This past father's day I decided to go on a hike in the Blue Hills Reservation right outside of Boston in Canton, Massachusettes. The Reservation allows horseback riding, mountain biking, hiking, and backpacking. The thing I love about Blue Hills is how the trails intersect one another frequently. This allows you to create your own trail and journey to specific locations you want to see. To begin my hike, I traveled to the Trailside Museum where the Red Dot trails starts. I followed the trail southeast up one of the largest hills in the range where Eliot Tower is located. This stone watch tower boasts a spectacular view of the Boston skyline and harbor as well as being able to see for miles in all directions. From the right point you are able to see Houghton's pond, another great aspect of the Blue Hills.

After leaving the tower I followed a stone bridge dedicated to Eliot himself which lead up hill to the weather observatory. From there I hopped on the Blue Skyline trail which is 9 miles long and travels the entire length of the range. I stayed northeast on the trail until I enocountered the Green trail. I followed the Green trail northwest until I arrived back to the Trailside Museum where I parked. Covering 3 trails, this Hike took about 2 and a half hours including sightseeing and some ocassional rest breaks :)

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