Limestone Springs Lean-to
The title says it all. We woke up around 8 AM and the temp was on the edge tolerable. As we packed up and ate breakfast the mercury climbed and by the time we were done packing McGyver and I were sweating while sitting in the shade. Our host, Greg, came down and opened the cafe so we could use the bathroom. The Toymaker name comes from his other business of working on vintage motercycles. From what I gather he exports many to Europe where they comment on the low milage and say us Americans see them only as toys.
As we started on our way out of town we rapidly started coming to the conclusion that it may be unsafe to hike in this heat. We stoped by the Town Hall on the way out of town to ask some questions and ended up staying for about 2 hours. The people were really nice and let us sit in the cool air conditioning and read the paper. The government here is a selectmen system where there are three people, selectmen, voted into office who run the town. We got to me two of the selectmen who were in the office and were very welcoming. I have lived in Chicago for most of my life and never have seen let alone met the mayor.
After we finished the newspaper we decided to go to the only resturant open in town, Mountainside. We were told it was only a half mile but I am pretty sure it was at least a full mile. In the heat it felt more like 3-4 miles of latharigic shuffeling. We spent at 2 more hours there in the AC reading and keeping cool until they closed. Then we headed to the library for yet more AC and internet access.
After that exhausting day we finally started hiking at 5 PM for our whopping 4 miles. On the way out of town we crossed the Housatonic and passed by the Great Falls for which the town is named. At fist sight McGyver and I realized we should have gone swimming as the river was ideal with numerous diving spots and lazy pools. With reluctance we walked by onto Linestone Springs.
The guide book does mentions that the side trail to th shlelter is half a mile but it neglects to mention it is a difficult steep section and by the time I got to the bottom I was not looking forward to climbing back out.
There are a lot of people here tonight but I have not met most of them. The is a large noisey group below who is ignoring everyone else but a nice woman, Free Thinker hung out at the shelter for a while. Still the mosquitos are pretty bad so every else has pitched tents or hammocks dispite the rain and I have the shelter to myself tonight.
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