Hiking the Quabbin Reservoir Goodnough Dike

One of our favorite places to hike is the Quabbin Reservoir. There are so many hiking trails the explore. On this particular day, we decided to hit the Goodnough Dike Trail.

And, to think that those islands were once the tops of mountains. The valley was filled to create a reservoir for the folks back east in Boston.

On a normal morning, lots of folks taking in the scenery:

The following photos are macro and closeups of some of the things growing along the trail: