Summer 2019 Hike -Day 30 Crystal Mountain Campsite to Mt Greylock- (Bascom Lodge)

Date: July 15
Total Miles Today: 12.3

Total Miles this Summer: 368.3
Total Trail Miles: 1168.7

Our destination for the day: Mt Greylock, the highest point in Massachusetts and close to the Vermont border. From the top of Greylock, we will get our first view of the White Mountains in New Hampshire.

The day started with a standard breakfast of oatmeal with Little Debbie Nutty Bar on top.

We started hiking and passed another little pond. 

The trail was fairly easy. Massachusetts has alot of smooth trail, I like it. 

Overlooking Cheshire, MA. We will hike down to the town in the next few miles.

More sidewalk/roadwalk. Fast, but it hurts your feet. I miss the squishy pine needles.

Monument to a guy.

He made a big cheese.

Very pretty little town

Very pretty Iced Americano. We made it to the Shell Station / Dunkin Donuts and settled in to the relax and charge our devices.

Next stop, the Dollar General..a very common resupply for AT hikers. 

Then it was back to the trail. Time to climb Greylock. 2500 feet of elevation gain...should be fun.

We took lots of breaks, it was a cool day and there was a breeze. The climb was mostly smooth and gradual..much easier than I expected.

With about 3 miles left to the top, we stopped at the Mark Noeple Shelter and took an afternoon nap. Nice shelter.

After the shelter I noticed the trees were shorter due to the elevation. 

The final part of the climb up to Greylock was not too difficult and we enjoyed the scenery.

One last push and we are up.

The summit of Greylock. And next door..  

Bascom Lodge

Made it. Time to check into the AT hiker bunks and take a shower.

Seth Warner Shelter is our destination for tomorrow. Don't think it will be as nice as the Bascom Lodge.

Sunset from My Greylock.