Cool morning to start. Twenty six degrees and no wind ( at least when I started) Today another milestone reached with reaching 700 miles hiked in and around Quabbin Reservoir. Wanting to make the day eventful ,Rattlesnake Hill was my destination. As I walked the last cart road to the hill, a Great Horned Owl swooped silently out of a white pine a short distance in front of me. To quick for a photo. I walked to where I could see the boulder crops of Rattlesnake Hill above me. While looking up , there was a moose at the top looking down at me.
Once on the top of Rattlesnake Hill , I climbed a oak dead fall to get this obstructed reservoir view looking west.
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Looking east ,the East Branch of Fever Brook
While eating breakfast and enjoying the view a Yellow Bellied Sap Sucker presented opportunity for my best pics to date,
As I headed up the last leg of my hike back to the truck I met a fella named Dick. We talked a piece about Quabbin and our similar interests in photographing wildlife and hiking . Dick has been hiking Quabbin for decades and it was enjoyable talking with him.
Just about back to the truck I met another photographer . I was nice to see folks out taking pics and enjoying Quabbin.
Jim
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