Ritzhikes

Where: Mt. Grace, MA When: 3/27/99 With: Andy While reading through some hike reports on the Internet, I spotted a report of a hike up Mt. Grace. It described it as one of Massachusetts' smaller mountains and indicated it might be a good hike for a small hiker. So I did a little research and when a day of warm weather presented itself, I threw Andy and some gear into the car and headed toward Orange, MA. As usual on my hikes with Andy, I overpacked a bit. Lots of extra snacks and emergency gear, extra clothes that we never need, etc. At the last minute I'd hauled an old, small polypro shirt of mine out for Andy so he wouldn't be out hiking in cotton. It was a little long in the sleeves for him, but it worked out just fine. He wound up hiking just in that for most of the day. We made it to the trailhead with no problems in about an hour and a half. Orange turned out to be prettier than I'd expected. I was used to real run-down old factory towns out in this part o...