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Hikers at the summit of Mount Greylock look out over the town of Adams.

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Hikes

Mount Greylock / Photo by Kate Abbott

The 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.

Bill and Elaine Markham have been boiling sap at Mill Brook sugar house since 1978.
Photo by Kate Abbott
Farms

Early spring explorations near Stockbridge

March 16, 2023
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Mill Brook Sugarhouse is boiling sap in a spring day around the corner from the Roaring Brook Trail, and Irish musicians are tuning up as I explore the Southern Berkshires.

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A hollow tree holds sunlight in the golden hour on an early spring evening at Hopkins Forest in Williamstown.
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Hikes

Sap and music rise on the edge of spring — #Berkshireweekend

March 9, 2023
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By the scuffed ground around the bowl, I’m not the only small person who has found this magic circle. I’m out in the golden hour, walking on the lower loop through Hopkins Forest.

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Snow coats the trees along the Chestnut Trail in Williamstown.
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A winter walk wakes an old Irish legend

January 24, 2023
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The snow is still falling on the ridge behind my house when I set out, the soft, thick snow that holds onto branches and transforms the woods.

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Moss grows on a fallen log in the Ice Glen in Stockbridge.
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Fresh bread on rainy mornings – #berkshireweekend

November 17, 2022
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Ice Glen feels like its own world. You walk through a gap in the rock, and the land changes — steps and caves, boulders covered with moss and fern.

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Maples turn golden along the Hoosic River in Williamstown.
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Hot coffee and the swish of leaves — #Berkshireweekend

November 2, 2022
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Where the Hoosic River and the Green River meet, the late maples are gold and sifting down along the bank. You can walk through them ankle deep and stir up the mild sweet mushroom scent.

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Maple trees turn brilliant red and orange and gold at Williamstown Rural Lands on Sheep Hill.
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October touches Sheep Hill with brilliant color

October 19, 2022
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Halfway up the slope, young maple saplings are turning vivid red and deep orange in the meadow. They’re hip high, no taller than the purple asters and the last of the golden rod ...

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A high meadow runs along the Deerfield River.
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Hike to the Elder trees on the Mohican trail

October 5, 2022
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In the sun, a warm huge being gives me a place to rest, and I’m leaning back against a giant’s ankle. How many years has a white pine lived to grow broader than I can span even halfway?

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The Mohican trail and the trail to the Elder Grove follow the curve of the Deerfield River in Charlemont.
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Beginners plunge into white-water rafting

October 5, 2022
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The raft is a blue rubber tub, and I’m sitting on one round inflated side at the bow. We’ve just pushed off into our first standing wave …

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A croissant from Berkshire Mountain Bakery rests on a table in the sun on the bank of the Housatonic River.
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Field trips in an unexpected world #this weekend

August 4, 2022
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It’s the season for field trips and picnics in the Berkshires … sourdough bread and iced coffee, or roadside stands with peach ice cream.

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Clintonia, wild yellow lilies, bloom along the Appalachian Trail on Mount Greylock.
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Finding waterfalls along the Appalachian Trail

June 8, 2022
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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 …

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