https://davidkspencer.github.io/witheagerfeet-blog/tags/winter/ Recent content in Winter on With Eager Feet Hugo en-us Sun, 10 Jan 2016 14:30:21 +0000 https://davidkspencer.github.io/witheagerfeet-blog/2016/01/midstate-trail-spencer-solo/ Sun, 10 Jan 2016 14:30:21 +0000 https://davidkspencer.github.io/witheagerfeet-blog/2016/01/midstate-trail-spencer-solo/ <p>On the first Sunday of the New Year, Evie and Jess made a last-minute decision to cheer on a friend at a gymnastics event in Western MA, and I made a last-minute decision to revisit the Sibley Farm / Burncoat Pond property with the intent of walking a portion of the <a href="http://www.midstatetrail.org/">Midstate Trail</a>.  I’d hiked here with Jess twice before (<a href="https://davidkspencer.github.io/witheagerfeet-blog/2015/01/sibley-farm-burncoat-pond-spencer/">1</a>, <a href="https://davidkspencer.github.io/witheagerfeet-blog/2015/01/sibley-farm-spencer/">2</a>) and both times we had mostly ignored the Midstate Trail.  Looking at the <a href="http://www.gwlt.org/maps/sibley-farm.pdf">map</a>, I realized I probably had enough time to hike the trail from the parking area up to Route 9 and back.</p>