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Mt. Tom

Where: Mt. Tom, MA When: 1988? With: Solo I'd seen Mt. Tom from the Turnpike as I drove to/from Delmar and had been drawn to the idea of climbing it. It's a striking isolated peak with a view of the Connecticut River and seemed like an interesting destination. So when the opportunity presented itself I went. The AMC Massachusetts trail guide offered some advice for routes and I wound up following a path along a power line. I don't recall much else of the hike other than some fleeting memories of standing on a high rocky cliff and exploring near some old summit structure.

Black Mountain Pond

Where: Black Mountain When: May, 1988 With: Stupid Society A Stupid hike! We wanted to go somewhere a bit closer than the Kancamaugus, so we went up 93, took the Waterville Valley exit, and then turned onto Sandwich Notch road. I'd asked a fellow hiker at work about the road and he assured me it was passable. The road was a somewhat narrow bumpy dirt road, with plenty of dips and hills, but for the most part wasn't too bad. My little Honda Civic sedan did just fine. The weather was good and soon the rest of the crew was up and sitting in the windows. Someone even got up on the roof! I scrapped bottom a couple of times and forced everyone to get off to lighten the load a bit, but we made it to the Guinea Pond trail without any major incidents. As we set up to go, Seth asked if we were wearing shorts or long pants. The vote was mostly longs, but I opted for shorts. Soon two others followed suit and Seth was left the sole long pants hiker. A good move, it turned out. There...