Ron,
That's so cool that you come from close by here! Yes, it is gorgeous. I've been tempted to move to The Big City or the west coast, but this area feels like home to me.
I'm from Lee. My parents still live there, and I work there. Right now, I live in Pittsfield, in a big old house built in the 1920s, complete with patched up cracks, ancient windows, and tons of character. I love it. I also have very sweet neighbors who are soooo quiet. Dig that too!
So your mom and I are neighbors, heh!
The L-town (home of the mall) I've seen spelled Lanesboro and Lanesborough on official signs, so I say you got it right hehehe!
Yes, Tanglewood's music is beautiful... fireworks over the Stockbridge Bowl... Jacob's Pillow... Mt. Greylock... Shaker Village... Joe's Diner in Lee... the woods and the spring peepers and all the green... my favorite is autumn! I love the crimson and brilliant yellow trees, the crisp clean air, the pumpkins, the harvest festivals... just the New England Yankee aesthetic with the old barns, rolling hills, small town character... As you can see, I can go on and on about this place
Not to mention, I really enjoy all the lakes, streams, and being not too far from Maine, state of my birth and first 4 years, and also being near the ocean at the Cape! The smell of the beach pines and the sea... Mmmm....
I have been on that spot on the Mohawk Trail. It is indeed gorgeous!!
Were you a salesman in the 80s? What were you up to?
How does Texas compare for you? Oddly enough, I lived there in 1994-1996, in Killeen - prepping for grad school and waitressing - and College Station - going to Texas A&M for a couple semesters. I also partied in Austin, which is a really fun city