Our campground at Lake
Dennison is in the northern part of
the middle of Massachusetts.
Barbara noticed that it was near Doane’s Falls, a series of cascading falls in
Royalston.
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| Doane’s Falls, Royalston MA |
For Bill, it was new territory to explore. For Barbara, it
brought back a fond memory of the long trip there six years ago with her
parents – the lovely fall day and negotiating the steep trail with trekking
poles.
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| Al & Miriam on bridge over falls |
Things change – now there is a handicapped accessible trail
to one of the falls, but it’s still a gorgeous gorge and a fun hike.
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| Bill photographing one of the falls |
We also went to nearby Tully Dam, which created the
recreational Tully
Lake:
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| Tully Dam, Royalston MA |
Sometimes letterbox clues take us to new and different
places. Today a letterbox clue brought us to the mascot for the town of Winchendon, a 4x replica
of a toy horse that a Winchendon company used to sell. The box was supposed to
be hidden in the right bush. If you look closely at the picture, you might see
Bill’s foot as he checked for a box in the bush. We didn’t find the box, but we
got to see a unique spot.
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| mascot, Winchendon MA |
Barbara also hiked around Lake Dennison.
She saw many yellow butterflies (they didn’t pose for a picture) and watched a
family of ducks.
Mark your calendars. Bill actually just sat on this bench
watching the sun set over the lake.
