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"FOLIAGE SEEING" TRIP ON SUNDAY
For those arriving in Amherst on Saturday, October 6, we are considering organizing a "foliage seeing" tour in the Berkshires in Western Massachusetts for Sunday, October 7. Massachusetts Route 2, connecting Western Massachusetts to New York State, follows the ancient "Indian" Mohawk Trail crossing the Berkshires (part of the Appalachian Mountain Range) along the meandering path of the Deerfield river. The route climbs over the mountains and, counting on perfect weather and good timing for the "foliage" this year (the colorful show displayed by tree leaves in the Fall), from the top one should have a perfect view of the colorful forests in New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Eastern New York. On clear days one may be able to see (barely) Mount Washington, the tallest mountain the East Coast
(http://www.mountwashington.com, also site of the strongest winds ever recorded, 231 mph... bring your kites). Bavarian, Austrian, and Rocky Mountains attendees are excused if they will utter jokes about the height of the mountain, but let's blame erosion for having reduced the Himalaya-like Appalachians (that was a few tens of Myears ago) to little more than "hills". The excursion will likely bring us down on the western side of the Berkshires to North Adams for an optional visit to the exhibition at MASS MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, http://www.massmoca.org) and Williamstown (picturesque village site of Williams College and of the Clark Art Institute, http://www.clarkart.edu/), perhaps for a late lunch. If you are interested on such an excursion, please let us know, so that we may proceed with the necessary reservations (bus, restaurants, museums, etc.). In case of inclement weather (not an unusual occurrence in the mountains), we may still be able to enjoy MASS MoCa in North Adams and/or the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown. We may have to charge a fee for the excursion (depending on budget considerations still in a "fluid" state). More details will be sent out as soon as we will have collected information from those interested.
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