Tuesday, June 16, 2015

June 16

I'm going to do a slack pack today.  I'll catch a bus to Dalton and then start hiking north to Williamstown a 23.5 mile hike.  This should be very doable.  The AT route passes Mt Greylock the highest peak in Massachusetts at 3491 ft.

So I finished my hike at about 5 pm and it was a wet, soggy trail the whole way with off and on rain.  I'm glad all I had in my backpack was water and some snacks, about 10 lbs total.  I stopped at the Mark Noepel shelter for a break and signed the logbook.  When I reached the top of Mt Greylock I couldn't see much because of the fog and mist.  The forest I hiked through was very dense and lush, looked like a tropical rain forest.  So I'm back in my hotel room now eating and resting.  I hope the weather improves tomorrow. 

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