Massachusetts was one of my favorite states. Ninety miles of the AT pass through the mountains and valleys of the Berkshires, including a climb over Mt. Greylock, the highest point of the state. The mountains weren’t too high, the trail was nicely maintained, and the weather was pretty nice in July! Enjoy these shots!
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- “Tigger” – a hiker from California with whom we hiked several days
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- Ahhhhhhhhhhhh! Berkshire view!
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- Distant Massachusetts barn
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- A broad boardwalk take you though this marshy spot
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- AT footbridge over the Massachusetts Turnpike (I’ve driven under this a hundred times!)
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- Blue skies, green grass, rolling hills – what could be better?
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- Dalton, MA
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- Oh! Not early fall colors already! It’s only July!
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- The stone tower atop Greylock, crowned by a globe lit at night, is a tribute to the state’s war dead.
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- Bascom Lodge on Mt. Greylock (the state’s highest peak at 3491 ft.)
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- Tower atop Greylock pierces the blue sky
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- A view from atop Mt. Greylock
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- stairs entering the Greylock Tower
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- Spiral staircase in the stone tower
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- Familiar sign
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- Massachusetts farmland below the trail
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- Thanks for the warning!
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- Reflections in the Hoosic River
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- Crossing the Hoosic River in North Adams, MA
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- An easy stretch (the AT follows someone’s driveway!)
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- Almost to Vermont!