Subject: berkshire perfection ensemble try resumes tonite
Date: Sep 02, 2005 @ 23:39
Author: aletheia kallos (aletheia kallos <aletheiak@...>) Prev Post in Topic Next [All Posts] Prev Post in Time Next
another continuation of my try to visit all 44 of the
municipal tripoints of berkshire county massachusetts
that began with message 17364 & has continued
sporadically
is picking up again now where it last left off about a
month ago
with 21 down & 8 elusive
& 15 still untried
this county is quite special in being one of only 9 in
the usa with more than 1 tristate point
& in many ways the loveliest one at that
but it is perhaps uniquely special for being the only
county anywhere with all its internal tripoints
supposedly directly marked
even if under water
or at least they were all reportedly marked as of the
publication in 1915 of the most recent local official
border bible
& that fact
if indeed it is & remains a fact
poses a possibly unique opportunity for attaining not
only a preciously rare sort of completion but even a
semblance of perfection
provided all 44 markers can ultimately be found
on my first pass thru the full ensemble i am just
using usgs topos without any navigational hardware but
i plan to come back after the toughest nuts with a gps
receiver if necessary
but before proceeding with the above 15 that remain
untried
there is of course still hapiri
hancock pittsfield richmond
to return to again for about her 5th retry
since another month of drought has probably reduced
the water level there to a nearly historic low
so if the marker isnt visible now it may never be
findable
& perfection thus never attainable
but i wont flash the topo again since you probably
know it cold by now & cant wait to get started & back
in play
kibitzing or any other form of participation is
encouraged
the weather & forecast are looking perfect
beeps
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