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These unidentified berries stained the roads across New England
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Aaron tentatively samples a wild grape, another common sight (and smell!) along New England backroads
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Close-up of the wild grapes (in case we died of poisoning)
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The wild grapes (we later learned) are perfectly edible
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The admonition seemed contradictory to this "antique store"s business model
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The rough side of the tracks in Worcester: homelessness just across the street from the Geographic Center of Massachusetts
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The gated road leading to the Geographic Center of Massachusetts
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As close as we could get--here's the Geographic Center of Massachusetts
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Long-range reconnaissance of the Geographic Center of Massachusetts
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Barry, guardian of the heart of Massachusetts (he was actually very nice)
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The Center was inside Wyman Gordon, where they currently produce jet engine parts
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The Town Hall in Worcester, on the upscale side of town
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Blue skies over Worcester
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The First Baptist Church of Holden, our camping spot for a night
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Wafer-thin, centuries old gravestones in Holden's oldest cemetary
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Weeping Willows were on nearly every headstone in the Holden Cemetary
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Virginia , our guide for the "Ghost Walk" in Holden.
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The Massachusetts "Central Tree", an alternate location for the geographic center of Mass
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Pastoral central Massachusetts
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Riding through "the cut" a fern-lined section of a Mass rail-trail (and the handiwork of our kind host, Colleen)
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The Grandest Dunkin' Donuts we ever saw. Columns!
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Colleen, along with her husband Jim, were wonderful hosts for our second night in Holden
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Another Mass rail-trail
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Capitalism vs. Thoreau
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Simplicity for sale, courtesy the Thoreau Society
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A living memorial to Thoreau at Walden Pond
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Cairns at the Walden Pond impromptu memorial (near the site of Thoreau's cabin)
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A lovely day at Walden Pond, near the site of Thoreau's cabin
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The heirloom farm at The Old Manse in Concord
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Camping at Harold Parker State Forest
