April 30th 2018: Hiking in Sutton

Today, I went on a few hikes in Sutton, firstly at Waters Farm, where the path I took is shown below in pink.

The water body here was nothing to speak of though,

although views of Manchaug Pond

and the fields here were pretty good.

Next, I went on a hike in the Sutton Reservoirs area, the path I took shown below in pink to get to the three reservoirs here.

Reservoir #6 was first,

then I had to get on a private road to get to Reservoir #5,

which had nice waterfalls.

Venturing back out onto the road, Reservoir #4 was the easiest to get to, although a more private road I was probably trespassing on.

Really nice hikes in Sutton today, to say the least.

April 29th 2018: Lunch at Red Heat Tavern, Westborough

We had lunch at the Red Heat Tavern today, the newest bar restaurant in Westborough.

We got the Maple Pistachio Salmon (Bay of Fundy Salmon Josper-fired w/ a pistachio crust, mashed sweet potatoes, Josper grilled asparagus, drizzled with a maple mustard glaze)

and a side of Jumbo Tater Tots (Hand-made, jumbo tater tots stuffed w/ applewood smoked bacon, smoked Gouda, Provolone & American Grana cheeses, house made ketchup, beer cheese).

Surprisingly good food here, although a mite expensive. No wonder there are quite a few branches opening all around New England.

April 27th 2018: Finishing Up Uncompleted Hikes

I decided to finish up some uncompleted hikes this morning, passing through Charlton

Old Dodge Chapel, 81 Hammond Hill Road

Snow's Pond, 5 Cemetery Road

on the way to the Hodges Village Dam in Charlton, which I was at just 2 days ago. This time, I set out to look for Chaffee Pond, with the path I took being shown below in pink.

Pretty nice views of the pond from the bench this morning,

with a beaver swimming in the pond as well.

Glad I decided to come back here.

From here, I headed into Sutton to revisit Shaw Farm. This time, the path I took to try to find views from the fields i shown below in pink.

Unfortunately, there was not much to be had.

Oh well, at least I finished up 2 of my uncompleted hikes today.

April 26th 2018: Hiking in Natick

While my other half was getting a haircut, I decided to do some hiking in Natick, starting with Pickerel Pond, where the path  I took is shown below in pink.

A decent view of the pond at the dead end.

There was still time, so I decided to go check out Winter Woods as well, where the path I took here is shown in pink.

Unfortunately, there were no views to be had from the rock outlook.

After my other half was done, we decided to go have some ice cream from Mad Willie's in Framingham,

getting the Mango and Coconut Froyo.

Not bad actually, with bits of coconut and mango in it, and not too sweet.

April 25th 2018: Hiking in the Hodges Village Dam Area, Oxford

I decided to go hiking in Oxford today,

Sarva Dev Mandir

Sigourney Pond, 20 Clara Barton Road

exploring some parts of the Hodges Village Dam area which I had not been to before. The paths I took here are shown below in pink.

Pretty nice views to say the least, even on a rainy day.