Partly sunny with high on mid 70s.
Started the day atop Mt. Greylock, the highest point in Massachusetts. The monument there to the state's war dead was actually intended to be a light house. Apparently the light in it works and is turned on at night (not for ships but airplanes).
We said our goodbyes to Dave the Man and Mo Fo. The hike today was 6.5 miles to Williamstown / North Adams. They went on to the next shelter.
On the way down from Mt. Greylock we came to the view at Mt. Williams. I am told that you can see the Green Mountains in the distance. At the view point, Terry and Cindy, the "Drive Thru Hikers" caught up to us. We talked and then hiked the rest of the way out with them. It was very slick coming down the steep sections. Everyone had some trouble - I fell twice.
Today is their last day hiking for this spring (they will be back in the fall to do Vermont). They gave us a ride into North Adams to pickup our packages at the Post Office. Then the helped us find a motel and drove us there. Very nice of them. Today they planned to drive 500 miles and be home (Illinois ) by tomorrow. Being 500 miles away from here by tonight is such a foreign concept to me now.
After reorganizing our gear, we wanted to send a bounce box ahead. So we tried out the local bus service (and found this is not like Hong Kong). The bus only comes once an hour and today the schedule is completely off due to construction. The first bus to come was to Williamstown so we took it. Good thing! It is a beautiful New England college town. We took care of our mailings and walked around the town / campus. Even found an outfitter before we caught the next bus back.
We are staying at the Redwood Motel which is near the trail so we can be up and out early.
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