Continue or Discontinue?

Day 13:  8/23/17 What a long day. Thumbsucker is having knee problems. I feel good, but we’re both having trouble enjoying this trail. I love the climbs, I hate the descents, I love the rock scrambles, I love the people…

Resupply Time

Day 12: 8/22/17 Whaaat?? We actually got a view today. It was actually a peek at a view. Another day of straight ups and straight downs. Still pretty much in the green tunnel. Hiking this trail has been like bushwacking…

Day 11: 8/21/17 Happy solar eclipse day. Wow. Today was another tough day without any real views. We climbed 3 ski mountains, count them, 3, I said ski mountains today along with a few other mountains. There are no switchbacks….

Not Really Having Fun

Day 10: 8/20/17 Tough day. The LT is not groomed or kept nearly as well as the AT. There are many blowdowns across the trail that you have to navigate around. There was only one hiker today going southbound We’re…

Brrr. I don’t like this.

Day 9: 8/19/17 Terrible nights sleep. Actually, no sleep at all. The windows in the shelter were out and we were in the thick clouds. When the wind would blow, the clouds would roll into the shelter through the windows….

Sloshing Through

Day 8: 8/18/17 Rain, rain and more rain. We woke up to wind and cold air and knew the rain was coming. We quickly, and I mean quickly, tore down camp and got packed up within seconds of the rain…

Happy Anniversary!

Day 7: 8/17/17 First and foremost, today is our 37th anniversary. Happy Anniversary, Danny. I love you and miss you. ❤ Hope you’ve had a great day! On the trail today, it was a great day. We both felt strong…

Great Hostel

Day 6 8/16/17 Man, oh man. I got a great nights sleep last night. Caitlin and I had a room in the Hostel to ourselves. It was comfortable and quiet. We both had packed our packs with our resupplies last…

Still hiking. All is well. Not enough time or service to post. Hope to post the last 5-6 days soon.

And the angels sang again—same line, same verse

Day 5:  8/14/17 Remember the Green Mountain House Hostel from my 2015 AT hike where I finally got a shower, washed my hair and got to shave my legs and then angels sang? Yeah. Well here I am again. And,…