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Read René Laubach's essay for the month of Frebruary in "Ascending Greylock."

Writer and naturalist René Laubach hiked up Mount Greylock each month of 2011, capturing the experience in photographs and essays. What started as a simple New Year's resolution to visit his local mountain more often turned into a year-long pilgrimage to observe the mountain's seasonal changes, both subtle and dramatic.

Here, the author of Best Day Hikes in the Berkshires and Best Day Hikes in Connecticut shares his observations of Mount Greylock with a slideshow of 12 images taken in the 12 months of the year and an essay reflecting on his February 2011 snowshoe hike in relatively balmy conditions.