I had two different people tell me in two different conversations within the past week to check out Mount Misery in the conservation lands out near Walden Pond, so since today was a *Beyond Superb* spring day (crisp sunshine!), after lunch we headed out to Lincoln. By now, Little Boy accepts that walking in the woods is just something we do, and is totally game so long as we bring along an indulgent snack (this time, a mini pack of Skittles left over from Valentine’s Day). And his kiddie hydration pack is still a big incentive!
Oh, such gorgeous New England trails. Since I spent much of the morning trudging/running 15 miles on the cranky, rocky, rooty trails of the Middlesex Fells, the completely non-technical trails of Mount Misery seemed like a nap.
Starting the hike
We found a stick “tent” that Little Boy totally took ownership of for 10 minutes.
Finding the "tent"
Soon, the trail opened up into a large grassy agricultural field, where we took turns taking/posing for pictures:
Ninja
I love my Little Boy
I love my big boy
We meandered about for roughly 90 minutes before finding a small horse corral. One of the horses was quite friendly — perhaps hoping we had food. I promised Little Boy we would return soon with carrots and apples for the horses.
Horses
Our hike exceeded 2 and a half hours (and included about a dozen impromptu trail running races) — thought Little Boy seemed like he could continue indefinitely, we returned to the car to avoid any, ahem, misery. (That, and Mr. P got an emergency call to patch a database.)
