Monthly Archives: July 2015
I Love Bacon
Day 8, July 7, 15 miles Wow. I had the best nights sleep. The hostel was fabulous. This morning I had toast with lots of butter and an orange for breakfast. It was delicious. Leaving town with a full resupply…
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I’ve added 4 or 5 different posts today. I’ve noted each day and post separately. Sorry, but you will have to scroll down to start at Day 3 and work your way back up to the most recent Day 7,…
Read MoreThe Angels Sang
Day 7, July 6, 3 miles I couldn’t really go any further without a resupply. I had to hike a mere 3 miles to get to a road that led 5 miles into town. The Ginger Twins needed to get…
Read MoreGetting My Trail Legs
Day 6, July 5, 18.3 miles Pop quiz: What mountain was Benton MacKaye sitting on when he was inspired to propose the idea of the Appalachian Trail? A. Mt. Greylock B. Mt. Stratton C. Mt. Killington If you guessed B,…
Read MoreWho Made This Stinking Mess
Day 5, July 4, 10 miles Who made this stinking mess? It was by a bog, so I’m guessing it’s a moose, but not sure. Any ideas? At first, I thought, “Wow, that’s a big deer,” but I’m thinking moose….
Read More1-800-waa-waaa
Day 4, July 3, 14 miles Ok. So I just called in my complaint to 1-800-waa-waaa and let them know I’m completely over this blooming mud. The powers that be of Vermud could care less, so this is the last…
Read MoreBack At It
Day 3, July 2, 14 miles Up early and the motel owner shuttled me back to the wet trail at 8 am. Today the forecast was for partly cloudy, but not rain–praise the Lord, Hallelujah, can you say Amen!! The…
Read MoreAlive and Well
So I’m fine and still hiking but haven’t had cell service. I’m on top of a ski mountain so I have a little service to report in, but not enough to post. Have to get to town tomorrow for resupply,…
Read MoreSlick As Snot
Day 2, July 1,10 miles Yuk, yuk, and double yuk. A terrible night. About 12 midnight I heard a tree fall not far from my tent. It was quite an awesome sound, but it was a bit disconcerting. The ground…
Read MoreRain, Mud, Roots and Rocks
Day 1, June 30, 14 miles. I was pleasantly surprised when I got up this morning, after a pretty good night’s sleep and it wasn’t raining. I returned the rental car, got a ride to the point on the trail…
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Speck In The Woods 
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