Walks in the woods

While 'Out East' visiting with family one of my favorite activities is the afternoon walk in the woods. The Charles River and a nature preserve is right out the backdoor, and there is nothing quite like walking in a New England forest in late Fall.  There is certainly nothing even remotely like in all of Alaska!

Huge trees, and trails covered in oak leaves, cat tails, and old stone walls.  It is New England at its best.  And to top it off there is the Charles River winding through it all.  There are even cliffs above the river in places.  On the river the trees all reflect and you often see ducks and we even spotted a couple of muskrats leaving their v-shaped wake on the surface.

It is certainly a far cry from the sitka spruce and beaches of Kodiak!
Patrick