Our Cummington home (sometimes referred to as The Land) is located about 2 to 2 1/2 hours west of Boston in Cummington, MA.
Route 2:
If you take route 2, reset your odometer at the traffic light at the base of the Rt 2 hill at Alewife T station (green box 1 above). Follow Rt 2 west. At mile 85.6 (yellow box 3 above) Rt 2 shares the road with I91 south for 3.3 miles and then separates from off I91 at 88.9 miles (yellow box 4 above). Continue on Rt 2 10 more miles to Rt. 112 just past Shelburne Falls (99.0 miles, yellow box 5 above). Rt 112 is one of the prettiest roads on the trip. Enjoy it. Take Rt 112 south until you get to Rt. 9 in Goshen (112.9 miles, yellow box 6). At Rt. 9 turn RIGHT onto Rt 9 and go West. You will see a sign saying you have entered Cummington. Continue on Rt 9, past the Cummington Store on the left (Cow on roof) (119.9 miles, yellow box 7 above). Continue instructions "From Cummington Store".
Interstate 90:
If you take Interstate 90, reset your odometer at the intersection of Route 128 and Interstate 90 (green box 1 above). Follow Interstate 90 and get off at Exit 4, 78.8 miles (yellow box 2 above). Get on Interstate 91 North toward Holyoke or Northhampton. Get off at Exit 18, 90.8 miles (yellow box 3 above). At 91.0 miles turn LEFT to get onto US-5 (Mt. Tom Road). At 92.1, turn LEFT to get onto Rt 10 [also Rt 9]. At 92.4 continue STRAIGHT on Rt 9 towards Goshen (106.1). Continue on Rt 9 towards Cummington, past the Cummington Store on the left (Cow on roof) (112.9 miles, yellow box 4 above). Continue instructions "From Cummington Store".
From Cummington Store:
Continue about 4.2 miles and you will see a Rest Area on your right (yellow box 6 above). Go past the Rest Area. Shortly you will go over a bridge. The road to our home is the next immediate LEFT turn, after the bridge (red box 7 above). If you continue going up the hill on Rt. 9, you've gone too far. There is currently (July 2005) a "Road Closed" sign. Ignore that sign and go down the road. We are the first clearing on the right, about 1000 feet. Enter the clearing to the right of the pine tree -- you will see the car track. Park in the clearing and walk up the driveway to the house.