Mom says if we drive south for a while we can jump start spring a couple of weekends early.Mom is right. And just like our "extended fall" weekend we headed to the Berkshires. We left late Friday and drove into the night. We slept in the van in the shadows of Mt. Greylock. The same mountain we climbed and stayed on last fall. We woke to a beautiful spring morning.Continued on up the road to the trail head at Race Brook Falls. Decided to get on the trial, so we packed breakfast into backpacks and headed up the falls. Me, being "Princess" of the day carried nothing more than a smile....SPRING!...HIKING!...LOVE IT! Guide book says moderate climb to lower falls, experienced hikers can follow the trail to the top of the falls, and expert hikers can continue on the trail to the juncture with the Appalachian Trail and follow it to the summit of Mt. Everett, highest peak in the Taconic Range.Well...you know my Mom & Dad by now,What stinking trail? We bushwhacked up the opposite side of the falls and cooked breakfast at the top. Ham and eggs, HOW DECADENT!...did I mention how much this adventure dog loves spring air, waterfalls......and HAM!!!! After breakfast we headed up Mt. Everett. New peak for me but of course Mom & Dad climbed it in 2004 when they hiked the A.T....here come the stories! ha! The views from the summit were fabulous. We all basked in the sun for an hour or so before making the very steep decent back to the van...gonna be some sore legs tomorrow! But one more warm up hike to usher in the spring of '09.
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