Author Archives: Ryley

Coffee was on the bar at 6:30 and breakfast bagels and watermelon served at 7. We decided to do a 16 mile slackpack today and for logistical reasons we are again walking northbound for a day – a bit weird … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →