After a long night of very warm very still air with not a lot of sleep, things were much improved after a nice shower and a little cooler start to the day.
We started the day with a run on a section of the Mohawk Trail (Rt2). This road has to rate in the top 5 I have run. Lots of sweeping curves through incredible mountain passes much of it following mountain streams. We stopped a couple of times at some scenic overlooks and the weather could not have been better.
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| Along the Mohawk Trail |
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| View from an overlook |
From there we made the trek up Mt Greylock, the highest point in Massachusetts. As before the views were amazing. We spent some time admiring those views, checked out the monument and lodge, then were back on the road heading to Bennington VT.
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| The Guys at the Monument |
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| Scottie taking a picture from the summit |
As we made our way back down the mountain it became apparent that the cool comfortable temps we had enjoyed were not going to last. We went from 3491 ft back to the valley below, and the temperature climbed as we descended.
We road to Bennington stopping along the way for gas and a cool drink. We got lunch at Subway then headed for the Hemmings Motor News Auto Museum. There are some absolutely fabulous cars and trucks there. The real kick was that the old guy working there remembered our visit 4 years ago. From there it was decided that we should make a run to Walmart for some needed supplies and food for dinner.
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| Izeta at Hemmings Museum |
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| Incredible front end on this towncar |
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| Old Pumper Truck at Hemmings Museum |
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| Cool Roadster |
Now I admit that the main purpose of this trip is to ride with a minimum of plans. But, let's define the situation. It's 97* with a heat index of 104 in the mountains of Massachusetts/Vermont. I think I speak for us all when I say that our main interest was in getting to that air conditioned store in the most efficient and shortest way possible. Let's just say, it didn't quite go that way. Through yet another twist of fate, the intersection of the two roads Google provided doesn't exist. The roads virtually run parallel and do not meet. While we gave Kevin, our navigator for the day, a hard time about it, in the end we made it fine even if it was by a very circuitous route (the scenic route).
We cooked a great dinner on a little portable grill that Mark provided (amazing what we can haul now that two of us have trailers). We sat by the fire talking and fighting off kamikaze attacks by mosquitoes and an army of other annoying bugs, then most everyone was in their tent by 10:30. As I write this you can hear nothing but the faint drone of fans in everyone's tent. Yes we picked up small fans to make the nights a bit more comfortable. That might sound a bit wimpy, but after suffering through a warm humid night last night, these middle aged men are smart enough to remedy the situation, and we don't much care what anyone else thinks. I am tucked in my tent cool and comfortable.
Tomorrow promises new adventures in heat and riding, so off to sleep for now. Sat and Sun look much more promising weather wise. We shall see.
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