Saturdays Hike: The first "Spirit of America" hike in support of the Mt. Everest Expedition was led by Robin Ashley to Mt. Greylock in Massachusetts. Ten people joined the expedition and because the access road was closed, the hike turned out to be to Stony Ridge. One hour up in beautiful sunshine was rewarded by a beautiful view of Mt. Greylock and the surrounding country. Then at noon the clouds and rain rolled in and the group, including four dogs, enjoyed a lunch all huddled together in a lean-to. Then a 2-hour circular route brought the group back to base camp with wet dogs and a few wet hikers. Everyone warmed up in Williamstown over hot soup and hot chocolate. The expedition provided some great photographs for Kunming media including a group of forty Boy Scouts who posed for a two-thumbs up Spirit of America photo. Gregg
星期六的山间徒步：第一次为声援珠峰探险而进行的 “美国精神”山间徒步活动由罗宾·阿什力带队，在上周六去马萨诸塞州的格雷洛克山（又称灰锁山）徒步。
共有十人参加了此次探险，由于部分路段被封闭，最后改成了去石头岭徒步。在灿烂的阳光中向上爬了一个小时后，大家欣赏到了灰锁山及周围乡村的美丽景色。中午时分，乌云和雨水席卷而来，大家（包括四条狗）紧密地围在一起吃了一顿午餐。然后花了两个小时之字形地下降，人和狗才湿淋淋地回到了大本营。大家在威廉斯顿喝了热汤和热巧克力后才缓过劲来。本次探险为昆明的媒体提供了几张很棒的照片，包括一张四十个童子军竖起两个大拇指为美国精神喝彩的照片。