Great day for a hike!!! (:- >

Today a group of us gathered together at the bandshell at Christophoro Columbo Park (aka East Park) for the purpose of hiking the lower portion of the East Side Trail (EST). This was the 6th in a series of 8 hikes of trails and conservation areas in the Worcester area. The hikes are called the "2008 Worcester Start! Walking Series", and are sponsored by the City of Worcester, the American Heart Association, the Massachusetts Audubon Society, and the Greater Worcester Land Trust.

For those interested, the next hike in this series is scheduled for Sunday November 16th, 2008 at 12 noon at the Parsons Cider Mill Conservation Area (meet at intersection of Apricot Street and Goddard Memorial Drive).

On this 6th hike we stopped a number of times to take in the view (trees are really starting to change color now) and discuss efforts being taken by various organizations and volunteer groups on improving the EST. Due to time constraints we only made to the north side of Bell Pond but all in all it was a very pleasant day to be out on the trail.