Wow! We are checking off states and miles, and are 2/3 done with the Appalachian Trail. We can hardly believe it ourselves because the time has flown by. This past week we finished up Connecticut. There were some challenging climbs of rock “walls” and descents were just as hard. We just take our time and go slow...one step at a time. It seems to be working!  We spent one beautiful night at Silver Hill campsite where we were completely alone. There was a swing and beautiful view. It gets no better than that (especially with a privy and bear box). We hiked for miles and miles through mountain laurel lining the trail in full bloom. It felt like we were walking through wedding decorations or something!  We were also “treated “ to a large black bear lumbering across the trail about 20 feet from us. It looked at us, seemed unimpressed, and just walked on. We are now in Massachusetts and taking a “zero” in Great Barrington. Our impression after one day is that there are many differ...