Fun & Fitness over 50

Today, Memorial Day 2010, Mrs. MTBMan1 and I just took a walk.

We drove about an hour east into Massachusetts and to the summit of Mt. Greylock where we hiked a part of the Thunderbolt Trail.

It was kind of a pilgrimage for us.

In case you don't know (you probably don't), the Thunderbolt Trail is one of the oldest ski trails in the country and in 1936 hosted the United States Eastern Alpine Ski Championships. For years it's been unused until this past ski season when it was resurrected for a race.

There is a movie about it, Purple Mountain Majesty which documents the history of the trail and helped to inspire it's recent renaissance.

Unfortunately, (stupidly), I failed to bring a GPS or heart rate monitor. We would have liked to know how far we hiked, elevation and calories burned in particular.

I'm guesstimating we hiked about 3 miles and at the steep grade and rough terrain that's sayin' something. Part of the hike was along the Appalachian trail.

It was great to get out in the fresh mountain air and enjoy the breezes and vistas and reminisce about last ski season.

Here are a few pics from the day.

Yours truly at the summit


Certain notable points in the trail are designated by signs


A look down the Thunderbolt Trail from "The Big Bend"


Typical of the trail back up to the summit: