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Walden Pond@Concord, MA (2007)

Walden Pond is a 400-acre (162-hectare) state reservation offering hiking trails, swimming, fishing and historical sights.

It's one of the most famous and popular state parks in Massachusetts.

Thoreau, a school teacher, surveyor, pencil-maker, writer, folk philosopher and social critic, moved from Concord to Walden in 1845 and lived here in a simple one-room cabin for two years, two months and two days. During his stay he basically founded the study known as ecology.

His observations of plants, animals, the passing seasons and his naturalist philosophy were published as Walden, or Life in the Woods, in 1854. Over the years, his life and work have come to exemplify living in harmony with nature.

Walden Pond@Concord, MA (2007)