Princeton

Jess and I have been talking about testing ourselves with a longer, tougher hike before winter changes things too drastically. With my mother visiting and able to bring Evie to gymnastics, we decided this weekend was the perfect chance to give a longer outing a try. We departed for Wachusett Mountain State Reservation in Princeton, MA, home of the famous Central MA ski area. We had been pouring over trail maps and plotting a route that would take us around the mountain before going up and over. We knew we’d be looking at several hours of hiking and so packed a lunch and more water than usual. ...