Cottonwood snow on the Minuteman Trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/05/loose-ends.html.
Spring thaw on the Minuteman Trail, looking east across Woburn Street in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/03/trail-conditions-march-12th.html.
Spring ice melting on the Minuteman Trail. Looking west along the trail from Fletcher Avenue toward Lexington Center. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/03/trail-conditions-march-12th.html.
Spring ice melting on the Minuteman Trail, looking west at the Lexington Depot. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/03/trail-conditions-march-12th.html.
Spring thaw on the Minuteman Trail in Arlington, looking east from the Hurd Field entrance behind Trader Joe's. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/03/trail-conditions-arlington.html.
Fair-weather clouds over Hurd Field, Arlington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/03/trail-conditions-arlington.html.
Spring ice and water birds on Spy Pond, Arlington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/03/trail-conditions-arlington.html.
Spring ice and water birds on Spy Pond in Arlington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/03/trail-conditions-arlington.html.
Glazed snow and trees at sunrise. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com.
Minuteman Trail covered in snow, looking east at Fottler Ave., Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/03/trail-conditions-impossible.html.
Overnight ice on a vernal pool by the Minuteman Trail in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/03/trail-conditions-polite-with-occasional.html.
Minuteman Trail milepost VIII (8). From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/04/milestones.html.
Some SONIK art along the Minuteman Trail in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/04/sonik-art.html.
From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/04/my-maps-google.html.
Storm damage on the Minuteman Trail in Arlington, looking west under Lowell Street toward Park Avenue. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/04/trail-conditions-april-showers.html.
Storm damage on the Minuteman Trail in Arlington, looking west toward Park Avenue. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/04/trail-conditions-april-showers.html.
Arlington's Mill Stream after a heavy rain, looking upstream from Mill Lane. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/04/trail-conditions-april-showers.html.
Arlington's Mill Stream after a heavy rain, looking downstream from (and through) Mill Lane. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/04/trail-conditions-april-showers.html.
Lexington's sweeper on the Minuteman Trail near Woburn Street. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/04/trail-conditions-twiggy.html.
From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/04/bleah.html.
Lexington Center parking lot construction next to the Minuteman Trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/05/excavation-and-sanitation.html.
Old cot frame, retrieved during a volunteer clean-up along the Minuteman Trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/05/excavation-and-sanitation.html.
Excavation across the Minuteman Trail in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/05/excavation-and-sanitation.html.
Storm debris on the Minuteman Trail near Bow Street in East Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/05/trail-conditions-damp-debris.html.
Emerging foliage near Hancock Avenue in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/05/trail-conditions-damp-debris.html.
Lexington Center parking lot construction next to the Minuteman Trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/05/bits-and-patches.html.
Sunlight through full foliage on the Minuteman Trail, looking east toward Wiggins Avenue. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/05/tunnel-of-green.html.
Parking lot construction in Lexington Center. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/05/construction-progress.html.
Arlington Bicentennial fireworks on Spy Pond. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/06/happy-birthday-arlington.html.
Flower petals covering the Hurd Field entrance to the Minuteman Trail in Arlington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/06/flowers-and-fluff.html.
Cottonwood snow on the Minuteman Trail near Hartwell Avenue. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/06/flowers-and-fluff.html.
A snapping turtle on the Minuteman Trail near Hartwell Avenue in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/06/snapping-turtle.html.
Iraq casualties banner on the Minuteman Trail bridge over I-95 / MA Route 128 in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/06/ambiguous-sentiments.html.
"Marilize Legajuana" graffiti along the Minuteman Trail in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/06/ambiguous-sentiments.html.
Snapping turtle on the Minuteman Trail near Hartwell Avenue in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/06/reids-ride-and-more-turtles.html.
B&M rail car on exhibit at Bedford Depot Park, at the Bedford end of the Minuteman Trail. Milepost X (10) is in the foreground. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/06/decals-bricks-and-another-turtle.html.
Snapping turtle on the Minuteman Trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/06/decals-bricks-and-another-turtle.html.
If you wear down your skate brake too far, you start to grind away the bolt head. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/06/wear-limit-no-kidding.html.
Snapping turtle along the Minuteman Trail near Hartwell Avenue in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/06/2007-banner-year-for-turtles.html.
Fallen bike helmet mirror on the Minuteman Trail in Arlington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/07/what-happened-here.html.
The trees form a tunnel of green over the Minuteman Trail in Bedford. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/07/what-happened-here.html.
Queen Anne's Lace along the Minuteman Trail in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/08/lexington-sweeps-clean-in-spots.html.
A doe between the Minuteman Trail and a farm field in Bedford. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/08/deer-spotted.html.
Morning fog over wetlands by the Minuteman Trail in Bedford. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/08/little-foggy-in-morning.html.
Impending excavation marks at Woburn St. on the Minuteman Trail in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/08/coming-detractions.html.
Lost skates at a crossing gate on the Minuteman Trail in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/08/lost-forgotten-discarded.html.
Reconstruction of Hancock Avenue in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/08/heads-up.html.
Marker: 3.5 miles from the Bedford end of the Minuteman Trail, near Hancock Street in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/08/heads-up.html.
Long early-morning shadows on the Minuteman Trail in East Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/08/shorter-days-longer-shadows.html.
Early morning sunshine through trees along the Minuteman Trail in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/09/shorter-days-lower-sun.html.
Arlington Town Day fireworks over Spy Pond. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/09/arlington-town-day-2007.html.
Summer sunlight dappling the Minuteman Trail in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/09/fabulous-weather.html.
Autumn leaves at the edge of the Minuteman Trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/10/falling-behind.html.
The Hurd Field entrance to the Minuteman Trail covered in snow and ice. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/12/then-what-happened.html.
Black ice with frozen footprints on the Minuteman Trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/12/then-what-happened.html.
Looking west toward Bow Street from Drake Road, Arlington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2007/12/plowing-melting-clearing-pretty-much.html.
Alewives on Milepost 0, near Alewife Station. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunny-and-warm-for-january.html.
Milepost 0, near Alewife Station. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunny-and-warm-for-january.html.
The cleared portion of the trail ends abruptly behind Mal's garage, just over the Lexington line. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunny-and-warm-for-january.html.
The melting snow left heaps of old leaves on the trail near Spy Pond Field. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunny-and-warm-for-january.html.
Looking west behind Lexington Toyota. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/03/sporadic-clearing.html.
Looking west from the private driveway crossing between Seasons Four and Woburn Street in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/03/sunny-calm-and-not-that-warm.html.
Crossing directions by the Uncle Sam statue near Mystic Street in Arlington Center. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/03/sunny-calm-and-not-that-warm.html.
Crossing directions and map at Mystic Street in Arlington Center. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/03/sunny-calm-and-not-that-warm.html.
A semaphore signal near the Bedford end of the trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/04/1-woodchuck.html.
A woodchuck at the bottom of the bank, off the trail near Hartwell Avenue in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/04/1-woodchuck.html.
Blogvertising. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/04/does-it-pay-to-advertise.html.
Construction at the Lexington DPW yard. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/04/does-it-pay-to-advertise.html.
A wayside post marked "R" -- what does it stand for? From my trail skating blog at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistle_post.
A wayside post marked "W", telling the engine driver to signal for the upcoming crossing of South Road. From my trail skating blog at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistle_post.
Spring greenery surrounding the trail eastbound from Revere Street in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/05/verdance.html.
A wayside post marked "W", telling the engine driver to signal for the upcoming crossing of Mill Street in Arlington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/06/one-more-whistle-post-posting.html.
Drying puddles leave heaps and streaks of petals and pollen along the Minuteman Trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/06/petals-and-pollen.html.
Thunderstorms brought down a dead tree across the Minuteman Trail in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/06/petals-and-pollen.html.
Wind-gathered petals by the trail gate on the east side of Fletcher Avenue, Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/06/petals-and-pollen.html.
The hanging tines of this "tell-tale" alerted train workers to low clearance at the Lexington Depot. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/06/static-discharge-brush.html.
A section of rail supports the hanging tines which discharged static electricity from trains arriving at the Lexington Depot. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/06/static-discharge-brush.html.
Morning mist on Arlington's Great Meadows in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/06/morning-mist.html.
Morning mist on Arlington's Great Meadows in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/06/trail-conditions.html.
Rain-washed silt near the Arlington Rec Center. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/06/trail-conditions.html.
Gusty winds during a thunderstorm broke this tree along the Bedford section of the trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/07/widespread-cleanup.html.
Gusty winds during a thuderstorm broke this tree along the Bedford section of the trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/07/widespread-cleanup.html.
"Follow your bliss, not your ..." From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/07/lengthy-message.html.
Minuteman Trail usage survey workers at the Lexington Depot. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/07/trail-traffic-survey.html.
Water streams along the bikeway in the wetlands area east of Hartwell Avenue in Lexington after heavy rains. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/07/after-downpours.html.
Bedford's robot-arm mower, mowing along Wiggins Avenue. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/07/robo-mower-returns.html.
A beautiful morning at Hurd Field in Arlington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/07/beautiful-morning.html.
Excavation in Woburn Street, Lexington, brings up rails from the Lexington-Woburn line of the Middlesex & Boston Street Railway Company. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/08/old-tracks-on-woburn-street.html.
A route listing for the Woburn Line of the Middlesex & Boston Street Railway. The B. & M. (Boston & Maine) crossing on Woburn Street is the present-day site of the Minuteman Commuter Bikeway rail trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/08/middlesex-boston-street-railway.html.
Old rails of the Middlesex & Boston Street Railway Company's Lexington-Woburn line, excavated during construction near the Minuteman Trail crossing on Woburn Street in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/08/continuing-construction-at-woburn.html.
Construction near the Minuteman Trail crossing on Woburn Street in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/08/continuing-construction-at-woburn.html.
Advertising my blog near the construction at Woburn Street in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/08/blogvertising-again.html.
The fading centerline of the trail has been marked with small white spots every few feet. Will the line be repainted? From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/09/polka-dot-path.html.
The fading center line was traced out with white dots before repainting. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/09/weight-loss-update-new-center-line.html.
The white dots were painted over with a solid center line. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/09/weight-loss-update-new-center-line.html.
Robot-arm mower working along the Minuteman Bikeway in Bedford. From my trail-skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/09/minuteman-plowing-in-news.html.
Sunbeams through clouds over Hurd Field, Arlington, just off the Minuteman Bikeway railtrail. From my trail-skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/09/seen-any-turtles.html.
A Lexington bikeway sticker at Hancock Street heading west. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/09/stickers-and-signs.html.
Advertisement for the bikeway celebration along the trail in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/09/stickers-and-signs.html.
Construction work in progress at Bedford Depot Park. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/09/stickers-and-signs.html.
Another skate brake worn to the limit. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/09/growing-cold.html.
Arlington Town Day fireworks over (and reflected in) Spy Pond. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/09/runners-everywhere.html.
Mushrooms along the Minuteman Bikeway in Bedford after a weekend of heavy rain. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/09/like-mushrooms-after-rain.html.
Fallen leaves along the Minuteman Trail near Valley Road in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/10/fall-foliage-in-fine-form.html.
A hawk watches passersby on the Minuteman Bikeway. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/10/mixed-conditions-and-hawk.html.
This rectangular excavation along the Bedford Narrow-Gauge Rail Trail was just like several along the Minuteman Bikeway. What's it for? From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/10/narrow-gauge-trail-rectangular-plots.html. [Update: I haven't been back to this spot, but others have new benches set in concrete foundations.]
Narrow gauge tracks and a cart along the Bedford Narrow Gauge Rail Trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/10/narrow-gauge-trail-rectangular-plots.html.
Narrow gauge tracks along the Bedford Narrow Gauge Rail Trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/10/narrow-gauge-trail-rectangular-plots.html.
Repaving of Woburn Street, looking from Fletcher Street toward the Minuteman Trail. The bikeway crossing is near the yellow-vested officer in the distance. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/10/narrow-gauge-trail-rectangular-plots.html.
Lately a shallow hole in the ground, now a bench in a concrete pad. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/10/wet-leaves-are-black-ice-of-inline.html.
I think the leaning tree over the trail is falling in slow motion. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/10/wet-leaves-are-black-ice-of-inline.html.
Looking east along the Minuteman Bikeway from Fletcher Avenue in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/10/dry-leaves-no-problem.html.
This barrier at the end of Hancock Avenue is made of old rails. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/10/dry-leaves-no-problem.html.
Rebuilding the pedestrian ramp to the trail in Lexington Center. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/11/lexington-construction-notes.html.
The bikeway used to cross Woburn Street diagonally here, following the original line of the railway. After the rebuilding of the street, the trail jogs left and makes a square crossing. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2008/12/woburn-street-crossing-its-all.html.
The bikeway is snow-covered even after plowing. The view is looking west from Mill Street in Arlington, behind the former Brigham's building. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2009/02/trail-conditions-bright-white.html.
Plow tracks in powdery snow on the Minuteman Bikeway Rail Trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2009/02/trail-conditions-bright-white.html.
The Minuteman Bikeway is snow-covered even after plowing. The view is east across Mill Street in Arlington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2009/02/trail-conditions-bright-white.html.
Plowing left a thin layer that melted quickly in the sun. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2009/02/trail-conditions-meltdown.html.
Melting ice covers half the inbound lane at Mill Street. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2009/02/trail-conditions-meltdown.html.
Melting ice on the Minuteman Trail at Thorndike Field in Arlington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2009/02/trail-conditions-coming-along-quickly.html.
Alewives at the entrance to the Minuteman Bikeway Rail Trail near Alewife Station, Cambridge. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2009/02/trail-conditions-coming-along-quickly.html.
Melting ice on the Minuteman BIkeway Rail Trail near Lake Street, Arlington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2009/02/trail-conditions-coming-along-quickly.html.
I never knew about the fines -- but I'm always afoot or on skates, never on a bicycle. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2009/02/trail-conditions-coming-along-quickly.html.
This sign faces away from the trail, toward the dead end of Chandler Street, Arlington. The nearly obliterated legend on the other side might have said DUMPING FORBIDDEN. The matching sign across the trail has no trace of lettering any more. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2009/02/trail-conditions-coming-along-quickly.html.
Half-fallen deadwood over the trail behind Drake Village, Arlington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2009/03/deadwood-of-damocles.html.
Melting snow and ice on the Minuteman Trail at Seasons Four in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2009/03/lexington-still-mess.html.
Melting snow and ice at the Seasons Four driveway crossing of the Minuteman Trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2009/03/lexington-still-mess.html.
Looking west across the private driveway crossing of the Minuteman Bikeway between Seasons Four and Woburn Street in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2009/03/first-few-miles-of-2009.html.
A falling whistle post (notice the "W") on the inbound side of the Minuteman Trail at the Lexington DPW. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2009/03/almost-clear.html.
At the right time of day and year, the shadow of the fence rail aligns perfectly with the painted centerline of the trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2009/03/optical-confusion.html.
A burned-over section of Arlington's Great Meadows in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2009/04/brush-fire-in-arlingtons-great-meadows.html.
Burned underbrush right up to the edge of the trail through Arlington's Great Meadows. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2009/04/brush-fire-in-arlingtons-great-meadows.html.
A snake crossing the Minuteman Trail near Arlington's Great Meadows in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2009/04/snake-on-trail.html.
A nearly hidden ring post off the Minuteman Bikeway Rail Trail in Lexington, MA. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2009/11/possibly-last-ring-post-posting.html.
Now cleared and landscaped, the meeting of Hancock Avenue and the Minuteman Bikeway formerly featured a barrier made from old rails. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2009/11/possibly-last-ring-post-posting.html.
Newly erected fencing on the east side of Woburn Street, Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2009/11/that-wasnt-there-yesterday.html.
Freshly installed landscaping at the bikeway end of Hancock Avenue in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2009/11/that-wasnt-there-yesterday.html.
The heavily over-forecast storm left only a dusting on the trail. From my trail-skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/02/just-dusting.html.
Debris on the trail east of Hartwell Avenue, Lexington. The landfill is to the right, wetlands (Tophet Swamp) to the left. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/trail-conditions-wide-open.html.
Some of the last ice is on shaded vernal pools along the trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/end-of-ice.html.
2009 was huge year for acorns, now exposed by the melting snow. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/end-of-ice.html.
A tepee frame alongside the trail in East Lexington. Building these seems to be somebody's hobby. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/seen-along-trail.html.
The rusted sign at right seems identical to two in East Arlington which might have said "DUMPING FORBIDDEN". From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/seen-along-trail.html.
Google Maps has added highlighting of bicycle paths and lanes. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/google-maps-adds-bicycle-routes.html.
Flooding across the trail near Lowell Street Place, Arlington Heights. Photo by Carla Scotto. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/flooded.html.
Behind Trader Joe's, facing the bridge on Drake Road. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/special-all-flooding-edition.html.
Hurd Field. The body of water in the background is the normally small stream that flows from the Old Reservoir. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/special-all-flooding-edition.html.
Bikeway from Frazer Road. The town truck was placing cones for detours. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/special-all-flooding-edition.html.
Frazer Road, at the curb. One more step and I'd be wading. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/special-all-flooding-edition.html.
Bikeway from Frazer Road (the foreground river). From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/special-all-flooding-edition.html.
Watermill Place. The water is running down from Frazer Road and the bikeway. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/special-all-flooding-edition.html.
Mill Brook west of Forest Street. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/special-all-flooding-edition.html.
Bikeway from Lowell Street Bridge, looking down on the east side. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/special-all-flooding-edition.html.
Bikeway from Lowell Street Bridge, looking east. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/special-all-flooding-edition.html.
Bikeway from Lowell Street Bridge, looking west toward Park Avenue. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/special-all-flooding-edition.html.
Near Frazer Road, Lowell Street bridge in the distance. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/its-mess.html.
Debris piled up under the Lowell Street bridge. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/its-mess.html.
Rushing water undercut the trail at Lowell Street. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/its-mess.html.
Gravel filled the streambed under Park Avenue, forcing the stream out over the trail. The returning water cut a new channel, undercut the trail, and left the unsupported pavement to collapse. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/its-mess.html.
Under the Park Avenue bridge. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/its-mess.html.
Under the Park Avenue bridge, from the Park Avenue stairway. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/its-mess.html.
The water was clear and sparkling like a fishpond as it flowed under Park Avenue. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/its-mess.html.
This landscaping timber lay on the trail near Park Avenue like a carelessly dropped coffee cup. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/its-mess.html.
The downstream view shows how the water cut a new channel along the collapsing edge of the trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/its-mess.html.
Erosion across from Colonial Village, where water overwhelmed the culvert and ran across the trail. The square object in the foreground is a railroad tie plate, left from removal of the tracks. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/its-mess.html.
More pavement collapse, near Arlington Coal and Lumber. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/its-mess.html.
Near Hurd Field, looking west under the Drake Road bridge. Water, mud, and debris are everywhere. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/its-mess.html.
Milepost VII (outbound) / IIII (inbound) now stands in a stream where last week it stood on the bank. Revere Street is in the background. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/lexington-and-bedford-conditions-good.html.
The pavement continues subsiding where it was undermined at Lowell Street. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/damage-and-repairs.html.
After flooding and partial collapse, there are Dig Safe markings on the Minuteman trail starting east of Park Avenue, seen here, all the way to Colonial Village. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/dig-safe.html.
Recent flooding greatly enlarged the vernal pools along the Minuteman Bikeway. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/03/dig-safe.html.
Markings and cuts outline the area to be repaired. This is facing east toward Lowell Street, behind Gold's Gym. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/04/repairs-in-progress.html.
Looking west toward Park Avenue along the trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/04/repairs-in-progress.html.
Runoff revealed an old siding along the trail behind Alpha Auto Body. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/04/repairs-in-progress.html.
Erosion and collapse of the pavement exposed old railroad ties under the Park Avenue bridge. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/04/repairs-in-progress.html.
A fallen ring post lying by the trail in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/04/how-many-ring-posts-can-there-be.html.
Are these granite sections for use in repairing the bikeway? I don't know yet. Beginning of the repair detour in the background. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/04/detour-repairs-in-progress.html.
The Minuteman Bikeway was closed for repair 4/6/2010 through 4/9/2010. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/04/detour-repairs-in-progress.html.
A fallen ring post along the Minuteman Bikeway in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/04/detour-repairs-in-progress.html.
Flowers along the Minuteman Bikeway near Lexington Center. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/04/detour-repairs-in-progress.html.
Repair work in progress behind Arlington Coal and Lumber, Arlington Heights. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/04/detour-optional.html.
Why is this abandoned along the trail? From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/05/foliage-and-oddity.html.
The new growth on evergreens is unusually well delineated this year. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/05/foliage-and-oddity.html.
Spring foliage at Bedford Depot Park. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/05/foliage-and-oddity.html.
Cottonwood snow (poplar seeds) along the Minuteman Bikeway. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/05/cottonwood-snowfall.html.
Somebody annotated the gate at Bedford Street. From my skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/05/hi.html.
Lost book in the Hurd Field parking lot. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/06/is-this-yours.html.
Ducklings cross the Minuteman Bikeway in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/07/make-way-for-ducklings.html.
The law referred to says "A person operating a bicycle on the sidewalk shall yield the right of way to pedestrians and give an audible signal before overtaking and passing any pedestrian." From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/08/yield.html.
Foam, probably due to tannins in the water, along the edge of Spy Pond in Arlington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/08/foam.html.
Lung Association advertising at Bedford Depot Park on the Minuteman Trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/08/lung-assoc-seeks-recreational-breathers.html.
A storm brought down the summer's dry leaves, making it look like fall in August along the Minuteman Trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/08/training-run-looking-like-fall.html.
Basement cat watched over a Boston Fit refreshment station during a training run along the Minuteman Trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/08/training-run-looking-like-fall.html.
Looking out from Budd Car 6211 at Bedford Depot Park, the western end of the Minuteman Trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2010/08/training-run-looking-like-fall.html.
Snow and meltwater on the Minuteman Trail in Lexington Center. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2011/01/1111-all-wet.html.
Winter scenery along the Minuteman Bikeway. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2011/01/clear-from-lexington-center-to-bedford.html.
Bedford Depot Park in winter. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2011/01/clear-from-lexington-center-to-bedford.html.
Winter in Tophet Swamp. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2011/01/clear-from-lexington-center-to-bedford.html.
Snow removal on the Minuteman Trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2011/01/trail-clearing-in-lexington.html.
Winter on the Minuteman Bikeway Rail Trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2011/01/trail-clearing-in-lexington.html.
Snow on the Minuteman Bikeway Rail Trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2011/01/trail-clearing-in-lexington-day-later.html.
Bicycle snow tire tracks on the Minuteman Trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2011/01/trail-clearing-in-lexington-day-later.html.
A ruined park bench on Mass Ave in Arlington Heights. From my MInuteman Bikeway trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2011/02/slightly-off-trail.html.
Perching hawk near Hartwell Avenue and Tophet Swamp in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2011/03/weather-perfect-trail-ok.html.
The dregs of 2011's epic snows along the Minuteman Bikeway in East Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2011/03/weather-perfect-trail-ok.html.
1359R Mass. Ave., Lexington, was for sale, featuring the only private driveway crossing the Minuteman Bikeway Rail Trail. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2011/04/ideal-commuter-location.html.
Cottonwood snow along the Minuteman Bikeway near Parker Meadow. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2011/05/epic-allergy-week-continues.html.
New skate wheels. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2011/05/epic-allergy-week-continues.html.
Mown-down bollard at Ryder Street and the Minuteman Bikeway. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2011/08/why-ryder-street-bollards-look-that-way.html.
The meetup group seems to have gone quiet over the winter. Join at http://meetup.com/Minuteman-Trail-Meetup-Group/ and suggest an activity.
Detour posted at Camelia Place and the Minuteman Bikeway. The sign at left says the detour will end March 16th. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2012/03/path-interrupted.html.
Construction (culvert replacement) on the Minuteman Bikeway at Revere Street in Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2012/03/path-interrupted.html.
Site of a rebuilt culvert on the Minute Bikeway between Seasons Four and Maple Street. (The Maple Street bridge is barely visible in the background.) From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2012/03/path-interrupted.html.
Drainage improvement on the Minuteman Bikeway near Bow Street, Lexington. From my trail skating blog at http://minutemantrail.blogspot.com/2012/03/path-interrupted.html.
