15 August – 1 September Destination: The Inn at Long Trail (1707.3) Today’s Miles: 0.0 Start Location: Pinkham Notch (1874.9) Trip Miles: 148.3 The Whites are the most difficult section of the Appalachian Trail that I have completed to date. That is over 1,600 miles from Georgia north. Days of hiking under a mile an hour on steep…

Thursday, 1 September Destination: The Inn at Long Trail (1707.3) Today’s Miles: 15.3 Start Location: Thistle Hill Shelter (1737.5) Trip Miles: 148.3 Wedding Walker and I saved our longest day for last. Last night there was an abundance of stars out. I sat and watched for a short while. I was surprised to hear heavy rain overnight. A…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…