Big day today. Climbing Mt. Greylock, MA. The tallest Mtn in MA, and the start of a whole new view on the trail. The hike up was about 2500 feet, up and down a bit, so you probably go 4000 feet up! Once you are up the mountain a bit it changes, from leaf trees to hemlocks and firs- lots of firs with spongy soil to walk on. Heavenly!
My blister felt better today, so that made the hiking good, but then I got a new one on the back of my right foot on the way up, so I stuffed some foam in the back of my boot and kept going. Up, up, up. This is the biggest mountain since northern Virginia, about 600 miles ago. And the first time we have been in a fir forest since Mt Rogers, Va, about 1100 miles ago. Amazing!
Hiking through the fir forests of Mt. Greylock
Memorial Tower on Mt. Greylock
Looking down from Mt Greylock at the morning clouds below
As it was only 8 miles or so, we got to the summit at about 2:45. On the summit is a small lodge built in the 30's and a beautiful 92 foot tower to honor the MA war dead, with a huge light on top. Very impressive!
We had made reservations to stay in the lodge bunkhouse and it is very nice with sheets, pillows, and towels.
Very nice for us. The air is cool as autumn up here. In fact I put on my puff jacket my Sweety sent me. I think about Atlanta at 90+ degrees and am amazed I am in the same country. Beautiful afternoon and evening. Great dinner and can't believe something like this is right on the Trail. So glad we stopped here for the night!
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