Back to the Appalachian Trail to tie-up last weekend's section.
Last Saturday I ended on the old forest road south of East Mountain, so I would begin to the east right at the convergence of where Route 183/57 joins Route 23 in Great Barrington and trek south to this turn-around point. I estimated the total miles to be around 8.
What I was most interested in during this section would be Ice Gulch, a rocky crevice about at the half-way point of my run. It didn't disappoint, as it was incredible and the hemlocks certainly made it magical.
A nice bonus throughout the adventure was the balanced, or perched, rocks I came across. Always fascinating to stumble upon one (or more) of these.
I skirted East Mountain, stayed a bit south of Warner Mountain, and did not see the re-entry of the old forest road south of Warner, which shows up on the old topo maps in two locations. I turned back once I hit last week's ending point, right at 4-miles.
Finished the day with 8.1-miles, and feeling like Ice Gulch should be visited again.
In the evening, DL and I walked to the First Church of Christ's "Meeting House Hill" to watch the firework display commemorating the 350th Anniversary of Suffield.
