Pretty pretty nature stuff

Ok, I'm almost done sharing stories and photos from my week in MA. Along with various farm animal and art encounters, we went on a few walks through new, spring-fresh forests to see some lovely waterfalls. And because we seemed to be hitting the Berkshires directly in the off-season, we rarely encountered another hiker and had the quiet of the forest all to ourselves. 

The Cascades

Tucked at the end of a quaint residential street between Williamstown and North Adams, the trail to The Cascades is short, and most definitely worthwhile.

Wahconah Falls

Audible from the parking lot, this picturesque waterfall tumbles over angles and edges into a large pool, surrounded by lush, mossy vegetation, and so many different kinds of ferns!

Tannery Falls
Not the easiest to get to, but if you adventure along the use-at-your-own-risk "road" (more like ATV trail), you will be rewarded with not one, but two spectacular waterfalls. Double waterfalls! What does it mean?! Only a few hundred feet apart, but completely different from one another.

Natural Bridge State Park

On the site of an old marble quarry, a waterfall tumbles over stark, white marble and through rock forming kettles and channels and the namesake bridge.

Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation

Made up of two bumps rising sharply out of the Pioneer Valley—North Sugarloaf (791 ft) and South Sugarloaf (652 ft)—these loafs offer a commanding view of the Connecticut River and the Holyoke Range to the south. I wouldn't say I'm afraid of heights, but driving up the narrow road running up the dramatic cliff-edge of South Sugarloaf was scary! (Worse going up, because you're on the outside of the road, closer to the edge...)