Mt Greylock south to northeast - Sun 2/26

[rocksnrolls]

Along with Dugan 2-Legs and Jade and her wondermutt Carmen, I'm planning a hike across Mt Greylock this coming Sunday. The route I've picked is as follows: do a carspot at the parking area by the gate at the intersection of Notch Rd and Reservoir Rd, and then head south to the parking lot at the Visitors Center on Quarry Rd. Take the Brook and Berry Tr to the Northrup Tr. Then the Jones Nose Tr up to the Saddle Ball Mtn ridge where we'll take the AT up to the summit and head back down to the car via the Bellows Pipe Tr. I believe it's about 15 miles total, with about 2200' of elevation.

Anyone interested in joining us can post here and/or pm me for more details.

 

[Dugan]

I'm in, regardless of route. I've seen Greylock only twice, and not for almost 20 years. It'll all be new to me.

 

[rocksnrolls]

Ghost of the Old Coot

If it's dark by the time we pass through Bellows Pipe, maybe we'll even encounter the ghost of the Old Coot!

check out http://www.iberkshires.com/story.php?story_id=12499 for the story of the Old Coot!

 

[jfb]

I was on Mt. Greylock Sunday, and recommend that you bring some sort of traction devices for your boots. Full crampons might be overkill, but Yaktrax or Stabilicers would be good.

 

[jade]

Thanks for the advice jfb.....

What should we bring for the Old Coot?

 

[rocksnrolls]

Snow?!

Wunderground shows we might have some fresh snow on the ground by Sunday!

I wonder if that'll decrease our chances of meeting the Old Coot?