Postscript after two weeks in the woods:

August 5, 2011

After spending 3 lovely days with my cousin, Cisco and I rented a car to return to the NYC area about 300 miles south, to go our separate ways.  We drove back by way of Route 7, that from Bennington to Kent paralleled our hike to some extent.  So we could see some of the mountains we hiked over. Funny to drive 4 hours by what it took two weeks to walk.  The best sighting was seeing Mt. Greylock, with its distinct tower, picking it out easily from the hiway below. I will say the Berkshires, which is the name of the Mass mountains we hiked over, are much prettier from the road than from the Trail. Nice towns, green valleys and comfortable mountains to view. I could see why it is a popular area, but it went by like a flash as we drove at 50 MPH.  As we came back into Kent, CT, we drove past the B&B I stayed in for a few hours with my swollen foot in 2010, not a happy memory, but the people at Cooper Creek B&B were surely nice to give me a lift to the hospital 20 miles away. Luckily, no infections today.

Flower in Vermont-Don't know the name, pretty though

As we went through the town of Kent, we looked around for hikers on the street, but didn't see any. Then I mentioned to Cisco, "You know, we were here almost a week later in 2010 (Aug. 11)."  This is a very nice town, but I hope this is the last I see of it. Been here too many times. Especially in my memory. Ready to move to the Real North Country. Maybe in 2013.....