Monthly Archives: July 2015
Loving The Whites
Day 18, July 17, 9.3 miles My absolute favorite day so far. This is what I’ve hiked 1800 miles for. The Whites are beautiful (or I guess I should say The White Mountain that I’ve seen). Mt. Moosilauke was quite…
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Day 17, July 16, 15 miles I woke up this morning to 35 degree temps, but I had stayed nice and warm in my 15 degree sleeping bag. As expected, I didn’t want to get out of it, but I…
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Day 16, July 15, 14.7 miles “You sorry, big fat sack of lard pig. Why don’t you grow some legs and carry yourself?” That’s what I said over and over to Olfrie today. I felt like throwing her off the…
Read MoreI Love Slackpacking!
Day 15, July 14, 16.6 miles YEESSS!!! Good ole Olfrie got to shed about 20 L.B.’s today and I got to slack pack southbound 16.6 miles back to the wonderful trail angel’s house for another night. I walked straight through…
Read MoreGoodbye Vermont, Hello New Hampshire
Day 14, July 13, 12.2 miles Other than the heat and mosquitoes, today was a great day. Got up and out of camp by 7 am. It takes me about an hour to get up, wash my face and brush…
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Day 13, July 12, 12 miles Started my day this morning with a instant breakfast shake. Packed up and intentionally hiked out at 8 am so I could stop at The Farm 4 miles north for a real breakfast. The…
Read MoreWhat?? No way!! What are the chances?? I don’t believe it!!
Day 12, July 11, 16.6 miles Well, Olfrie and I are on the trail again. I slept from about 9:30 last night until 6:00 am. Good sleep. I miss my bed though. I’m trying to help Olfrie lose a little…
Read MoreCould Get Use To This
Day 11, July 10, 4 miles What does a hiker do when she takes a Nero? She walks. It’s ironic, but you end up really hiking another 3-4 miles off-trail. I left the hostel this morning after a free breakfast…
Read More400 Something Miles To Go
Day 10, July 9, 17.6 miles Woke up at 4:30 am with the birds singing and trucks zooming down the highway. So excited to get up and have breakfast at Qu’s. Wow. It was delicious. Today almost killed me. Hiked…
Read MoreFollowing Bigfoot
Day 9, July 8, 17.6 miles Guess what I saw today? A moose. It was cool. I saw tracks for a while and so I was looking f or it and sure enough it was standing in the woods by…
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Speck In The Woods 
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