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Planning a Section Hike of Massachusetts
Hello to my three readers. (Hi, Mom!) I have something pretty exciting to announce. This late summer and early fall I am embarking on a section hike of the Massachusetts...
Rhode Island North South Trail: 78 Miles From the Atlantic Ocean to Massachusetts
Basic Info Length: 78+ miles Location: Rhode Island, USA Trail Type: End-to-end Time to thru-hike: Allow about five days Scenery: The trail runs north from the Atlantic Ocean. It traverses
AT 7: Fall In Massachusetts
Fall foliage photos & one amazing video for Massachusetts follow this update Fall Continued... Last time I left you, my slightly intrigued audience, I had just finished Vermont and had
Magical Massachusetts
Our AT journey has brought us through Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut, and we can say with some confidence that none of those states compares with how...
Chipping away at Massachusetts – a day by day account
Several people have asked for more day to day details, so for this post I'm actually going to be writing each day and then publishing it at the end so...
Sweet Home Massachusetts
We are now finished with Vermont and have moved into our home state. Vermont took us 11 days. We made two town stops, one in Killington and one in Manchester...
Weekly Trail Update Three: April 9 to April 15
Welcome back for another trail update. Day 15: Jerry Cabin Shelter to Bald Mountain Shelter - 25.6mi Last night was another subfreezing evening. It had started to snow as I...
Spring Is Slowly Blooming on the Trail in North Carolina
Day Eight (15.8 miles): Winding Stair Gap to Cold Spring Shelter campsite. Got a fresh start this morning after a night in Franklin, N.C. Showered, fresh clothes, and stocked up...
Eat, Dammit: 5 Strategies to Optimize Your Caloric Intake During a Thru-Hike
When I finished my thru-hike and sat down to write articles that doled out the hard-earned wisdom of a past thru-hiker, I decided I was not going to pass on...
Vermont’s Long Trail: The First US Long-Distance Hiking Trail
Length: 273 miles Location: The trail runs along the spine of the Green Mountains for the length of the state of Vermont Trail Type: End-to-End Scenery: Classic eastern mountains with...