Optional Trips
It must be plain, even to the casual reader, that the foregoing pages have been written with self-restraint. Many of the luring side roads were passed without so much as a pause; trips to the Cobble Mountain Reservoir west of Westfield, and to the Quabbin Reservoir east of Belchertown have not even been suggested; some of the main highways were slighted. For anyone who knows the byways and the hidden beauties that can be found in reasonably accessible places, this chapter will seem inadequate and incomplete.
But it would take a volume far beyond the scope of this brief guide to do justice to the scenery, the geography, and the geologic detail of the Connecticut Valley and its bordering uplands. The authors can merely ask the indulgence of those who would like to know more.