Monday – 1 June TextDestination: Bromley Shelter (1,660.5)Start Location: Peru Peak Shelter (1,668.7)Today’s Miles: 8.2Trip Miles: 50.1 It poured overnight. Glad to be warm and dry in the shelter. The group of three hikers mentioned that they hiked through two inches of wet snow on Stratton Mountain. Mornings have been cool. Woke up to a…
2026 Appalachian Trail – Day 5 – Gray Beard
Sunday – 31 May TextDestination: Peru Peak Shelter (1,668.7)Start Location: Little Rock Pond Shelter (1,678.4)Today’s Miles: 9.7Trip Miles: 41.9 Another night as the only hiker at the shelter. I slept in this morning. Actually, I just stayed in my warm, cozy tent. Out at 7:30. Today I passed Gray Beard heading north. He is a…
2026 Appalachian Trail – Day 4 – Train
Saturday – 30 May TextDestination: Little Rock Pond Shelter (1,678.4)Start Location: Minerva Hinchey Shelter (1,688.3)Today’s Miles: 9.9Trip Miles: 32.2 I was alone in the shelter last night. Heavy rain started around eleven and continued all night. That confirmed, my decision to stay in the shelter instead of tenting. I expected the rain to stop in…
2026 Appalachian Trail – Day 3 – Title
Friday – 29 May TextDestination: Minerva Hinchey Shelter (1,688.3)Start Location: Governor Clement Shelter (1,898.1)Today’s Miles: 9.8Trip Miles: 22.3 He was nice sleeping next to the sound of the stream. It never got chilly. About two, a brief shower came by, but everything was dry in the morning. I think it got warmer after the rain….
2026 Appalachian Trail – Day 2 – Cool and Cloudy
Thursday – 28 May TextDestination: Governor Clement Shelter (1,698.1)Start Location: Churchill Scott Shelter (1706.9)Today’s Miles: 8.8Trip Miles: 12.5 No one else came into the shelter area last night, so I was there alone.Temperature cooled off to forty-eight degrees last night was wonderful sleeping. Sunrise is at 5:15, this far North. I was hiking before seven….
2026 Appalachian Trail – Day 1 – Title
Wednesday – 27 May Destination: Churchill Scott Shelter (1,706.9)Start Location: Inn at Long Trail (1,710.6)Today’s Miles: 3.7+0.5 Sherburne Pass TrailTrip Miles: 3.7 I’m trying something a little different this time. I found an app that will transcribe my voice while offline. So maybe these blogs will be a little longer paired. Today started with my…
2026 Appalachian Trail – Day 0 – Back to the AT
Tuesday – 26 May 2026 Appalachian Trail plans are to fill in the section from Rutland, Vermont, to Dalton, Massachusetts, 134 miles; and a short section in Massachusetts, north of Great Barrington, 25 miles. Filling in these sections will mean I have completed the Appalachian Trail from the start in Georgia North to Pinkham Notch…
Yellowstone – Day 6 – Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
Friday, 26 September Things are warming up, the 30s this morning. Dolora and I were in no hurry this morning. After breakfast and coffee, we headed in the direction of Fishing Bridge. The wildlife included Trumpeter Swans and lots of ducks on the way out. On the way back as we were crossing Fishing Bridge…
Yellowstone – Day 5 – Grizzly Bear!
Thursday, 25 September This morning was our warmest so far in the park, 30 degrees. Dolora and I were up early and to see sunrise over the lake. Fog covered the lake but the mountains in the distance were clear. While waiting for the sun to come up we heard elk bugling in the distance….
Yellowstone – Day 4 – Yellowstone Lake
Wednesday, 24 September Another 23 degree morning but no fog, at least at the lodge. That was soon to change when we got on the road. After Dolora and I had our coffee and yogurt for breakfast, we packed up. Our next two nights are at Lake Lodge Cabins. We backtracked to Grand Prismatic Spring…