Scargo Tower is a 30-foot stone tower in South Dennis, on Cape Cod. From the top, you can see sites as far as Plymouth and Provincetown. On one fine, early summer day, Benny, the Mrs., and I were driving home from a business meeting. Yes, that’s right. A business meeting. The attendees were Benny, myself, […]
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A Day at Cape Cod National Seashore
Looking for ideas on how to spend a day at Cape Cod National Seashore? Choose from hiking, biking, swimming, and exploring Cape lighthouses.
The Knob – A Hidden, Seaside Trail in Falmouth, MA
Exploring this easy, family-friendly seaside trail in Falmouth is a perfect way to spend an hour or two while on Cape Cod.
Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford, MA
Buttonwood Park Zoo is a small, family-friendly zoo in Massachusetts’ Southcoast area. Benny and I paid a visit the animals being cared for here, and we had a great time. Benny even made a new friend, but more on that later! Benny insisted that before I start writing about our trip to the Buttonwood Park […]
Hiking around the Abandoned Becket Quarry
Becket Quarry, which is in the Western Massachusetts town of Becket, still has remnants of equipment from its past days as an operating quarry. The property is open to the public, and you can meander around the remains of old machinery, trucks, derricks, and cables. Well, it was time for our Tour de Western Mass […]
Hike to the Hidden 45-Foot Royalston Falls
Deep in the forest of Central Massachusetts, in the small town of Royalston, 45-foot Royalston Falls rewards majestic views and tranquil surroundings to whomever is willing to make the hike out to visit it. Royalston Falls had been on my bucket list of places to visit for a few months. In fact, we had plans […]