Saturday, 21 May Destination:  Backpacker Campsite (1301.7) Today’s Miles: 11.2 Start Location: Kirkridge Shelter (1290.5) Trip Miles: 41.2 It was a comfortable 63 when Bob and I woke but the mist was quite thick. Along with three hikers from our last campsite an older gentleman who was thru hiking from Georgia joined us in the shelter. There…

Friday, 20 May Destination: Kirkridge Shelter (1290.5) Today’s Miles: 13.6 Start Location: Leroy A. Smith Shelter (1276.9) Trip Miles: 30.0 I had a great night’s sleep last night. The temperature dropped to 52 with no rain and my tent site was nice and flat. Bob and I were hiking at seven. We had a long day planned…

Thursday, 19 May Destination: Leroy A. Smith Shelter (1276.9) Today’s Miles: 9.4 Start Location: Tentsite (1267.5) Trip Miles: 16.4 Last night Bob and I had a harmonica serenade as it was getting dark. At sunset the rain began. It rained steady all night stopping at sunrise. The overnight low was 50. One of my tent stakes pulled out…

Wednesday, 18 May Destination: Tentsite (1267.5) Today’s Miles: 7.0 Start Location: Lehigh River South Bank (1260.5) Trip Miles: 7.0 Last night I had dinner with Bob, his wife, Janice, and their daughter, Nicole, with some conversation about our hike. Janice and Nicole will be picking us up at the completion. Bob and I then watched the movie “Dawn…

18 May – 12 June Destination: Connecticut – Massachusetts Border (~1500.0) Start Location: Lehigh River South Bank (1260.5) Trip Miles: ~240 Since 2017, I have hiked approximately 1,260 miles of the Appalachian Trail (AT). I have completed all the sections from Georgia to our planned start for this section in Pennsylvania. This section will complete the rest of…