Avid backpacker, trail runner, lover of the outdoors. Married with two adult children. Engineer developing software during the week. Always looking forward to the weekend outdoors. AT2024, already planning the next one!
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Thru the 100 – Days 96 thru 100
Day 96 - North of Long Stream Pond Ford to East Chairback Pond I was on a new sleeping pad last night. My inflatable pad, super comfortable, got a
Approaching 100 – Days 91 thru 95
Day 91 - Pierce Pond Lean-to to US Rt 201 / Sterling Inn Beautiful sunset, loons calling, and a nice breeze lulled me to sleep last night. I think
Maine Gets Easier – Days 86 thru 90
Gear Failures Meriwether and I loved our Thermarest NeoAir sleeping pads.... Until they started leaking. Can an inflatable pad last an entire thru
Out of the Blue – Days 81 thru 85
Out of the Blue There is nothing like good conversation, excellent stories, and a few hostel stays for curing a case of the blues. The weather
Blues Angels – Days 76 thru 80
We were crossing some bog boards, I stopped for a moment and my mind wandered. The next moment I was laying on my side in the bog. Fortunately this was not a deep bog, it was more sand than mud. I cried.
Hut Hopping – Days 71 thru 75
Day 71 - Ethan Pond Shelter to Rt 302 / Old Colony Ski Club I was so comfortable in my quilt this morning and did not want to get up. I asked when
Back to Old Colony – Days 66 thru 70
Day 66 - Jeffers Brook Shelter to Kinsman Notch - Old Colony Ski Club In camp last night was a young woman we met on the trail earlier in the day.
Naively into NH – Days 61 thru 65
Day 61 - Rt 4 - FlipAKey to Winturri Shelter I slept pretty good at FlipAKey’s place, it may have been a bit warm, but the bed was very comfortable
Friends – Days 56 thru 60
The mud might have let up some today, most likely I am just used to it. My shoes are coated with it, except after creek crossings. My pants legs, below the knees, are coated in it too. I think we get to do laundry in two days. First time since New York.
Into the Mud – Days 50 thru 55
Photos If you are here for the photos, I must apologize as there are none in this post. Head over to my Instagram account. Hopefully the prose will