After reading about the famous pedestrian, E.P. Weston, and studying satellite maps of my local area, I heard about a local rails-to-trails project taking place in my area (link to: Mattapoisett Rail Trail).  On Sunday, April 26, 2009,  the volunteers were holding a pledge drive, so I decided to walk the present and future trail from Fairhaven to Wareham, Massachusetts.  A third of the railway bed has been converted to recreational trail, pending more local funding.  This April 27 report followed several weekend walks of more than 10 miles.

At a little after 9:00 I left Fairhaven from Margarets and got to Depot street in Mattapoisett a couple hours later. The dogs only came as far as the YMCA, where my wife had driven to meet me. I had carried the dogs across the little footbridge before, and once was enough!