I managed to clear more trails Saturday and Sunday. The Tower trail is now clear from bottom of the hill to Dogleg corner. The Bartlett trail is completely open. The Farrington trail is open 3/4's of the way from Raven's perch to lower parking lot. I hiked the other trails to see how bad of shape they were in. The Amanda trail beyond Scout Heaven is a mess. The Klondike trail is not quite as bad. The Pileated path from Land's End to Poet's Rock is also in rough shape. While I was clearing the Tower trail I came upon a Red Spotted Newt. I did not have my camera with me nor my camera phone so I was unable to get a picture. I managed to do a little mowing around the clubhouse, the dome and path to the toolshed. I was unable to keep the trimmer running so I couldn't do any weed wacking.
The mice have several nests in the telescope shed. I removed a dead one and saw another one running away.Saturday night I was treated to a natural and man made fireworks show. I was able to see fireworks from someplace near Springfield/Holyoke as they burst just above the hills. At the same time there was a thunderstorm in the same general area sending lightning bolts across the sky. Arunah stayed dry but some storms were not far off. I did get a picture of the setting sun illuminating thunderclouds to the east. Unfortunately I did not get much observing in due to the persistent clouds.
Barry
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