LT Day 16: Harmon Hill & the LT Finish
Thu Oct 8th, 2020, 1010-1730Bennington / Rt 9 to Pete’s Spring, MA16.7 miles, 3950 gain, 3950 loss It was time to finish the LT, but with less than 15 miles to go, there was no rush. We planned to hike to the top of Mt Greylock the following day, so we’d camp overnight just past the VT/MA border. A big breakfast was the order of the morning, provided by a lovely local diner. My hiker hunger had started to hit, so I put down 3 eggs, toast, bacon and slices of tomato with ease. The diner was packed with linesmen, getting ready for a big day restoring and inspecting all the power lines. I pondered how inconsequential electricity was to[…]
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