Penrapture, RayK and I went to the Chesterfield Gorge today. It is one of Trustees of Reservations properties which is the nations oldest conservation organization. The Chesterfield Gorge was the 7th property acquired by The Trustees in 1929.
We were met in the parking lot by a nice fellow with a table of brochures and bug spray if we needed it. He gave us a brief overview of the property and some history on the gorge.
Chesterfield Gorge was carved out by the glacial meltwater from metamorphic bedrock. The East Branch of the Westfield River now runs through it. There is a trail that runs along the top of the gorge walls which is where these pictures were taken from.
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The trail comes out to a dirt road which soon comes to an area where you can access the river. Here there were fisherman fishing and Green frogs were hanging out in the pools of water.
Apparently you can drive down the dirt road for several miles as it follows the river downstream, which sounds like fun to me. I am also looking forward to following the river upstream, walking along the rocky shoreline, exploring all its nooks and crannies and maybe making friends with another frog or three.
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