Ritzhikes

Where: Mt. Greylock When: 10/20/96 With: Bill, Mary, Kevin, Andy Back in the Spring, I suggested the idea of a father/son hike up Mt. Greylock to Bill. We made one attempt in May, but got rained out and the idea lay dormant all summer. A run of nice weather in October revived it, and I sent Bill & Kevin an e-mail suggesting a second attempt. "Sounds great!" was the reply, and the trip was on. In the intervening week, Mary got invited too, so Sunday morning I piled Andy and our gear in my car, picked up Mary, and we headed west. Andy almost didn't make the journey...he'd spiked a high temp the night before. But Sunday morning, his temp was way down (though still slightly elevated) and he was cleared for the trip. It was a beautiful day, and we enjoyed the views as we drove west on route 2. We'd arranged to meet Bill & Kevin at 10 at the summit and we arrived just 15 minutes late. They'd been there since 9:30. Our plan was to leave one car at the t...