Monthly Archives: July 2015

Day 45 – Salisbury

We were woken up by an angry squirrel throwing acorns at our (very fragile) tent. We had to get going to get away, so we were hiking by 6:30am. I managed to sleep reasonably considering I had to wake up … Continue reading

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A little video!

We made a little video back on this day: http://wp.me/p4mdKH-j1 After that, it was 2 rough miles of getting knocked over sideways, sailing down the trail, and generally just fighting for every step. A few times we had to play … Continue reading

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Day 44 – Connecticut

Last night we were treated to much rain, and also my sleeping pad springing a slow leak. I had to blow it up every couple hours all night, resulting in little sleep. We did get moving pretty early, though, and … Continue reading

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Day 43

Breakfast was wonderful, pancakes with blueberries and raspberries plus coffee is awesome, plus we had a lovely group to share it with. We met another fast, strong northbound woman, Junco, and another cool guy named Michelangelo. We also met a … Continue reading

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Day 42 – Cookie Lady and Upper Goose Pond!

We left Tom’s house mid-pack – there were 10+ tents in his back yard at the end of the day yesterday and about half were gone in the morning, while others were slower to get started or heading to grab … Continue reading

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Day 41 – A food blog

My uncle recently questioned whether this is a hiking blog or a food blog.  Today it’s definitely on the food side, since we passed through a lot of towns. First, we finished climbing Mt Greylock, and checked out the large, … Continue reading

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Day 40 – Massachusetts

Today was much more exciting than yesterday! First we had some nasty, sweaty climbs around Bennington, VT.  We had heard the last few miles of Vermont were particularly muddy, and we were walking along laughing about how whiny northbounders were. … Continue reading

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Day 39

Today really was a walk in the woods… We just barely poked our heads above trees at lunch by going up another fire tower but that was it.  We wandered in the woods for 21 miles.  Today is the second … Continue reading

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Day 38

A lazy morning, we made blueberry pancakes and coffee and chilled out until 11. Then we got a ride into town from Jeff, the owner of the hostel, and grabbed lunch to go.  We intended to walk out of town, … Continue reading

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Day 37 – Manchester

The duct tape job only lasted about a mile before it peeled off, which left me with a lot of miles to go before a possible fix.  I came up with another idea involving a strap and an extra shoelace … Continue reading

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