that’s actually on the trail. The trail has a kind of symmetry
both with the well-defined on-the-trail trail towns and the
more dramatic mountains being at the far ends of the AT.
Ever so slowly, you are leaving the boredom of the mid-
Atlantic states and getting to the good stuff.
2-Williamstown/North Adams. Two very different
towns that merge into each other along Route 2. The cool
part is there’s a bus that runs frequently that will stop
almost anywhere along its route making it easy to enjoy
either upscale collegiate Williamstown or grittier North
Adams.
3-Cheshire. Any town where you can walk to a pizza
place from the trail is OK with me.
4-MA Pike island. I made up the name but not the place.
Workable camping spot once you tune out the road noise.
It’s just north of the footbridge that crosses over Interstate 90.
5-Changes in the land. Although the ridges are not as
obvious as Pennsylvania or Virginia you can see the same
process at work. The Appalachians are getting wider and
there are more mountains of equal height to look at
especially from Mt Greylock.
