By Ed Parsons
On Thursday morning, I got out for a hike wicked early to avoid the rain forecast for later in the day. You could say that I over-compensated. At 5 a.m. I started walking at the Ferncroft parking lot in Wonalancet. I did the 4.6 mile Kelley Trail/Old Mast Road loop, and was back at my car in two hours.
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