SNAP Hike at Rocky Narrows in Sherborn (October 26th, 2006)

Bernie Hickey of Natick leads a SNAP (Short-Notice Asynchronous Perambulation) hike, an AMC Forty Plus event, through Rocky Narrows Reservation in Sherborn, MA.
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All eleven hikers pose at the canoe landing on the Charles River.

At the railroad bridge across the Charles River, Bernie at right, back to us) explains.

And explains.

061026RockyNarrows5 Atop King Philip's Overlook, Bernie asks,

Atop King Philip's Overlook, Bernie asks, "What better place for lunch?" That's the same RR bridge over the Charles, in the near background.

On the trail, through New England's beautiful fall foliage.

A popular lunch-time canoe landing on the Charles River. In foreground, David Keast of Carlisle.

Another group pose.

Further downstream on the Charles River, we pause at a lovely spot in the allee of a mansion. (See the final, panoramic view.)

SNAP hikes feature frequent pauses to discuss points of interest.

061026RockyNarrows10 At the beach on Farm Pond, Jill Miller of Natick (a botanist, and the owner of <a href=http://womanstouchgardening.com/> Woman's Touch Gardening</a>), identifies fallen leaves and shares information about the various trees from which they come.

At the beach on Farm Pond, Jill Miller of Natick (a botanist, and the owner of Woman's Touch Gardening), identifies fallen leaves and shares information about the various trees from which they come.

Part of the trip back follows the railroad line.

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Use your keyboard's "Z" key to Zoom into this panoramic view of the mansion's allee with its magnificent view of the Charles River.