Start: Dalton, MA
As is normally the case when leaving the town, the trail went straight up first thing this morning. We climbed almost 1000 feet and then walked along the bumpy ridge. 6.2 miles in we had a gorgeous view of the Hoosic River Valley and Mt Greylock from high outcroppings of marble called The Cobbles. The trail then descended into the town of Cheshire, MA. We were walking with No Whistle and EMT and just as I walked past a tree, it fell down with a thunderous BOOM!!! I narrowly escaped getting hit in the head with a tree as everyone else yelled, "WATCH OUT!!!!!" Crazy!!! After that scare we decided to stop for what we thought would be a quick lunch. We only ordered sodas and a few appetizers but it took FOREVER!! By the time we left it was over two hours later at 4:15 pm. The original plan for the day was to climb up Mt Greylock but now we wouldn't be able to summit it until around 10 pm tonight. The four of us decided to call it quits for the day after 8.8 miles and save Greylock for tomorrow. It was a short day, but after yesterday's 19 mile day, my legs don't mind. We are staying in North Adams tonight so we had to hitch 10 miles to the town. My pretty hitching thumb (as Brian likes to call it) worked well again and I was able to get us there in one hitch within 10 minutes. Thank you Derek! Tomorrow we will start in Cheshire and walk over Greylock into North Adams. Looking forward to the views!!!
End: MA 8, Cheshire, MA
Peace Be The Journey
~Flicka
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