Mt. Algo Shelter to Silver Hill Campsite – 10.6 miles Tuesday, April 12th, 2016 Today was a roller coaster of rocky ups and downs that I severely underestimated. The first five miles were pretty tricky. The reward was a flat four mile walk along the Housatonic River, followed by a climb to the Silver HillContinue reading “Appalachian Trail Day 27”
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Appalachian Trail Day 26
CT 55 to Mt. Algo Shelter – 10.6 miles April 11th, 2016 It’s been 19 months! Life threw me some curveballs and my backpack got put on the shelf for a while but it’s finally time to get some more miles! This outing was for three nights and I was fortunate enough to be joinedContinue reading “Appalachian Trail Day 26”
Appalachian Trail Day 25
Telephone Pioneers Shelter to CT 55 – Gaylordsville, CT – 10.6 miles Monday, September 22nd, 2014 Last day in New York!! Ten miles to Connecticut… I was very happy to be finishing New York and ready to explore another state. The landscape started to change almost immediately for me today. I came down several hundredContinue reading “Appalachian Trail Day 25”
Appalachian Trail Day 24
RPH Shelter to Telephone Pioneers Shelter – 16.8 miles Sunday, September 21st, 2014 A slow start for me today… didn’t leave the cabin before 9am. My body’s aching! Today included passing under the Taconic Parkway and over Interstate 84 on Stormville Mountain Road, which is rather confusing if you look at the photo of theContinue reading “Appalachian Trail Day 24”
Appalachian Trail Day 23
Graymoor Spiritual Life Center to RPH Shelter – 18.8 miles Saturday September 20th, 2014 Definitely feeling drained today. The past two days have been rougher than I anticipated but hopefully there is relief in sight! The scouts got up very early and packed up and were gone before I was out of my tent. IContinue reading “Appalachian Trail Day 23”
Appalachian Trail Day 22
William Brien Memorial Shelter to Graymoor Spiritual Life Center – 16.5 miles Friday, September 19th, 2014 More ups and downs! At least my shoulders are holding up nicely. This new pack is wonderful. Today included playing Frogger across the Palisades Parkway, observing the New York City Skyline from approximately fifty miles away, Bear Mountain, theContinue reading “Appalachian Trail Day 22”
Appalachian Trail Day 21
Allis Trail to William Brien Memorial Shelter – 17 miles Thursday, September 18th 2014 This was a ROUGH day! The profile doesn’t look terrible in the guidebook but boy did I underestimate these ups and downs. I guess that’s one of the big differences between a section hiker and a thru-hiker… my legs are definitelyContinue reading “Appalachian Trail Day 21”
Appalachian Trail Day 20
Northbound – NY17A to Allis Trail – 5 miles September 17th, 2014 New backpack!! After a decent amount of research I am the proud owner of the Osprey Aether 70. Very excited now that my shoulders have healed! Picking up where I left off last time I was northbound, I started today at the hotdogContinue reading “Appalachian Trail Day 20”
Appalachian Trail Day 19
spring campsite near PA 325 to Shikellamy Trail – 2.9 miles Sunday, July 13th, 2014 We awoke to a beautiful morning, hiked .3 miles to PA 325 where a trail angel was serving breakfast. Bob and I chose to pass without too much decision and instead opted to start the 700 foot climb in frontContinue reading “Appalachian Trail Day 19”
Appalachian Trail Day 18
Campsite near Swatara Gap to spring near PA 325 – 16.5 miles Saturday July 12th, 2014 By now I was miserable… my shoulders had gone from sore to painful and I was becoming more vocal about it and I could tell Bob was concerned after having seen the seeping wounds I was complaining about. IContinue reading “Appalachian Trail Day 18”
Wherever I May Roam 