New England Trip, Day 4--Walden Pond, Massachusetts

Because of the season, many of the tourist places weren't open as late.  So while eating pizza we had to decide whether or not to go to the Boston Tea Party Ship or drive out to see Lexington and Concord.  Because of the time of day, we decided it would be best to stay in Boston and just have to miss out on those other small sites.  So then later when we were driving out of Boston, I remembered seeing that Walden Pond was close by.  I remembered learning about Henry David Thoreau in my English class by Mr. Walker.  He said that if we were ever in that part of the country, we should visit.  So in honor of Mr. Walker, we stopped at Walden Pond.

Henry David Thoreau was a leading transcendentalist in his time and wrote a book called Walden which was about his life living here.  He lived a simple life for 2 years, 2 months and 2 days here at the pond.

And the pond was just beautiful!  It was nice to go from a busy city to the quiet calm of the the lake.  We all really enjoyed this nature break.  Paul skipped rocks, Glenn dug in the sand/dirt, Sarah threw rocks and dirt into the water, and I took pictures and played in the sand.  It was very relaxing.

Glenn and Paul's creation

It worked out great for us to go here at the end of the day.  Since the other locations were closed and this was open, we got to enjoy being outside in a peaceful, calm setting.  

Thanks Walden Pond for a great evening!