Saturday, 4 June Destination: Dennytown Road Campsite (1422.0) Today’s Miles: 8.2 Start Location: Graymoor Spiritual Life Center (1413.9) Trip Miles: 161.5 Bob and I had three other tents on the ballfield last night. The Tennessee gal flip flopping, a couple and a solo guy. A small animal was into the nearby trash last night, I heard some cans…

Friday, 3 June Destination: Graymoor Spiritual Life Center (1413.9) Today’s Miles: 6.9 Start Location: Bear Mountain Bridge Motel (1407.0) Trip Miles: 153.4 Bob and I woke up to a light rain. The last two days have been wet, good time to be at the motel. It was over to the cafe for egg bagel sandwiches for breakfast. Back…

Thursday, 2 June Destination: Bear Mountain Bridge Motel (1407.0) Today’s Miles: 0.0 Start Location: Bear Mountain Bridge Motel (1407.0) Trip Miles: 146.5 A Zero day is a day off for rest, zero miles hiking. A Nero day is a near zero day, low miles and some rest. Most of the photos for today will unfortunately be food since…

Wednesday, 1 June Destination: Bear Mountain Bridge Motel (1407.9) Today’s Miles: 8.7 Start Location: Old Mine Road (1398.3) Trip Miles: 146.5 The campsite on the old mine road was a real find with good water nearby. The old roadbed was covered in moss with nice flat spots. Before turning in for the night Bob told me that…

Tuesday, 31 May Destination: Old Mine Road (1398.3) Today’s Miles: 10.3 Start Location: Stream (1388.9) Trip Miles: 137.8 I did not get a good night’s sleep last night. Road noise from the nearby New York State Thruway lasted all night and the low temp was only 62. Bob and I were up early to try to beat the…

Monday, 30 May Destination: Stream (1388.0) Today’s Miles: 10.4 Start Location: Wildcat Shelter (1377.6) Trip Miles: 127.5 Although the low temperature overnight was 49 and sleeping was good, the morning was already warm and humid. Our gear dried out nicely. Food survived the night in the bear box even though it had holes in the bottom to that…

Sunday, 29 May Destination: Wildcat Shelter (1377.6) Today’s Miles: 12.2 Start Location: Wawayanda Shelter (1365.4) Trip Miles: 117.1 Today’s title is courtesy of Bob. A big thunderstorm arrived last night after Bob and I were snuggled in our tents. The price of a good backpacking tent seems steep but when you are in a deluge and stay dry…

Saturday, 28 May Destination: Wawayanda Shelter (1365.4) Today’s Miles: 11.6 Start Location: Pochuck Shelter (1353.8) Trip Miles: 104.9 There was a steady rain overnight that finally stopped in time for breakfast but Bob and I packed wet tents. The nice trail yesterday was balanced by the rocks at the start today and light rain. We planned to cross…

Friday, 27 May Destination: Pochuck Mountain Shelter (1341.5) Today’s Miles: 12.3 Start Location: High Point Shelter (1341.5) Trip Miles: 93.3 The overnight temperature only dropped to 60 but the sound of the streams made for good sleeping. Bob and I awoke to a few more tents. Probably around a dozen hikers in and near the shelter. My sleeping…

Thursday, 26 May Destination: High Point Shelter (1341.5) Today’s Miles: 7.0 Start Location: Deckertown Turnpike (1334.5) Trip Miles: 81.0 Today Bob and I had the chance to sleep in a while at Joe’s house. Bob, Joe and I had coffee. We fiddled a bit with our gear before heading to breakfast at the Hibernia Diner. Something I had…