running (Trail) 39:00 [3] 3.1 mi (12:35 / mi)
Started at Mattapany, where the trees are still down across the trailhead, but there's signs of a new trail being cut and newly painted flashes, so it doesn't look like the base is trying to close the trail, yay! Got to the far side of the pond and saw signs that there's been some recent work done on pepperbush, as well. I usually avoid pepperbush during the summer because it seems to get overgrown and very buggy, and it goes through some of the hunting areas, so I avoid in the winter, too. Today was neither hunting nor bug season, though, so I checked it out. Mostly quite nice, except for a few really wet areas. Its obvious that the base has done some pretty significant maintenance in the past 2-3 months, so I'll add it to my plans until the grass gets too thick and ticky.
