....is named after a debatably named brook, sometimes called "Sin And Flesh" Brook.
Its in a suburban location, behind Fort Barton, the ruins of a Revolutionary War "redoubt". The steep climb up was rewarded by a great view of the bay:
The name has sad origins. During King Phillip's War, an unfortunate traveler was killed in these woods, and found floating in an unnamed brook, which became known as "Sinning Flesh" Brook. That name seems more plausible than what's on the sign, which almost sounds "racy". We were slightly creeped out by the sad history, and burned a sage smudge stick on the way.
Despite the sad history, the preserve is small but interesting. Many small bridges, boardwalks, and stairs.
This is the most Chicken-Of-The-Woods I've ever seen on one tree:
Speaking of trees, there were a lot of those type of trees that grow a new vertical trunk after a horizontal branch was cut off. This one was almost shaped like a perfect letter "U":
Uninformative sign.
At the outer part of the preserve, we frequently heard gunfire. A couple passing by said that there was a shooting range nearby.
The brook itself was nice.
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