April 24th 2026: Short Hikes before Kimball Farm

 Today, before my company outing at Kimball Farm in Westford, I decided to go on a hike at Have Not Pond Conservation Area in Boxborough, where the path I took from the end of Barteau Lane is shown below in pink.

Pretty nice views of the pond here.

From here, I passed by the water body at the intersection of Lyberty Way and Carlisle Road in Westford

before heading to Kimball Farm in town. While having fun with my colleagues, I got the Whole Belly Clams Fried Plate (hand-breaded and deep fried, served with french fries and cole slaw)

and the Malted Moo Crunch flavor of ice cream.

I definitely should have gotten Mini instead of small, my bad for not reading the instructions earlier. And apparently I got the worst score of the group in mini-golf. Nice hanging out with my colleagues though.

July 27th 2019: Butterflies and Arcades

Today, we started out with lunch in Westford at Seoul Kitchen, a Korean restaurant which has taken the place of Mangia Mangia, which I visited once a while back. Much nicer decor now in my opinion.

We got the Yaki Soba (Wok-fired noodles with beef),

which came with side dishes,

the Wings (spicy wings in spicy sweet and sour sauce),

the Eel Avocado

and the Green Tea Creme Brulee (house made with fresh cream, egg and green tea matcha) for dessert.

The noodles were a tad sweet at times, the wings and sushi were just so-so, but the worst disappointment was the dessert, which literally was half baked, the sugar not melted properly. Definitely not coming back again.

From here, it was on to the Butterfly Place in town, which definitely has more butterflies now than it did when I last visited it.

Next, it was on to Fun World in Nashua NH, which is just one giant arcade with not much for my little one to do.

Our final stop for the day was at Pheasant Lane Mall nearby, where our little one simply refused to sleep.

Glad he had lots of fun today though.

August 24th 2018: To Kimball Farm, Westford and Back

I started out this morning in Boxford,

Masconomet Regional High School

going on a hike at the Bald Hill Conservation Area, where the rough path I took to try to get to the top of Bald Hill is shown below in pink.

The Crooked Pond area was so flooded and there were so many side trails that I got hopelessly lost, even with the help of my GPS tracking system.

In the end, I had to go the long way around to get to the the Bald Hill area, but even then the paths here was so overgrown that I had to give up on locating the supposed view here. Hopefully, the Middleton and North Andover portions of the area will yield better views.

As a result, I had no more time to sightsee, heading to Kimball Farm in Westford for a company event.

After leaving Westford, my arms sore from golfing, I decided to head to Haverhill to do some sightseeing,

First Presbyterian Church

Advent Christian Church

All Saints Church

Lafayette Square,
Winter Street and Essex Street

St. James Church

Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church

Church of God Pentecostal, 108 Winter Street

Old Church, 143 Winter Street

Trinity Episcopal Church

Portland Street Baptist Church

First Baptist Church

Brookridge Community Church

Civil War Monument,
Main Street and Kenoza Avenue

Unitarian Universalist Church

Changing Lives Christian Church

Haverhill Public Library

City Hall, 4 Summer Street

Dole, Childs and Shaw Funeral Home

Domino's, 130 Main Street

Basiliere Bridge, 25 Main Street

Post Office

WWII Memorial,
Essex Street and Washington Square

Goecke Memorial Parking Deck,
86 Merrimack Street

Harbor Place

River Rest Park, 129 Water Street

Water Street Fire Station

First Landing Park,
201 Water Street

Dr. Paul Nettle Middle School

Riverside Church

Pentucket Bank

St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church

Riverside Park

Trinity Stadium

sighting some of the Soles of Haverhill,

Haverhill's Music History

Queen Slipper City

Ya Gotta Haverhill

visiting the G.A.R. Park,

the Haverhill Riverfront Boardwalk at 46 Merrimack Street,

and the Buttonwoods Museum.

From here, I headed into the town of Groveland for the first time,

Muffler Man

visiting Elm Park at Elm Park and Grove Street

then on to the town of Georgetown,

Lakeshore Beach

St. Mary's Catholic Church

First Congregational Church

Town Common,
Central Street and Clark Road

Town Hall, 1 Library Street

New Life Community Church

before finally going on a hike at the Arthur Ewell Reservation in Rowley. The path I took here is shown below in pink.

Only okay views of Upper Mill Pond from the supposed viewpoint though.

With that, I called it a day and headed for home, satisfied with my productive day of visiting 3 new towns.