To Adams for Father's Day, with a dozen donuts from Mrs. Murphy's in Southwick for my Pop. Along the way I noticed a Roadside Memorial along Route 9, in Cummington. God Bless you KC, and may you rest in Peace.
Further along the drive, I passed the old Berkshire Snow Basin, which may be DCR property now, or at least Bryant Mountain Wildlife Habitat.
There are several pages on the internet devoted to old ski areas; here are three that lead to Berkshire Snow Basin, I am sure there are others.
Drove through Windsor Jambs, which brought back fantastic memories of camping along the Westfield River during from 1990 through the late 2000's. Listening to Owls back-and-forth all evening and early morning long, and the peacefulness of the river just below our tent. It truly is sad that the area closed to camping around 2011, and remains "unstaffed".
From there I parked at the Hopkins Road / Bannis Road intersection so I could enjoy a short run heading north. This was the site of the "Dragon House", the home of Roger Davis. Outside, during the '90's, there was a sign that read something like "...all friends welcome, stop in for a spell". I always thought about visiting, but I never made it. Here are some links to the legend....
Made my run out and back to the Tower Graveyard, passing the Babbit Graveyard along the way. Completed the hilly journey with 3.5-miles.
Route for the Day
Babbit Graveyard
Babbit Graveyard
Dam and Small Pond
Tower Graveyard
All that remained was the celebration of Father's Day with my family. Wonderful cookout, followed by incredible homemade strawberry and raspberry pie (1 of each). Picked up a sub at Angelina's Subs on Columbia Street for DL, before leaving Adams. This was a really good day.