We’ve hiked the North River Wildlife sanctuary a few times down to the North River viewing platform, one time we were even lucky enough to see the bald eagles that live in the trees in the area. We really like this hike, it’s pretty easy and has great options for everyone both kids and adults. From the parking lot there are different directions you can venture. First, you can pass by the visitors center across Summer Street to the River Loop. There are two off shoot here into the woods, the 1st is called the Red Maple Loop which is a short cut through in the woods that reconnects to…

I am so ready for Spring, I want the weather, the birds chirping and the sun setting later. My kids are ready for Spring too, especially once we told them it rains a lot during the season and everything turns to mud. Well, they got a nice taste of playing in the mud during our walk along the Ellis Estates Trail! It snowed a few weeks ago, and slowly but surely it’s been melting, with the help of some warmer days and some intermittent rain, it was the perfect recipe for a nice mud fest in the woods. Getting a little bit dirty (or a lotta bit dirty) sure makes…

Today was the kind of perfect *almost* Spring Day we dream about in New England. The skies were a crisp blue, the wind was scarce and the temp was over 50 degrees. Plus, my son is back at Daycare 2 days a week so it was a beautiful day to spend with my daughter. Some much needed mommy, baby girl time <3. We hike a lot and she is always in the carrier, so today I thought I’d take her somewhere she could walk, but also ride in the stroller. That’s when I decided on Bare Cove Park. Bare Cove was the first place I took my kids after the…

Everyone, or almost everyone, around the South Shore has probably visited the Daniel Webster Bird Sanctuary. If not for the awesome trails there (check out my prior posts) then you probably attended the, pre-Covid, farm day. It was the best, which is saying a lot because I think in 2019 we went to at least 100 different ones that fall…I can’t wait for that part of “normal” to return. I would bet less people are familiar with the Webster’s Wilderness Conservation Land in Marshfield. It’s a 130 acre forest that is just a few minutes down the road from the Bird Sanctuary. In order to access the Webster’s Wilderness you’ll…

Growing up in Marshfield Coast Guard Hill was pretty much just “the place to go sledding” but now as an adult I’ve really enjoyed taking my kids there. Never mind for the simple reason the giant hill really tires them out walking to the top, but the views are a-maz-ing. You can see basically all of Humarock when you reach the top and it’s incredible. When you make it to the top of the hill there’s a bench there along with some trails through the woods. They loop around down, I think my son counted, 45 stairs to the Marshfield Recreaction Department building. I’ve heard in a recent Marshfield Zoning…

Over the summer we were really craving a trip to Newport. It’s one of our favorite places and we missed just about everything it has to offer, from Polo to the foodie scene, the cliff walk and the mansions it’s just a real treat to be kinda sorta close. We really had been dying to take our kids to Fort Adam’s, I mean we make enough forts in the playroom we wanted to show him a real one! Well we finally did make it down there in November but in the meantime I tired searching for a fort near us, without having to travel to Castle Hill in Boston. That’s…

The Wheelwright Trail is located in Cohasset and is really nice! It’s a little busy because I think it’s pretty well known, but there’s plenty of room since it’s so big. There are about 230 acres in Wheelwright Park and a few different trails along with Barnes Wildlife Sanctuary. The trail also travels along Holly Hill Farm in Cohasset which is right up the street. We hiked Wheelwright towards the end of the summer and it was a perfect day for it. Definitely not stroller friendly, or no bridges that I can recall so 0 score for both of those, but still very enjoyable! There are a few trails here,…