Did the same hike as last weekend, except in the opposite direction, and with our friends. It was definitely easier in this direction. We didn't add on the big hill climb as DH is really sick with a cold, but he didn't want to ruin the what we had planned with our friends who were in for our theatre night on Friday. The temperature was about the same, too, starting at 18 and going up to 25, but no impending snow. In fact, I didn't bring sunglasses, as it was cloudy and then the sun came out. It was fun, despite the depressing discussion about climate change and no snow for x country skiing. One of our friends is up in Craftsbury, VT this weekend, which is almost in Canada. It usually has very relieable snow cover and she said it's "sketchy." I just hate it when it's this cold and no snow!
Well, it's going to be in the 40s later in the week, so I guess I will get my bike out, if the roads are not too bad. Meanwhile, we will go out to Amherst and do some hiking out where our friends live sometime in hte next 2 weeks, if we can't plan any skiing.
NY, we went to the Rockwell Museum last summer, after not going there for like 15 years. It is awesome. We do go to the Berkshires every year, but it's focused on cycling, so we don't a lot of cultural stuff. Last summer was so hot when we were there, we had to do a very short 17 mile ride one day, much earlier than usual and then we went to the museum. The grounds themselves are worth the trip. It's about 2.5 hours from Concord, definitely doable in a day from here, but it would be a long way to the Cape. Maybe you could plan an overnight around here, or out in the Berkshires. It's such a lovely area of Massachusetts that most around here never visit. Most of their visitors and 2nd home owners are from NY or NJ.
A few years ago, DH and I drove to Lenox to meet Lisa (remember her) from TE to go to a big winter clothing sale at an outdoor store there. Lisa lives about 25 miles from the MA/NY border. Deb, who was winter camping out there, also joined us. It was a very fun TE experience and DH ended up buying the most stuff!