Hiking the Hammond Pond Reservation Trails, October 4, 2020
I did an early morning hike of the trails of the Hammond Pond Reservation. I would describe the weather as THE perfect fall weather. It was nice and sunny but there was a crispness in the air that just screams fall! It was pretty chilly early this morning, so I wore a thin down jacket. I'd never seen Hammond Pond before, so I was pretty excited to explore. The pond was beautiful! It was great to just walk around, no music, hiking the trails. I kept my eye out for different types of fungi. To be honest, it was difficult to find them. I had to look high and low... literally! Some of the fungi I found on the tops of tree trunks, while others I had to crouch down on the ground and check whether they were really fungi or not. I think I saw the most lichens on my walk; most were on trees, but I was able to take a picture of one species on a rock (smoked-eye boulder lichen). It had super interesting dark spots all over it. My other observations were all fungi that I found on or near tree trunks. I think my favorite fungi that I found was from the Genus Grifola. I found it near the base of a rotting tree trunk. It looked quite intricate but had a cool, almost geometric, pattern about it. Overall, I enjoyed my hike and plan on going to the trails again if I ever want a peaceful start to my day.
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