Mount Greylock, Massachusetts lies at 3,491 feet MSL and is ranked #31 in elevation among US Highpoints. This was my 5th US Highpoint of 2004 and my second highpoint that I skied after Wy’East. Although there was a closed auto road to the summit, we chose to skin up through the woods on a hiking trail, which was quite delightful and likely my first time skiing in a deciduous forest. Things took a turn on the summit however when the cold and wind conspired to force us to seek desperate measures – we were low on energy, needed food, but we couldn’t find anywhere to get out of the wind and were rightfully afraid that our hands would freeze.
Then we saw it – a shelter. It was the solar toilet, but hey, it was clean, out of the wind, and therefore allowed us to warm up while eating a charcuterie lunch that “Nancy” thoughtfully prepared by using the toilet lid as a makeshift table. Following this we snapped the obligatory summit photos and then made survival turns all the way back to the car – Type 2 fun for sure, the east coast trees are very unforgiving! But we did it!
From here I would head to Mount Mansfield Vermont
That’s a super cool tower!
I never looked into it, I suppose now would be a good time! Like, is it open in the summer?