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December 29, 2006
Project 351: Saugus, Lynn, Nahant
Time for another foray into Project 351! I sort of took off at random this morning, and found myself on Route 1 in Saugus, that formerly-delightfully-tacky strip of kitschy Americana that's slowly turning into Everysuburb U.S.A. I missed the orange dinosaur and the Leaning Tower of Pizza. I was sad to see that the giant menacing Chinese restaurant on the hill was (A) not the Kowloon, and (B) closed and unapproachable. I did get shots of the actual Kowloon and the world-famous Hilltop, though, so there's hope for Saugus yet.
Then off Route 1 and into Saugus center, where the Saugus Iron Works is, sadly, closed for renovation. I did take a picture over the fence, and now I have time to read up on it and see if it's worth a return trip.
Next stop was Lynn. They say you never come out the way you went in, but I don't think that's true. Or maybe I was at the wrong end of town. I went for a hike in the Lynn Woods, where the trail maps are apparently all in cold storage for the winter. Yes, I know I could have printed one out. Anyway, I made it up to Burrell Hill and its Stone Tower, which was also presumably locked up for the winter.
I made my way through downtown Lynn without getting out and fully testing the couplet. After a wrong turn, I finally got on the parkway to Nahant, the town that sticks out into Massachusetts Bay that isn't Winthrop or Hull.
Nahant really, really doesn't encourage visitors. There are more No Parking signs than cars. I imagine there's a point to that in the summer, but I really didn't want to be the one moron who got towed in late December. I found what might have been the one 30-minute-parking spot available in town, and sprinted off to the beach.
Which was worth it. The beach I saw, down a slightly terrifying staircase, is called Forty Steps, and it's made up of large impressive rocks, seriously blue water, and a bazillion rocks to walk on. Don't try it without shoes, would be my advice to you if you could actually park there and try it.
A quick stop at Nahant Harbor, and then back home. 42 down, 309 to go!
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