New England Fall Hikes: Walden Pond for a "Thoreauly" Good Time
Article and photo by Eric H. Walden Pond State Reservation in Concord, Mass., remains one of New England's more famous,visited scenic attractions, but that doesn't take away from the solitude and purity of famed American author Henry David Thoreau's ("Walden") former residence. Perhaps best walked during the fall and foliage season, you'll find a marvelous 45-minute, 1.7-mile hiking path around the beautiful 61-acre pond filled with different perspectives of the clear pond as well as a virtual forest featuring different types of trees. Many trees have currently "turned over an old leaf," yielding some bright reds and yellows. Within in a few weeks, Walden Pond should transform into a wonderland of colors. Whether now or during more intense fall foliage, the hike through the woods and around the pond is as good as it gets for scenic, light recreational New England hiking. Walden Pond, a 103-foot deep pond, is technically a kettle hole, "formed ...