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Doane’s Falls Royalston MA

Just one of the three spectacular falls here

Marjorie Turner Hollman is a writer who loves the outdoors. Link to all Marjorie’s books.

Third time is a charm…. Our first attempt to visit Doane’s Falls in Royalston, MA was a complete failure. The February weather had turned to the path to ice alongside the trail to the three waterfalls of this beautiful Trustees of Reservations property. Our second try was in the early days of the pandemic, and the parking area at the corner of Athol Road and Doane Hill Road in Royalston was stuffed full of cars. Visitors seeking the safety of the outdoors had squeezed themselves into the relatively narrow corridor next to the river. Too crowded for us! But a recent trip to Royalston provided all the conditions we were hoping for. A cool but not cold day, lots of shade (until the leaves fall), very few other visitors, and no ice!

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Foliage season, Brimfield, MA and surrounding towns

Finding foliage wherever we looked near Brimfield, MA

Marjorie Turner Hollman is a writer who loves the outdoors. Link to all Marjorie’s books.

We headed out to the Brimfield area for a bike ride recently, an overcast weekend morning. We hoped to find the Grand Trunk Trail parking area in Brimfield to be mostly empty. Despite the unfavorable weather, more cars than we were comfortable with had beaten us to the trail, so we moved on to Plan B–road biking a little farther west just off Route 20.

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Fall at Acadia National Park

Sunrise at Acadia
Sunrise in Acadia National Park
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We saw only hints of color in a sea of green on our drive north to Acadia, and spotted lots of small splashes of reds and yellows during our week’s visit.

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Waiting for…Foliage–it Finally Arrived!

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Fall in full color at Silver Lake, Bellingham, MA

Marjorie Turner Hollman is a writer who loves the outdoors. Link to all Marjorie’s books.

Like many in New England, I look forward to taking in the stunning display of foliage that is an annual tradition around here. Usually happens around the first two weeks of October. But as we moved our way through this blessedly cooler month of the year (yeah!) I, and others like me, kept saying, “Hmm, not much foliage this year.” I heard other comments like, “No reds, just some yellow, so disappointing.” Continue reading

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Fall Rains Leave Their Mark–Full Rivers, Multitudes of Mushrooms

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In the midst of the rushing waters of the Blackstone River, a small maple holds on, displaying its fall color, regardless

Marjorie Turner Hollman is a writer who loves the outdoors. Link to all Marjorie’s books.

We had an unusually wet fall already, and the local rivers were showing the effects. Most rivers we drive by are high. On a bike ride along the Blackstone River Bikeway, we came to the Pratt Dam in Cumberland, RI, Continue reading

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