Diligence Everywhere We Look
Lenox, MA, Stockbridge, MA & Great Barrington, MAThe Berkshire Mountain area of Massachusetts is a popular vacation getaway and is known as a center for visual and performing arts. The popular Boston Symphony Orchestra spends its summer season at Tanglewood Music Center in Lenox. In nearby Stockbridge, the Norman Rockwell Museum houses a vast collection of the works of one of America's favorite artists. In his lifetime, Rockwell produced more than 4,000 original paintings.
Norman Rockwell used live models for his paintings. He would show them the kind of expression he wanted them to exhibit. Then he would pay them two dollars for posing for him.

One of the letterboxes we searched for today took us to the location of this amazing beaver lodge near Great Barrington, MA. We were quite impressed to learn what talented engineers beavers are. Not only do they construct dams on rivers and streams so they can build their lodges in the resulting pond, beavers also create canals to float building materials that are difficult to haul over land.

Though non-migratory Canada geese have become a nuisance in many areas of the United States (and even in Europe and Asia as well), one cannot fault their dedication as parents. Once the female lays eggs, both parents protect the nest while the eggs incubate. During this incubation period, the adults lose their flight feathers, so they cannot fly until their eggs hatch after 25–28 days.

Any time we are near the Appalachian Trail, Ken likes to take a bit of a hike on this 2,178-mile trail from Georgia to Maine. He has now hiked the trail in Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts and hopes to find it again when we reach Vermont.


Daily Stats:
Miles Driven: 85
Letterboxes found: 4 (current total, 983)
High Temp: 65 degrees