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Fun video! "Hello trees!", got a good laugh at that!!

It's amazing the technological progress that science makes in areas like surgery! I had a knee operation last week, and now the Dr wants me to walk on it. It works!(with a little tenderness) :)

THAT'S a good idea!!

Excellent review Dick, and congrats Alan on what looks to be a well written book!

I had an inguinal hernia repair in 1992. Was out of work for 6 weeks, but caught up on a lot of reading. Sneezing I recall was quite an issue for a while, even laughing had its hardships.:rolleyes: That was also the days before the mesh inserts in use now, but the positive side is that I've...

Alan, in Washington, we got at most 4", down in Pittsfield there's an inch at most.

The access to the 'old' slide is still there; No need to get onto the new slide, if that's the way you're going. We were warned by a group in front of us not to try the steep headwall, so I bushwacked right, from the headwall to the old slide. A matter of 100 feet at most, but it was very...

The Dike is even more dangerous, especially the waterfall. It takes well thought out placement of feet and hands. The access to the new slab is also tough, but doable with a little scouting around. The slab is steep, but grippy, and as Phil already stated, a fall here could be fatal. The...

West mountain Road is paved, Alan. The parking lot is not a problem, either. Have fun, and take pics to post. I told Jay to take a minute and check out the Peck's Brook lean-to, about half-way up. There's a cool waterfall in front of it.

A beautiful day to be out on a beautiful mountain. Started at the Hopper Trail in Williamstown, then got on the Money Brook Trail to the falls. Deep into the Hopper, where the low angle of the sun doesn't hit, it was a little chilly in there. Reached the Notch Road, and took the Old Summit...

The final leg of my exploration of Lenox Mountain, this time the northern end. I started on West Mountain Rd. and hiked on Audubon property to the top of The Cobble. I descended the west side of that hill, and came into an overgrown field. Thick with barberry, Oriental bittersweet vines...

Took a short 2 1/2 mile RT hike on the new Old Mill Trail in Hinsdale/Dalton. The trail was constructed this spring by Americorps volunteers, with the first 1/2 mile in Hinsdale being handicap accessible. The trail starts across from Hinsdale Trading Post, and follows the Housatonic River down...

Posed the following question via email to Thom Smith, resident Nature guru at the Berkshire Museum; The Deer flies up in the hills are over bearing this year! Do you think this a result of weather (hot or cold), or is this a result of the decline in the brown bat population? I haven't seen a...

They're horrendous here in the Berkshires! They are all over our black lab, so perhaps being attracted to dark colors has some merit? I'm also wondering if this is direct result of the die-off of brown bats that's diminished the population in the Northeast? I haven't seen one bat yet this...

It is, but be forewarned, it is illegal, and VERY dangerous to go in there! The ghosts are the least of your worries........ The main attractions have been highlighted, however if I may add a couple of my own. The 1840 stone arch bridges in Chester/Middlefield are a fantastic hike, that's...