Showing posts with label Ravenswood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ravenswood. Show all posts

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Simply Out On A Ledge

One of my favorite spots in Gloucester is Ravenswood Park. This is especially true on the bright, autumn days of early November.

Ravenswood offers that solitude we all need from time to time. It's a place for a quiet walk, a place for contemplation, a place to sit and watch and listen to nature.

If visiting the park midweek, it is possible to walk for hours without seeing another soul, unless, of course, the GHS cross country team is running through the woods!



They don't call this the Ledge Hill Trail for nothing!



A tree with funny feet.



Sometimes, the path is easy to follow.



One of the prizes at the top of the hill.



Simply Out On A Ledge

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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

A Simple Walk in the Woods


"So will I build my altar in the fields,
And the blue sky my fretted dome shall be;
And the sweet fragrance that the wild-flower fields
Shall be the incense I will yield to Thee"

-Along the Old Roads of Cape Ann c.1923


We start our walk up Ledge Hill Trail.


Complete with "natural" steps.

Could this be an altar?


A view of Gloucester Harbor that many miss.



A nice calming pool to sit and reflect on the simple things.




A walk down Ridge Road



Complete with Ferns Galore.





A turtle rock bids us "Farewell"!




For more information, visit the
Trustees of Reservation's Ravenswood Park Page.



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