Mt. Frissell & Tri-State Marker
Where: Mt. Frissell When: 9 June 2020 With: Solo I'd intended to climb Cannon Mt. in NH yesterday, but my heart (and head) weren't into it so I spent the day gardening. Today dawned and I felt like a hike. This destination had been on my list for some time, and it seemed like a good Plan B. I was out the door around 7:15, made a stop for gas, then headed west. There was a lot of road work on the Pike, but traffic was fairly light and I wasn't slowed that much. My GPS guided me through South Lee, Stockbridge, Great Barrington, and Egremont, and finally into Mount Washington, where the road turned to dirt. Actually, it turned to gravel, as the road was being re-graded. I was a bit concerned, but my car handled the surface just fine. I passed a couple of construction vehicles working on the road, and finally arrived at the parking area just before the MA-CT border. There were two dirt areas, one on each side of the road. I parked at the one on the west side, where a sig...