Saturday – 22 June Destination: Route 7 – Great Barrington (1528.0)Start Location: Glen Brook Shelter (1520.1)Today’s Miles: 7.9Trip Miles: 43.2 Bob and I have discussed some changes to our hike place to accommodate the high temperatures and our schedule. To be safe, we have reduced our daily miles. So we have decided to hit some…
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2024 Appalachian Trail – Day 4 – Connecticut Done
Friday – 21 June Destination: Glen Brook Shelter (1520.1)Start Location: Brassie Brook Shelter (1511.7)Today’s Miles: 8.4Trip Miles: 35.3 Today Bob and I left Connecticut and entered Massachusetts. Another state completed. Last night two other hikers tented nearby. The hiker who had been sick left and continued his hike. We ended up putting our rain flys…
2024 Appalachian Trail – Day 3 – Add In Humidity
Thursday – 20 June Destination: Brassie Brook Shelter (1511.7)Start Location: Limestone Spring Shelter (1503.1)Today’s Miles: 8.6Trip Miles: 26.8 I start off with Just Bob Guest Commentary for yesterday. Been on the trail two days. Hiking has been good except the extreme heat and humidity. Drinking lots of water. But not very hungry as we get…
2024 Appalachian Trail – Day 2 – Hot, Hot, Hot!
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…
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…