024, October Farm spring hike Hike Leader: Jack Mroczkowski, 781 862 1019 (landline), 781 640 6405 (cell - on day of hike only), JAM000705@gmail.com 4+ miles, 10:00 am start from ~260 Balls Hill Road, Concord, MA Description: This is an eclectic hike with many different scenes: Concord River, ponds, trees, and winding paths. Our walk will include crossing into Brewster Woods. Mr. Brewster lived here over 100 years ago. He was the founder of the Audubon society. There are three small hills I always like to climb, but they can be avoided by taking a parallel flat path within sight of the hill-walkers. No post-hike LUNCH has been planned, but the option can be explored after the hike. NOTE: Hikers must register on the member app or at https://www.crw.org/rides-calendar , as if they were riders. Directions and parking: Most people will have to drive through Concord to get onto Monument Street. Balls Hill Road is roughly two miles out on Monument Street, on the right. Note that it is easy to miss the turn off onto Balls Hill Road, so drive slowly. After turning into Balls Hill Road, it is another ~1/4 mile plus to the end of the road where there are two parking lots. Rain cancels. Check your INBOX on Wednesday, after 8:00 am, for a possible cancellation message. ****************************************** CRW Rides/hikes are limited to Members, AND GUESTS WHO HAVE CYCLED/hiked WITH THE CLUB NO MORE THAN TWICE EVER. ALL RIDERS/hikers (Members and Guests), as well as RIDE/hike LEADERS, MUST REGISTER FOR EACH RIDE/hike on the CRW website <crw.org> . If a rider/hiker has not pre-registered, that rider/hiker must do so online at the start of the ride/hike. The online registration will include a liability waiver that all riders/hikers will need to review and accept. It will also require all riders/hikers to review CRW’s Safety Guidelines and to agree to follow those guidelines on the ride/hike. ****************************************** WW 2024 Schedule: ! RIDE/HIKE LEADERS NEEDED !! OPEN dates: March 27th and all other Wednesdays in March and beyond (with the exception of April 24th, May 15th & 22nd, July 31st, and October 16th) . . . . .