Starting from Dalton
Hiked 20.3 miles
The morning brought decent hiking weather with cool temperatures and only light sprinkles. The hikers made terrific time the first 10 or so miles to Cheshire, MA. Then they got to Mt. Greylock, which was seven miles of uphill with multiple steep climbs. The highest peak is 3,491 feet. It was grueling terrain. The cherry on the top of the cake was that there was a stone observation tower at the top of Mt. Greylock.
From the hikers:
Navigator, “There were some steep climbs. It was hard. There was a stone observation tower at the top. We didn’t go up. We saw all we wanted to see from the ground.”
Turtle in the background, “What do you mean hard? I wasn’t going to climb up that tower. The only way I would go up in that tower is if I could drive up the mountain.”
It must have been bad! Think about this . . . when I ask if they took pictures of people they usually say no or we forgot but they never forget to take pictures of the scenery!
They made it to Wilbur Clearing Lean-to where they met two thru hikers, Hot Wheels and Spokes who were typical, down-to-earth folks!
Total miles hiked: 299.8
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