Wednesday – 19 June Destination: Limestone Spring Shelter (1503.1)Start Location: Pine Swamp Brook Shelter (1490.4)Today’s Miles: 12.7Trip Miles: 18.3 Overnight cooled to 65 making sleeping pleasant. Bob and I were up early and hiking by 6:30. The little bit of morning excitement was seeing a skunk walk onto the trail about 10 yards away. He…
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2024 Appalachian Trail – Day 1 – Cornwall Bridge Start
Tuesday – 18 June Destination: Pine Swamp Brook Shelter (1,490.4)Start Location: Breadloaf Mountain (1,484.8)Today’s Miles: 5.6Trip Miles: 5.6 The Inn includes a wonderful breakfast with stay. Bob and I had OJ, coffee and an omelet with toast and a meat. After the 7:30 breakfast it was time for a 3+ hour drive to Cornwall Bridge….
2024 Appalachian Trail – Day 0 – Planning & Driving
Monday – 17 June This LASH (Long A$$ Section Hike) is set to cover nearly 230 miles over three exciting weeks from Cornwall Bridge, CT to Killington, VT. Bob and I have been eagerly planning this section, which continues where we left off during our last LASH in 2022. Scheduling was an enjoyable challenge as…
2024 Old Loggers Path – Epilogue
Start/End Location: Masten Trip Miles: 27.3 The Old Loggers Path lived up to its name; the majority of the trail was on old logging roads and abandoned railroad beds, making most of the elevation changes comfortable. However, this made the woods and switchbacks seem steep by comparison. There are two shelters on the trail, Sprout Point Vista…
2024 Old Loggers Path – Day 3 – Back to Masten
24 April Destination: Masten Ghost Town Today’s Miles: 10.0 Start Location: S Trip Miles: 27.3 Bob and I had light rain on and off all night. It was a much warmer night, around 40. We moved our gear into the shelter to make coffee and have breakfast while our tents dried a little. It was nice to be…
2024 Old Loggers Path – Day 2 – Doe Run Shelter
23 April Destination: Doe Run Shelter Today’s Miles: 11.2 Start Location: Sprout Point Vista Trip Miles: 17.3 Last night Bob and I were able to watch the sunset from our campsite. We gathered wood and had a small campfire. The temperature got down to 35 degrees overnight. We thought we heard trucks on the highway from the vista…
2024 Old Loggers Path – Day 1 – Masten to Sprout Point Vista
22 April Destination: Sprout Point Vista Today’s Miles: 6.1 Start Location: Masten Trip Miles: 6.1 After a hearty breakfast at The Buttery Biscuit, Bob and I made a stop at Sheetz to pick up a hoagie, half for lunch and half saved for dinner. This has become our first day habit. Always better than freeze dried meals. We…
2024 Old Loggers Path – Day 0 – Williamsport
21 April It was a four hour drive to meet Bob at the Days Inn Williamsport. The Days Inn still has a Red Roof Inn sign. Not the nicest room but the beds are clean and comfortable. Better than sleeping in the woods? The temperature started at 50 for today. We made a stop at…
2024 Old Loggers Path – Intro
Bob and I entertained the idea of embarking on a hike along the Old Loggers Path (OLP) during the autumn season, following our completion of the Loyalsock Trail, both of which are located nearby in Pennsylvania. However, with several inches of rain pouring down overnight as we finished the Loyalsock Trail, we reasoned that navigating…
2023 Loyalsock Trail – Guest Commentary
End Location: Route 220 Parking Lot Start Location: PA Route 87 Trip Miles: 59.2 Bob’s 2023 Loyalsock Trail Epilogue Well, another great backing adventure completed with my good old buddy Al Stoffa. 59 miles on the Loyalsock Trail (LT). The LT went through Worlds End State Park. When I was about 5 years old my family took day…