For my birthday this year, Ken took me to Maple House B&B in Rowe MA,
which was about 40 min away.
It was up in the Berkshire Mountains and it was a beautiful snow covered weekend.
The place itself wasn't the most pristine atmosphere but the people were friendly and interesting and the home was welcoming.
We had a beautiful view out our windows of the land surrounding the Inn.
The little town of Rowe was really adorable.
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| Even Dr Who must have visited! |
We had hoped to snowshoe but neither of us were feeling too healthy
so we did a lot of driving about.
We even visited Florida!
Florida, MA that is :)
A highlight was seeing one end of the Hoosac Tunnel.
This is a 4.75 mile tunnel that was the first to connect the rail system from Boston to Albany.
It is still the longest rail tunnel in N. America this side of the Rockies.
It was built between 1850-1875.
200 men lost their lives in the dangerous conditions
and there are some pretty cool ghost stories about the tunel.
We tried to find the other end of it in North Adams
but it's deep in the woods and kept barricaded when not in use.
We searched out Western Gateway Heritage State Park in North Adams
that had a museum telling all about the tunnel.
The Park is built in an old freight yard, with shops, restaurants, and museums.
We also looked for The Natural Bridge,
which is in an abandoned marble quarry. It is the only marble dam in N America.
As you can see from the pictures-
there was so much snow we really didn't know what we were looking at.
Your guess is as good as ours- we'll have to go back when the snow melts!
I think what I enjoyed the most was just looking around as we drove through the mountains.
ken was so patient as I kept asking him to stop so I could take pictures.
It looks like a frozen waterfall- it's just along the side of the road.
From down the road it looked like there was a naked women trapped in the snow :)
Loved the steel bridges.
The Berkshires are absolutely gorgeous!
