Two more failed attempts high pointing out of season

After visiting New Jersey's highpoint we stayed in New Paltz, NY (my first time in NY). We found an awesome Indian restaurant in the little hippie college town. In the morning we headed for Connecticut's high point.

Unfortunately, the road leading to the high point was closed presumably because of mud. To make it we would of had to hike through many miles of mud just to get to the trail head. We didn't even bring a backpack on this trip. Now on to the Massachusetts drive up...

As we pull up to the visitor's center, we see the high road is CLOSED!!!! This is 2006 all over again! Two failed attempts due to weather. The ranger said the road is closed in the winter. I replied, "but it is Spring." "Not up there it isn't," in his thick New England accent. He said the snow mobiles pack the snow down over the winter, and the road would not open until late May. This shows we could probably do a little more planning before our future trips. The summit could be hiked in the winter, but we didn't bring the gear for that.