Inviting uplands

Looking east toward the Berkshires from the New York line. The Berkshires are called “Hills’’ or “Mountains’’. We favor “Hills’’

— Photo by BenFrantzDale~commonswiki

“The mountains,
while not as Grand as
the Rockies or as
Splendored as the
Sierras, nonetheless,
were inviting.
Friendly, not intimidating.
Old pals, not forbidding
strangers.
They shouted 'Climb Us!’’’

— From “A New England Love,’’ by David Lessard