I came to the waterfall almost by accident. I didn’t know I was close — I just wanted to get into the woods on a sunny morning …
Read articleThe Berkshires are rich in walks and hikes — gentle rambles in the hills and treks along the Appalachian Trail, and anything in between. Kayak on a mountain lake or get a taste of white water.
Exploring Chatham N.Y. in a thunderstorm
There’s something mysterious and unexpected about walking into a greenhouse in a thunderstorm. … I came through a door in Chatham Berry Farm and felt as though I’d walked into another universe.
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Revel in a spring hike up Ragged Mountain
On a late March Saturday I climbed Ragged mountain with a co-worker, a friend of his and an ecstatic dog who came back with mud up to his belly.
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A winter encounter at Field Farm
A porcupine was looking down at me. Six feet overhead, he or she (I couldn’t tell) was sitting on a limb spreading from a young tree …
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When all the world’s a prism (February 9 newsletter)
Look southwest, toward the sun, and the whole hillside gleams with light. We’re not likely to see many days like this one — after an ice storm …
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Comfort food (for thought) in stormy weather
Mountain Meadow opens out in a long arc. It’s a warm day after these weeks of single digits, and the snow is soft underfoot, like wet sand on the tideline.
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In the life of winter … (January 12 newsletter)
Ice skimmed down the trees, touching them here and there. When the sun came out, it caught and glinted. It was five degrees that afternoon …
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An unexpected lift on a rainy morning (January 5 newsletter)
A wren is sitting just outside the window. She’s out in the wet and so close to the clapboards we can see her feathers puffed out to keep warm.
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Discoveries along the Chestnut Trail
I almost walked into a deer. It was a rare sunny afternoon in this odd fall, drawing out in warm, wet days, so the color comes late and it’s still lingering.
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Unexpected encounters around the full moon (October 20 newsletter)
Mindy Miraglia is good at finding places like this. She and Berkshire Camino are leading a guided walk on a fall morning from Housatonic to Chesterwood …
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