On this date in 1975, I was hiking north on the Appalachian Trail in Massachusetts. I did 24 miles from Jug End Spring.
(photo taken 5 years ago, the Commonwealth had since dismantled the spring for public health reasons.)
I cruised along at 2.5 mph since a good portion of the trail followed roads. Here is a present day shot of Brace Road that I followed as I descended into Tyringham.
and the topo from 1973.
Plus an air photo from 1975.
At 5 pm I arrived in Tyringham, where I camped at the town park just north of the Post Office with Les (from New Jersey).
(Streetview of Post Office from 2019, the Pavillion has since be removed).
In the early 1990s, I became a AT Corridor Monitor and my first assignment was the area around Tyringham Cobble. The trail was now off the roads. I became very familiar with the AT in Tyringham over the next 3 decades.
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