August 5 – Campsite at Sherman Brook (Day 139 – milepoint 1570.2)

The “baa-ing” of sheep woke me up this morning and I stepped out of the barn to an amazing view of the farm. Eight-or-so acres of garden backed by a steep mountain ridge topped by a patchy blue morning sky. Kinda looks like paradise.

Soon discovered that Cosmo, LandShark, Small World, and Jarvis all slept in or near a teepee on the far side of the garden.

Our farm-friends put together an amazing care-box full of fresh vegetables and I helped Farmer Rebecca harvest some onions before we loaded our packs in the truck for the ride back up to Mount Greylock.

Eventually we made it up to Mount Greylock and the employees at Bascom Lodge helped us cook up the vegetables, which we were quite happy to share.

Finally got to hiking in the afternoon and rolled down the mountain into North Adams, MA with Jarvis, Small World, and Water Girl. A quick stop at the grocery store for some re-supply and then headed out of town up to where we are now about a mile from the Vermont state line. Great sunset.

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