Bay Circuit Diary

Welcome to Susan's Bay Circuit Diary! This blog follows my adventures with my dog Sulu hiking the Bay Circuit Trail .  To get new posts in your inbox, please subscribe (see the little "subscribe" oval above). The rest of the past posts can be found using the little menu on the left.  If you are curious how this all started, go here . I have been reading a ton during the pandemic. According to Goodreads , I’ve read about 120 books so far this year. A couple of books have reflected on my walking journey on the BCT. The one I’m reading now is A Paradise of All These Parts  by John Hanson Mitchell, a natural history of the Boston area. When Paradise came out about ten years ago we were fortunate to attend a reading/signing. The talk the author gave was a lively summary of the highlights of the book. As I am finally reading the book, I hear the author’s voice illuminating the text. Somerville doesn’t get a mention in the book (it was Charlestown Beyond the Neck ...