Dunbar - Whitcomb - Jambs Marathon
September 7th, 2014
Monroe, Florida, Savoy & Windsor, Massachusetts

Dunbar - Whitcomb - Jambs Marathon for Wuzzam and I.

Wuzzam and I conquered Dunbar-Whitcomb-Jambs in 6:21:34.  This expanded from an old run the Bandit and I did on a few occasions, from Whitcomb Summit to Windsor Jambs.

This time, we began at Dunbar Brook in Monroe State Forest, and ventured out a new snowmobile trail to the windmills to Whitcomb Summit, over Crum Hill, over Flat Rock Hill and the old Viewing Platform for the Hoosac Tunnel, crossed the Cold River on an obscure grown in path, past Savoy Mountain State Forest at North Pond, past Bog Pond, over Lewis Hill and Borden Mountain, through Windsor Bush into Windsor State Forest and the Jambs.

Outstanding day with outstanding sunny weather.  This was my 54th completed marathon. 

 Unfortunate Windmill site.

The Elk Monument at Whitcomb Summitt.

Viewing Platform for the Hoosac Tunnel construction.

View from Flat Rock Hill with Greylock in view.

 

Crossing of the Cold River.

Stone Carving on rock, obscure path.

Bog Pond.

The Dunham Lot, off Tannery Road.

We are getting close!

The Jambs!

Dwarf Forest and the softest ground-cover imaginable.

Seventh day as a CFPA Volunteer Ridgerunner at Penwood State Forest.

Sixth day as a CFPA Volunteer Ridgerunner at Penwood State Forest.

Dubuque State Forest run in Hawley, Massachusetts.

Fifth day as a CFPA Volunteer Ridgerunner at Penwood State Forest.

Mahican Mohawk Marathon
August 15th, 2014
Florida, Savoy & Charlemont, Massachusetts

Mohawk, Savoy, Florida Marathon for Wuzzam and I.

Wuzzam and I ran the Mahican Mohawk Marathon in 6:43:30.  We began and ended at Mohawk Trail State Forest in Charlemont, along the bank of the Cold River.  Our turn-around or midpoint was roughly at North Pond at Savoy Mountain State Forest in Savoy / Florida.

This was my 53rd completed marathon.

Running through Stafford Meadow

 

Red Pine Plantation, set in 1930's..

Up through the Red Pine.

Wuzzam at the first crossing of the Cold River.

Bog Pond, a long-time favorite area of ours..

Burnett Homestead Cemetery in Florida..

Second crossing of the Cold River.

Fourth day as a CFPA Volunteer Ridgerunner at Penwood State Forest.

Whitcomb Hill and Flat Rock Hill with Tippi.

Third day as a CFPA Volunteer Ridgerunner at Penwood State Forest.

A nice adventure for Tippi and I in Monroe State Forest, as well as along Crum Hill and the Windmills, and Fife Brook.

Second day as a CFPA Ridgerunner in Penwood State Forest.

Out to Penwood for my first day as an official CFPA Ridgerunner!

Today I spent some time along the Metacomet Trail in East Granby, CT.  This would be a trial run for my upcoming Connecticut Forest and Park Ridgerunner duties, where I am assigned to Penwood State Park.

Another run along the Metacomet Trail.

Took a bit of a drive today, visiting Conway State Forest in a favorite Hill-Town of Western Massachusetts.