About this time every year, I get a case of itchy feet. No, not some strange rash or skin funk but an overwhelming desire to put on my backpack and start walking on something other than snow.
A few weeks ago while surfing online for a cure to my itch I stumbled upon the Midstate Trail in Massachusetts. Let’s see, it's 95 miles long, traverses the low hills of central Mass’, and 3 hours south of here. The snow should be gone. Voila! I think I found my cure.
Last weekend I put together an overnight backpack and headed down to the hiker parking lot on Route 119 in Ashburnham, MA. From there the Wapack Trail heads north into New Hampshire while the Midstate Trail goes south to Rhode Island. The parking lot was busy with day hikers and trail runners heading north to Watatic Mountain. Fortunately, my plan was to head south 9.2 miles to Muddy Pond.
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