Monthly Archives: July 2015
Put My New Shoes On
Day 28, July 27, 13.1 miles Whoop, whoop. I got new shoes. How exciting. I had ordered them to be sent to me and they have arrived. Just thought I’d share. Today started with a really fun all-fours climb for…
Read MoreWFS
Day 27, July 26, 7.8 miles What an experience!!! WFS was, let’s say, a little fun, and a little degrading, but quite an experience. We had to sit at a side table in the dining room and watch the guests…
Read MoreIn The Presidentials
Day 26, July 25, 5.7 miles Oh, what a nice night. We stayed at the Yellow Deli hostel in Lancaster. It’s under construction, but they have a temporary set-up that’s very nice. The girls bunk room had only me and…
Read MoreMount Washington
Day 25, July 24, 5 miles We had a bit of a dilemma today. It rained all night and everything we have is wet. Today we were planning to hike over Mt. Washington, which has the worst weather in America,…
Read MoreAnd Then There Were Four
Day 24, July 23, 9.6 miles My, oh my. A totally sleepless night in a shelter full of snorers and wind suckers. I think I need to learn to set up my tent in the rain. I even had earplugs…
Read MoreThis Can’t Be The Trail
Day 23, July 22, 13.6 miles We were up and out of the shelter by 7 am. Today was to climb South Twin Mountain and then take Zeacliff Ridge to Ethan Pond Shelter. Doesn’t sound like much, but it is…
Read MoreIt’s So Beautiful!
Day 22, July 21, 10 miles Oh my goodness what a day. It was hard to leave the hostel this morning, especially knowing Olfrie was going to weigh so much. We got a shuttle back to the trail at 8:30,…
Read MoreFinally Got Moving
Day 21, July 20, 16.6 miles Whew, what a day. The trail today threw everything the AT has to offer at us. I hiked today with Still Thinking and Poego, the 2 NOBO’s that were at the hostel. We got…
Read MoreAnother Zero
Day 20, July 19, 0 miles I can’t say enough good things about this hostel. The young owners, Serena and Justin, are wonderful hosts. They just opened July 15 and were full this weekend. The weekenders are gone, but there…
Read MoreI Miss My Family
Day 17, July 18, 0 miles Wow. Today was pretty hard. You’d think I’d welcome a day with no hiking, but I was very antsy to get on with it. I felt really good yesterday and was ready to tackle…
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Speck In The Woods 
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