After living in Tucson, 3500 feet seems like a really small mountain, but hikes around Tucson also didn't start well under 1000 feet. Even if it was "only" 3500 ft, the views from the top of Mt. Greylock were beautiful.
I used to be a grad student. And now I'm not (thank goodness). I spent a year as a post doc in industry in Baltimore before starting a "real" job with the same company. These are my tales of science, food, travel, and life.
Friday, July 26, 2013
July Hike
The day after the 4th of July (the third anniversary of this) we hiked the Appalachian Trail up to the summit of Mt. Greylock, the highest peak in Massachusetts at 3491 feet. We started from Route 2 on the north side of the mountain, and hiked 6 very steep miles up to the top and 6 very steep miles back down. Unfortunately, it was even more hot, humid, and buggy than when we hiked another section of the AT in June. And hiking on an almost empty stomach after certainly didn't help matters. It took embarrassingly long, but we made it through the 12 miles. The 6 miles of trail added to the 15 miles we've done in Pennsylvania bring us to 0.96% of the 2180 miles of the Appalachian Trail. Woohoo! The next hike is sure to put us over 1%!
After living in Tucson, 3500 feet seems like a really small mountain, but hikes around Tucson also didn't start well under 1000 feet. Even if it was "only" 3500 ft, the views from the top of Mt. Greylock were beautiful.
After living in Tucson, 3500 feet seems like a really small mountain, but hikes around Tucson also didn't start well under 1000 feet. Even if it was "only" 3500 ft, the views from the top of Mt. Greylock were beautiful.
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