New England Oddities

Hiking at Mt. Greylock

The month was October, which is a wonderful time to be in the western Massachusetts woods. It was a period of colorful transition and the state’s many different hunting seasons had just begun. My friend and I had planned to scout a area for the upcoming shot gun deer hunting season. The area we chose was Mt. Greylock state forest, and here is what took place on that day:

A friend and I made the long drive to Lanseborough, MA late in the morning to walk a couple of the wooded trails on Mt. Greylock. Our purpose for the trip was to ascertain the best areas to hunt for deer. Upon our arrival, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. The sky above was blue and the temperatures unseasonably warm. Also, to our surprise, there was not another (human) soul in sight.

We hiked along a number of different trails and found some promising areas for hunting. Eventually we came upon a clearing decided to stop and take a rest. This is when I noticed that the surrounding landscape had fallen silent.

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