Today we started our climb of Mt. Greylock, the last big climb we’ll have for a long while. We got a late start leaving town so we stopped at a shelter about 2.5 miles and 1500 feet into the climb. So far it’s been pleasant, mostly soft dirt trail and switchbacks, a stark contrast to the vertical rock slabs of early on in Maine and New Hampshire. The only unpleasant part of today’s hike has been the excess food weight I’m carrying. 600 miles in and I still haven’t figured out the food resupplies!
Tomorrow we’ll climb another 1500 feet over 3 miles or so, then it’ll be smooth sailing to Great Barrington where we’ll be spending a little time hanging out with Chris’s childhood friend. We’ll be passing through Connecticut next, then New York soon! I wish we had time and budgetary flexibility to spend a day or two in NYC, since Chris has never been, but it’s looking like that will have to be a trip for another day.
Looks like we’ll have the shelter to ourselves tonight. It will be nice not having to be quiet while packing up in the morning. We have a 20+ mile day tomorrow so gotta get up early!
-Kylie “Sprinkles”