Komodo and I set our sights pretty low today. Well, low and local, Mount Ann is a Trustees of Reservations property right in our neighborhood and towers a massive 250 feet! It is kind a hassle to get to though and it was a perfect opportunity to test our newest piece of gear. We LOVE our new Garmin 60 CSX and it performed admirably on its maiden voyage. No more wrong turns 1/10 of a mile from the trail junction for us. We’ve named our new child The Chimp (Komodo’s idea).
The hassle and beauty of Mount Ann is that it has no parking so its kind of a free for all for anyone that’s willing to get there. Yes, there are secret camping spots, deer stands, bullet ridden signs, paint ball forts and ATV tracks. Coming from the end of Loading Place Lane in Manchester there are a ton of twisting trails that can get pretty confusing, but with the weeks of cold weather, little snow and the chimp we were ready to bushwhack with impunity.
Bushwhacking is a ton of fun when all the marshy spots are solid ice, but it’s still a lot of work. We set some waypoints, saw a ton of cool rocks, got our picture taken by a couple of Gloucester dudes ice fishing and found a sweet deer stand. A couple of hours of good fun before pounding junk food & watching the Stupor Bowl!
