Furtherance: East Hill Chase

A summer like morning. Bright sun radiating warmth. You can feel the heat coming. A peaceful morning for a hike - little do we all know of the chaos behind us. We began at the FLCC East Hill campus which now links the campus to Hi Tor and the main FLT trail. The blue blaze trails are wide - double track, designed for cross-country skiing.

wildflowers are out

Four of us set out to enjoy the day. The trail starts up through a field - often swampy - and then up East Hill, a steep switch back climb

20 minutes later the chase begins. While we are meandering through the woods - two others arrive at the trail head and begin trying to track us down and join us.

Our hike was highlighted by birds, wildflowers, and a series of ponds. The chase group moves a bit more frantic pace - covering a lot of ground, calling out, but alas - not finding us until we all meet up at the park for a game of bocce.

Bocce was the order of the day - we had four in our group and Latin was a topic of conversation. Here is all you need to know about bocce from the World Bocce League - starting with its history.

All's well that ends well.