Wednesday, 31 August Destination: The Lookout (1722.6) Today’s Miles: 14.9 Start Location: Thistle Hill Shelter (1737.5) Trip Miles: 133.0 Wedding Walker and I continue to do our best to alleviate the Vermont drought. It rained all night, heavy at times and finally stopped about five am. We were out early since we had a long day. The temperature…
Month: August 2022
2022 Appalachian Trail II – Day 15 – Better Timing
Tuesday, 30 August Destination: Thistle Hill Shelter (1737.5) Today’s Miles: 13.1 Start Location: Hanover Adventure Tours Hostel (1750.6) Trip Miles: 118.1 Wedding Walker and I made arrangements for a 6:30 shuttle. Digger and Sidequest, two southbound hikers, we met also shared the shuttle. After a breakfast of eggs pancakes and coffee we were dropped off. The temperature was…
2022 Appalachian Trail II – Day 14 – Every State
Monday, 29 August Destination: Hanover Adventure Tours Hostel (1750.6) Today’s Miles: 12.5 Start Location: Moose Mountain Shelter (1763.1) Trip Miles: 105.5 Today Wedding Walker and I crossed into Vermont. I have now hiked a portion a the AT in every state. Only about a mile in Massachusetts and about there in Maine but I have touched the trail…
2022 Appalachian Trail II – Day 13 – Moose Mountain Shelter
Sunday, 28 August Destination: Moose Mountain Shelter (1763.1) Today’s Miles: 12.4 Start Location: Smarts Tenting (1775.4) Trip Miles: 92.5 Wedding Walker and I had a nice cool night down to 50. WW was up early to see sunrise from the fire tower. He was up there last night to see sunset. There are no views from the base…
2022 Appalachian Trail II – Day 12 – Smarts Tenting
Saturday, 27 August Destination: Smarts Tenting (1775.4) Today’s Miles: 10.3 Start Location: NH Route 25A (1785.4) Trip Miles: 80.1 Wedding Walker and I woke to a cool morning with sunshine. We were not able to get a shuttle until after eight. We did not have to rush and enjoyed coffee and took our time packing. We took the…
2022 Appalachian Trail II – Day 11 – First Real Slack Pack
Friday, 26 August Destination: Hikers Welcome Hostel (1795.4) Today’s Miles: 9.7 Start Location: NH Route 25A (1785.7) Trip Miles: 69.8 Wedding Walker and I are doing our best to combat the New Hampshire drought. We awoke to rain at dawn. The hostel had coffee and I had a protein bar for breakfast. Our shuttle to NH Route 25A…
2022 Appalachian Trail II – Day 10 – Hikers Welcome Hostel
Thursday, 25 August Destination: Hikers Welcome Hostel (1795.4) Today’s Miles: 9.5 Start Location: The Notch (1804.9) Trip Miles: 60.1 Wedding Walker and I had a full bunk room last night. A mother and her three daughters who started in Georgia, a woman with her dog and a solo guy. The dog was well behaved and slept in a…
2022 Appalachian Trail II – Day 9 – The Notch
Wednesday, 24 August Destination: The Notch Hostel (1821.3) Today’s Miles: 0.0 Start Location: The Notch Hostel (1821.3) Trip Miles: 50.6 A steady rain was falling at seven when Wedding Walker and I got up. After we watched the seven o’clock shuttle leave we went up for breakfast, bagel with cream cheese and yogurt for me. The hostel has…
2022 Appalachian Trail II – Day 8 – Nero
Tuesday, 23 August Destination: The Notch Hostel (1821.3) Today’s Miles: 3.0 Start Location: Lonesome Lake Hut (1818.3) Trip Miles: 50.6 After the usual breakfast of oatmeal, eggs and sausage with a blueberry muffin Wedding Walker and I were off. The trail was wet from the overnight rain. Today was a “nero” (near zero) day. Wedding Walker and I…
2022 Appalachian Trail II – Day 7 – Last of the Huts
Monday, 22 August Destination: Lonesome Lake Hut (1818.3) Today’s Miles: 9.3 Start Location: Greenleaf Hut (1827.6) Trip Miles: 47.6 Today was a perfect day for hiking, low sixties, overcast with light winds. After breakfast Wedding Walker and I were out before eight. First up was a thousand foot climb to get from the hut back to the AT….