http://www.examiner.com/x-5221-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner?cid=exrss-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:01:15 -0700 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:12:42 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-5221-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Best-Fall-Foliage-Hikes-Mount-Watatic?cid=exrss-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner There are a couple of types of hikes that qualify, for me, as a "Best of Fall Foliage Hike". The first type ascends to a panoramic view. Absolutely a must! Some will be easy, leisurely ascents, some will be steep, athletic ascents... Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:12:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5221-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Best-Fall-Foliage-Hikes-Mount-Watatic?cid=exrss-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5221-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Best-Fall-Foliage-Hikes-The-Fells-Bear-Hill-Quick-Hike?cid=exrss-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner Not a lovely tower but great views. All photos by author. The Middlesex Fells Reservation is a 2575 acre reservation just 10 miles north of Boston spread across the towns of Winchester, Medford, Stoneham, Melrose and Malden. It offers terrain fo... Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:59:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5221-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Best-Fall-Foliage-Hikes-The-Fells-Bear-Hill-Quick-Hike?cid=exrss-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5221-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d30-Best-Fall-Foliage-Hikes-The-Fells-Wright-Tower?cid=exrss-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner  Wright Tower from the South. All photos by author.The Middlesex Fells Reservation is a 2575 acre reservation just 10 miles north of Boston spread across the towns of Winchester, Medford, Stoneham, Melrose and Malden. It offers terrain for hikin... Best Fall Foliage Hikes Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:40:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5221-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d30-Best-Fall-Foliage-Hikes-The-Fells-Wright-Tower?cid=exrss-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5221-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d27-Best-Fall-Foliage-Hikes-The-Fells-Bear-Hill-Trail?cid=exrss-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner View West from Tower All photos by author The Middlesex Fells Reservation is a 2575 acre reservation just 10 miles north of Boston spread across the towns of Winchester, Medford, Stoneham, Melrose and Malden. It offers terrain for hiking on 11 c... Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:39:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5221-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d27-Best-Fall-Foliage-Hikes-The-Fells-Bear-Hill-Trail?cid=exrss-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5221-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Best-beaches-around-Boston-Horseneck-Beach?cid=exrss-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner Horseneck Beach: 5 John Reed Road and Rt.88, Westport, MA I almost don’t want to write about Horseneck Beach State Reservation because it is popular enough—one of the most popular facilities in the State—and I fear letting more peo... Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:12:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5221-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Best-beaches-around-Boston-Horseneck-Beach?cid=exrss-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5221-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d13-Best-beaches-around-Boston-Nantasket-Beach?cid=exrss-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner Nantasket Beach, in Hull, just 20 miles South of Boston, is a very good beach for families with little children. The beach is easily accessible from local parking and it is a firm beach easy for toddlers to navigate. The reason the beach is firm aris... Best beaches around Boston Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:16:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5221-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d13-Best-beaches-around-Boston-Nantasket-Beach?cid=exrss-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5221-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d30-Cape-Cod-Hikes-The-Herring-River-inlet?cid=exrss-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner The Herring RiverThe Herring River Inlet opens into Cape Cod Bay at the southern end of First Encounter Beach in Eastham. This inlet represents one avenue of evolution that is often taken by marsh and baymouth systems like Sandy Neck and Barnsta... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:23:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5221-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d30-Cape-Cod-Hikes-The-Herring-River-inlet?cid=exrss-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5221-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d12-Cape-Cod-Hikes-The-Great-Marshes-of-Barnstable?cid=exrss-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner  As the longshore current extended Sandy Neck to the east, tidal currents swept fine-grained sediments, silts and clays, into the quiet waters behind the barrier spit. (See my article on Sandy Neck). Eventually shallow mudflats developed on... Cape Cod walks Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:43:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5221-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d12-Cape-Cod-Hikes-The-Great-Marshes-of-Barnstable?cid=exrss-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5221-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner~y2009m5d8-The-best-Mothers-Day-walk?cid=exrss-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner  We here in Boston are very lucky to have a world reknown arboretum at our doorstep. Year ‘round the Arnold Arboretum is a naturalist's treat--it is a visual extravaganza! The Arboretum is Harvard University’s res... Walking tours Father's Day events Fri, 08 May 2009 10:19:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5221-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner~y2009m5d8-The-best-Mothers-Day-walk?cid=exrss-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5221-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner~y2009m4d28-Cape-Cod-Hikes-Sandy-Beach?cid=exrss-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner  Wikipedia Commons SANDY NECK BEACH: Sandy Neck is a barrier spit, so named because it forms a protective bulwark for Barnstable Harbor and the Great Marshes that lie behind it. Three thousand years ago, about the time that Tutankhamen... Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:55:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5221-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner~y2009m4d28-Cape-Cod-Hikes-Sandy-Beach?cid=exrss-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5221-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner~y2009m4d1-Forgotten-Boston-The-Mill-Pond?cid=exrss-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner Aeriel view shows boundries of the Mill Pond: Merrimac and Causeway Streets and Joe Tecce Way  Gone But Not Forgotten: Boston's Mill Pond.With today's energy concerns it interesting to note that in the 1700's Bostonians harnessed tidal powe... Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:05:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5221-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner~y2009m4d1-Forgotten-Boston-The-Mill-Pond?cid=exrss-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5221-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner~y2009m3d19-Day-Trip-Mount-Auburn-Cemetery?cid=exrss-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner We in the Boston area are very lucky to have at our disposal not only many of America's finest public parks, but also many outstanding public spaces in which to walk. One of these is the very beautiful, rewarding, Mr. Auburn Cemetery located not far ... Walking tours Walk walks Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:40:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5221-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner~y2009m3d19-Day-Trip-Mount-Auburn-Cemetery?cid=exrss-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5221-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner~y2009m3d10-Tour-a-natural-oddity?cid=exrss-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner The Twin Tombolos at low tideBy experience we expect that sand beaches will have a smooth, parabolic shoreline. And most sand beaches do have that gentle crescent shape, and for good reason. A natural occurring force called longshore drift scours san... Tours Day Hikes Natural History Walking tours Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:30:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5221-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner~y2009m3d10-Tour-a-natural-oddity?cid=exrss-Boston-Nature-Travel-Examiner