Tuesday, 17 January First a note about the Northern Lights Tour. Our driver/guide, Michael, picked us up and we headed west in search of aurora borealis. Cloud cover made our driver believe that we would have better luck east of town so we headed in the other direction. We made a couple stops finally at…
2023 Iceland – Day 3 – The Reykjavik Food Walk
Monday, 16 January Dolora and I were asleep early last night between missing some sleep and the time zone change. It was easy to sleep until nine since it was still dark. We were able to wake at nine, shower, have breakfast and then go watch the sunrise at eleven. We stopped at the Solfar,…
2023 Iceland – Day 1 & 2 – Iceland Bound
Saturday & Sunday, 14 & 15 January Off to Iceland in search of the Northern Lights. Dolora and I have been discussing a winter trip, south where it is warm or north to try and see the Northern Lights. Dolora, Greg and I visited Iceland in 2016, a college graduation trip for Greg. We visited…
2022 Appalachian Trail II – Epilogue
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…
2022 Appalachian Trail II – Day 17 – The End
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…
2022 Appalachian Trail II – Day 16 – The Lookout
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…
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…