Image by: S. Reynolds
the Cape Cod woods.
There is a secret to designing hiking trails through conservation land, according to Mel Miller - you have to walk them three times. Read the full description.
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Piece Description
Mel Miller dropped out of highschool because he loved the outdoors too much and couldn't stand to be inside. Now, after many years of working and traveling around the world, he has landed in Cape Cod as the volunteer Steward for 88 acres of land in Falmouth, MA called Beebe Woods. Yes, the volunteer.

