Speck In The Woods

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WFS

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…

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In 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…

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Mount 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,…

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And 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…

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This 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…

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It’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,…

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Finally 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…

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Another 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…

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I 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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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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