Keystone Arches Bridge Trail

Here are some photos of the Westfield River taken on a trail about an hour from here. Jean and I walked along the Keystone Arch Bridge Trail, which follows the river for about two miles. The ten bridges were built around 1840 to carry the rail line that ran from Boston to Albany. It's amazing what people accomplished in this terrain with just man and ox power.



We helped clear some brush from the top of one bridge and cleaned up some refuse piles left by the 4 wheeler Bud Light crowd. [Bud Light cans seem to make up about 80 %of trail side and road side litter around here. Sometimes I wish that stuff were as poisonous as it tastes.]

Rock climbers  cleared brush and even medium sized trees from the face of the 70 foot high bridge.

 Here's a picture of the trail boss at work supervising the cleanup. He must have been the supervisor, he was the only one not working.

Actually, the event was run by Meredyth Babcock a very dedicated and talented worker for Wild and Scenic Westfield River, who did not stand still long enough to have her picture taken.