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Enjoying the Outdoors
May 13, 2004
Springtime is a great time to get outside and enjoy all that the outdoors has to offer! Here in New England, springtime is well worth waiting for! Our days usually include temperatures that are not too hot, a cool breeze, blooming trees, blossoming flowers, and many lakes, rivers, and ocean shorelines to enjoy! This week's e-Well Tip offers many suggestions for adding a little physical activity into your weekend plans - while enjoying the great outdoors!
BIKING AND ROLLERBLADING
Click on any of these links for great bike routes in and around Boston:
Read about important bike safety tips for adults: http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/ee/ed_adults.htm
A fun bike safety site for kids: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/kids/biketour/
WALKING AND JOGGING
For a list of great places to walk or jog in the Greater Boston area, click on these links: http://www.thetrustees.org/pages/279_property_search.cfm
http://www.boston-online.com/emerald.html
TREAT YOURSELF TO A HARBOR CRUISE AND A BEAUTIFUL WALK
http://www.state.ma.us/mdc/harbor.htm
GREAT PLACES TO HIKE
http://www.state.ma.us/mdc/activ.htm#hike
http://www.thetrustees.org/pages/393_world_s_end.cfm
TRY CANOEING OR KAYAKING
Enjoy something in MIT's own "back yard" -- canoe or kayak along the Charles River...
http://www.state.ma.us/mdc/activ.htm#canoe
MAKE A DAY OF IT
Enjoy a picnic and some great outdoor activities at any of the great state parks throughout Massachusetts:
http://www.state.ma.us/dem/region6.htm
LEARN A THING OR TWO
Take a long walk around an historic or educational site:
Historic Mt. Auburn Cemetery: http://www.mountauburn.org/visit.htm
The Arnold Arboretum: http://www.arboretum.harvard.edu/
Quincy's Historic Walking Trail: http://ci.quincy.ma.us/tcpl/htm/quincy/walking.htm
The National Parks Service's Frederick Law Olmsted site: http://www.nps.gov/frla/outreach.htm
National Parks in Massachusetts: http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parksearch/state.cfm?st=ma
ENJOY!!!
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