Reformatory Branch Trail Concord to Arlington
05-31-23, 07:33 AM
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Goodness, I agree that's a lot of incidents. And a lot of irresponsible dog ownership. I do understand the desire to let them roam free now and again but dogs and strangers on bikes is just not a good mix.
It's a constant battle. Chelmsford, where I live, has a town-wide leash requirement, but it's seen as a serving suggestion. Neighboring Carlisle and Westford do not. When we had a dog, we kept her on the leash at all times and everywhere, because she was easily spooked and had a poor recall. One memorable exception was over the line in Westford, on a walk we had taken dozens of times together, without ever seeing so much as a squirrel. Wouldn't you know, a minute after I let her off the leash, she "found" a porcupine with her muzzle. That was a painful experience for her, and for our wallet ($400 vet bill, I think). And they don't learn! Vet said they often see it happen to the same dog again.
It's a constant battle. Chelmsford, where I live, has a town-wide leash requirement, but it's seen as a serving suggestion. Neighboring Carlisle and Westford do not. When we had a dog, we kept her on the leash at all times and everywhere, because she was easily spooked and had a poor recall. One memorable exception was over the line in Westford, on a walk we had taken dozens of times together, without ever seeing so much as a squirrel. Wouldn't you know, a minute after I let her off the leash, she "found" a porcupine with her muzzle. That was a painful experience for her, and for our wallet ($400 vet bill, I think). And they don't learn! Vet said they often see it happen to the same dog again.
just a note, the Concord Animal Control Officer didn't say where the dog bites took place. I had told her about the one my Wife read about on nextdoor.com, a cpl days ago, in the area I marked on the map above & asked the officer if that person reported it to her office. she said: "I don't know, I haven't been in the office in days & there have been 15 dog bites" her exact words
back to porcupines. I was once exploring in NH, in my Jeep & came across an enormous dead porcupine along a paved road. I thought it would be interesting to take photos. so I turned around & approached on foot. I never touched the animal but I did get close to take close up photos & somehow I was struck, or stung or whatever you call it by at least 1 maybe 2, I don't remember, quills! I swear I never touched it because it smelled gross & flies were swirling around it. do those things have proximity sensors & can shoot quills?! even after death?! eek! anyway - it's a beast to avoid for sure!
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back to porcupines. I was once exploring in NH, in my Jeep & came across an enormous dead porcupine along a paved road. I thought it would be interesting to take photos. so I turned around & approached on foot. I never touched the animal but I did get close to take close up photos & somehow I was struck, or stung or whatever you call it by at least 1 maybe 2, I don't remember, quills! I swear I never touched it because it smelled gross & flies were swirling around it. do those things have proximity sensors & can shoot quills?! even after death?! eek! anyway - it's a beast to avoid for sure!
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“When our mail carriers are bitten, it is usually a ‘good dog’ that had not previously behaved in a menacing way,” USPS Occupational Safety and Health Senior Director Linda DeCarlo said in a news release.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/04/us/us...rnd/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/04/us/us...rnd/index.html
08-26-23, 07:59 AM
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I really enjoy this trail. I will often take the side trip to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery if I'm riding with someone visiting town to show them "Author's Ridge", as well as a second side trip at the end to see the Minuteman Bridge in Concord.
When I'm by myself I almost always combine this trail with the Narrow Gauge RR trail in the same trip.
When I'm by myself I almost always combine this trail with the Narrow Gauge RR trail in the same trip.
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fwiw - took a peak at it on my way home driving yesterday, where it crosses route 62 in Bedford looks like a real mud-fest down there on the north side of 62
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