Minuteman Nature Park _ 26 Apr 09

Last Sunday, the temperature in Boston climbed to 34 deg C even though it is still early spring. Therefore, we decided to pack the whole family and do a short hike around the Minuteman Nature Park at Concord, which is about 20 minutes drive away from our apt. Before going for the hike, we went to Full Moon restaurant in Huron for brunch. This restaurant is a highly recommended place for kids as its meals are delicious and very child friendly, complete with a play area at the side for kids to occupy themselves while the adults can slowly enjoy the meal. Needless to say, Ry has a great time there!

The Minuteman Nature Park is reserved to commemorate the Patriots fighting against the English in the 19th century. Before we begin the hike, we get to watch an award winning introductory show about the history of the place at the visitor center.

With 2 small kids in tow, we can't expect to hike the whole nature park, which will probably take us the whole day. Therefore, we only did a short 30 minute walk at the beginning and then my dear hubby walked back to drive the car to meet us at the next location and we drove to the center of the trail where we get to visit a historic farmhouse and learned about the 19th century life from the park ranger there.

After this, we continued to drive to the end of the trail where the first fire opens during the war begins at North Bridge. It was a very picturesque place and we were happy to be welcomed by the sight of the cooling river water in the midst of the hot midday.