Catching Azaleas in full blow at Pittsfield State Forest — BTW column

I haven’t caught the time exactly right in years, but on Friday the whole hillside was in bloom. The azaleas are open in Pittsfield State Forest, where the Taconic Crest Trail crosses the ridge above berry pond. You can walk through, but I drove up in the afternoon. You wind up…

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