CHARMING MASSACHUSETTS | Berkshires Travel Guide to Lee, Lenox, & Stockbridge MA!
This is the Charming Berkshires! The western county of Massachusetts lined with quaint towns and filled with history. It was the perfect fall weekend getaway from NY for our October birthdays. We're going to show you a few reasons why you should experience the Charming Berkshires like the Hancock Shaker Village & Norman Rockwell museum! Links To All Charming Places Mentioned:
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Luxury Hotels - Canyon Ranch - Lenox (MA)
Canyon Ranch in Lenox
165 Kemble St
Lenox, MA 01240
USA
Web : canyonranch.com
Group/Affiliation : The Leading Hotels of the World
Autumn on Cape Cod
Cape Cod - not just a Summer Destination. See why Autumn on Cape Cod can be so special.
Autumn.
The word itself evokes peace and change.
Wedged squarely between two rather extreme seasons, Autumn on Cape Cod represents three months of beauty and bliss.
Replacing the long hot days and warm waters of summer is a glorious annual display of transitional color all around us. In the leaves, the marsh grasses, the water and the sky.
Day time temperatures warm up nicely in the fall and the light is as extraordinary as ever. Clear bright skies and intricate cloud formations mix perfectly with the autumn’s colorful palette making hikes and rides of all kinds a joy for all the senses.
Autumn is also harvest time on Cape Cod. Pumpkins of course, along with an array of fruits and vegetables, including a local favorite cranberries. Cranberry bogs come to life in autumn on the Cape as growers ready their crop for local farm stands and cranberry lovers across the country.
The holiday spirit is also in the air. Colorful pumpkin patches, scary costumes and haunting displays mean Halloween is on its way. Soon after, it is the smell of roast turkey and a time when we all stop and give thanks.
Thanks for all that we have and for this glorious season called Autumn.
Great Barrington 250th Anniversary Parade
A view from the sidewalk from both sides. This was a huge parade and I've never seen this many people in Great Barrington at once before.
Black Swan Inn Berkshires, Lee MA - Lake View Room 114
Black Swan Inn Berkshires, Lee MA - Lake View Room 114
Lenox MA Hotels - Howard Johnson Lenox
Reservations: 413-442-4000. Howard Johnson Lenox, Massachusetts is newly renovated budget motel in Lenox, Massachusetts near Jiminy Peak Ski Resort featuring outdoor seasonal pool, Jacuzzi suite, wheelchair accessible rooms, free continental breakfast, free Wi-Fi internet, free parking, free bus/truck parking and microwave, fridge, cable TV with HBO, hair dryer, coffee maker, free local phone calls in every room. Tanglewood is only 4 miles from Howard Johnson Lenox, MA.
S4 E21 AT miles 1521 - 1592 Massachusetts June, 2017
Week 2 of our leisurely section hike ATventure introduced us to a variety of good folks, foliage and reptiles between Great Barrington and Williamstown, MA. Special thanks to Forty Four for your magic along Appalachian Trail!
Here are some gear choices I've used with success and can recommend:
Osprey Atmos 50 Men's Backpack:
Altra Men's Lone Peak 3 Running Shoe
Nemo Tensor 20 Sleeping Pad
Flash Personal Cooking System
I use a North Face sleeping bag very similar to this one:
Cocoon Silk Mummy Liner
According to the AMC Berkshire Chapter, the AT is managed as a primitive footpath. Hikers are expected to be self-reliant, and to carry appropriate equipment for the season and terrain.
Because the AT can be very busy, we ask all hikers to respect the trail, overnight sites, and their fellow travelers. The Massachusetts Appalachian Trail Management Committee in partnership with Mass Department of Conservation and Recreation established the following guidelines and regulations to aid in that effort:
• Camping is permitted only at designated sites (see the list).
• Shelters and campsites are available on a first-come first-served basis. Maximum stay at one overnight site is 2 nights.
• Fires are permitted only in the main fire ring in front of the shelter. To preserve vegetation, no fires are permitted at Laurel Ridge Campsite.
• All campsites have privies. Some privies use a composting process to reduce waste, so please read and follow the posted instructions. Do not throw trash or food into any privy.
• Water sources are near each campsite. Some campsite water sources may dry up at certain times of year. Boil, filter or chemically treat all water from backcountry sources.
• Do not leave trash or food at campsites or shelters. Carry in, carry out.
• Some overnight sites have steel boxes to keep food away from bears and other animals. Use them!
• Day hiking group size is limited to no more than 25.
• Overnight groups are limited to no more than 10.
• Please respect hikers, and limit noise and activity after 8:00 P.M.
• Consumption of alcoholic beverages is not permitted in State Forests and Parks.
• Practice Leave No Trace™ principles.
• Groups should plan to use tents. Long distance and individual hikers have priority for shelter use.
• Group leaders should review the ”Group Hiking on the AT” and then contact the Group Outreach Coordinator at atgroupoutreach@amcberkshire.org for more information and to avoid conflict and over crowding.
Some text sourced from:
Maps provided by:
Guthook's AT Hiker App
Nate Prudhon Voice-over courtesy of Tronski Beat:
Soundtrack by:
Lojo Russo
Let It Happen
Richie Aldente featuring Jimmie Herrod
I4U
Love's Still the Thing
Lojo Russo
Where There's Smoke
Appalachian Trail Sights and Sounds
This movie was created in an attempt to share the many natural sounds and beautiful views that I encountered while through-hiking the Great Appalachian Trail. It takes a few minutes to settle into but this is my favorite of the three AT videos that I created. There's no music and very little talking, which is how I went about the trail.
The hike started at Mt. Springer, GA on March 31 and ended at Mt Katahdin, ME on September 11, 2012. I hope you enjoy the video.
Yankee Inn in Lenox MA
Website: . . .. .. ... . .. .. ... . . . . Yankee Inn 461 Pittsfield Road Lenox MA 01240 This Lenox hotel is about 2.5 miles from the Pittsfield Municipal Airport. It features free daily breakfast, and an outdoor and an indoor pool with a hot tub. The guest rooms feature free wireless internet. A cable TV is provided in every room at Yankee Inn. The rooms are traditionally styled and include a private balcony and clock radio. The Inn Yankee has a bar and lounge open on Friday and Saturday nights. Berkshire Museum is an 8-minute drive away, and Pittsfield Country Club is a 5-minute drive from this hotel. The entrance to October Mountain State Forest is about a 20-minute drive away.