On a beautiful Friday morning, (that they said would be rainy) I took an early morning walk through Two Ponds Conservation area in Falmouth Massachusetts. This was my first time at this trail but I was excited to check it out finally and check it off my “want to go box” on Google Maps.
Once a popular 9-hole, par 3 golf course, the land was donated to The 300 Committee Land Trust in 2014, since then it’s been protected land.
This 14.75-acre features Jones Pond and Sols Pond, and an Atlantic white cedar swamp. The swamp was the main attraction I was coming for, but I stayed a little longer for the bird songs. I even learned a little something. I learned that old sea captains brought the water from the cedar swamps on board because the acidity in the water made it safer to drink and that the early European settlers used the wood from the cedars because they resisted rot and insects.
The Upper Wetland Loop Trail has a beautiful boardwalk and viewing platform where I sat on a bench and just absorbed the view for a bit. While I was hanging I was visited by a beautiful bird that was not at all afraid of me being there, and just sat on a branch above my head singing away.
The red winged blackbird, a beautiful bird with a little yellow on his wing was singing away.
Warm sunlight, beautiful view and great music was very relaxing. I highly recommend this trail if you’re in the area.
You can do the shorter loop or the extended one that includes a connecting forest network and spend the day like I did. Either way taking that second for yourself in nature will be with it!
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