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Seeing a Caribou on the International Appalachian Trail
ECT Day 199&200 IAT Day 30&31 Day 199: 18 miles This morning we woke up in the room around 6am and packed up. Then we went down to the breakfast...
Starting the Appalachian Trail in September
On the morning of Monday, September 4, I summited Mt. Katahdin in Maine. Usually, Labor Day signals the end of summer: settling back into the routines of work and school...
Southern New Hampshire to Vermont: Getting By With A Little Help From My Friends
Last Night in New Hampshire Georgia had long planned to get off trail and fly home to surprise her spouse on her spouse's 60th birthday. Our last night together was...
Sleeping Alone in a Cabin in the Woods
ECT Day 197&198 IAT Day 28&29 Day 197: 23 miles This morning I was up bright and early and walking by 6am. I have to get solid miles in today...
Day 156 – The Famous Shaws Hiker Hostel
We all woke up between 6 and 7 and conversed while we ate breakfast. Wiki, Orphan, Feral Goat, Purple Pioneer, Hays, and I all seem to hike a similar pace,...
The Hardest Terrain I’ve Walked in 3000 Miles
ECT Day 195&196 IAT Day 26&27 Day 195: 20 miles This morning I packed up in the shelter quietly and was walking by 6:20am. I had a long ways to...
Day 155 – Dayglow
Despite not sleeping well, I was up around 7:30 for breakfast at the Sterling Inn. It was a decent spread of cold continental breakfast items and coffee. Packing occurred at...
Days 139-144: A Week Off Trail
Days 139-144, 9/13/23-9/18/23 Home! 0 miles, mile 2,083.7 That was a great break from the trail, although I wish we could have just gone right through to finish because now...
Day 154 – Hurricane Hot Tub Party
I heard waves from Pierce Pond lapping at the shore next to my tent. The only flat tent location I could find the night prior when I arrived was a...
Day 144: What? Another Easy One?
The thrill of hiking in the woods is back. As I sped along a soft, well-graded trail at over two miles per hour, past moss-blanketed terrain, bear-scratched trees, and fragrant...