
I am an avid hiker and backpacker, living in Vermont. In August 2000, I caught the AT fever, when I hut-hiked in the White Mountains and met friendly and enthusiastic thru-hikers. Between 2000 and 2013, I section-hiked the entire AT, mostly during my summer vacations. Each step of the way, I yearned to return to the AT for a thru-hike. Now that I've retired, this is the year!
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Journey’s End: The Final Miles
Camp Or Sleep Indoors? Over the last 18 days on trail, there was some rain, but more significantly, very cold evening and early morning
Quiet Trails in Southern Connecticut and Northern New York
Quiet Trails The trail has continued to traverse through areas once inhabited, as evidenced by stone walls and woods roads. The hills and mountains
Highlights Of Massachusetts and Connecticut
Upper Goose Pond Cabin After leaving Pittsfield, I had a pleasant day of hiking. Although the trail was wet from the rain the day before, I managed
Vermont: There’s No Place Like Home
Home For Two Weeks I had planned to take a break from the trail in mid September. The couple who stayed in my house while I was away left it
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
Highlights of the Whites: People and Places
The People: NOBOs Since I flipped north to Katahdin and have been hiking southbound, I have missed being in community with the hikers with whom I
The Longest Mile On The AT:The Mahoosuc Notch
The Approach Hikers had suggested it would be better to hike the Mahoosuc Notch northbound because the Mahoosuc Arm, which is very steep and rocky,
When The Unexpected Happens: Route 17 to Grafton Notch
Bemis Mountain When Shuttler Kim dropped us off at the parking area at the Height of Land on Route 17, she told us the trail would descend steeply.
The Rain in Maine Stays Mainly On The Trail
Slack Packing The Crockers Due to the weather forecast, I decided to slack pack to the Crockers and take a zero the next day. I ate an enormous and
Monson to Stratton: Ferry Cross The Kennebec River
Leaving Monson Bubbles drove me to the trailhead after a delicious breakfast at Shaws Hostel of eggs, home fries, and blueberry pancakes. The trail