Recent content by boggsvanderswamp

Sue: Welcome to the forum, it is my sincere hope that someone here can somehow help you. I wanted to ask a few clarifying questions about your timeline. First, do you have any idea what Danielle would have been going to Lake Oswego for? The Vincentown Wawa was in walking distance of her...

Google Lens says genus Calvatia, maybe a giant puffball or etc., but without seeing the mushroom upturned, it could be any of several mushrooms. Looks kind of like genus Boletus or Tricholoma, if it has a spongy underside and isn't a puffball.

I learned yesterday about the loss of the Batsto rail trestle to fire earlier this year, and my heart breaks for the severed artery that is the Central Railroad. As one of the few people who can say they've walked the Central Line from Winslow to Chatsworth in one trip, I strongly feel that the...

It helps that you can see the bridge in the satellite imagery. :D On my most recent Batona thru-hike I remember following someone's bare footprints for maybe half a mile north of Batona Campground. Some people really are just out here hiking barefoot.

Is this FPP Red Trail where it first departs Green Trail? (39.806130,-74.554810)?

My understanding is that this happened in the late 70s, but I wasn't sure if anyone knew specifically when the reroute occurred. I also understand that the segment from Quaker Bridge to Lower Forge was taken off-road at some point more recently. This is a lot less solidly documented, but I've...

Hi folks: New to the site but I've lurked for years because this forum is a treasure trove of information about the history of the Pines. I hope I'm posting in the right place for this inquiry. I'm currently engaged in the writing of a Batona Trail Guide that summarizes not just the route but...