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Hike of Broad Meadow Brook
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It had been 2 1/2 years since our club last hiked Worcester's Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, so another visit was long overdue.
The 12 of us arrived under warm, sunny skies and set out for an awesome 3 1/2 miles of nature trail hiking. It was a great Sunday
afternoon escape.
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First stop: Frog Pond. It turns out they don't call it Frog Pond for nothing! Not much bigger than an oversized bathtub, the
frogs totally loved this place, and so did we!
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We continued down the Sprague Trail and reached banks of Broad Meadow Brook, where we stumbled upon this snake with a fish flapping around it its jaws. Mind you the snake wasn't about to share its freshly caught lunch with a bunch of curious hikers. |
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It quickly slithered back into the stream and over to a more secluded spot to dine.
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Melat, Guilherme and Ashley watch the snake-fish saga as Nadine checks on Mugsy, our mascot, who was enjoying the sunshine and smiling happily. |
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Gina and Nadine lead the way as we make our way down the Powerline Trail, aptly named for the powerline it runs beneath. Everyone loved the colorful wildflowers, but without the canopy of trees the trail was much hotter than the rest of our hike. 
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Not to be outdone, we were treated to equally nice views of the brook and marsh along the Troiano Brookside Trail, which we reached toward the end of our hike after making our way through the thick underbrush of the Cardinal Trail. 
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