Day 144

Day 144 – July 29 – 17.3 miles – Moose Mountain Shelter to North Jacob Brook Stealth Camp Elevation Change: 10,312 feet The day started off with a 1300 foot descent, directly followed by a 1000 foot climb to Holts Ledge. That would wind up being the theme of the day. Today, at least, we […]

Day 143

Day 143 – July 28 – 10.9 miles – Hanover New Hampshire to Moose Mountain Shelter Elevation Change: 4389 In the morning, the Tramily took the Marriott shuttle over to the Walmart to resupply. That was a first for the shuttle driver. When we got dropped off in the parking lot, we noticed that there […]

Day 142

Day 142 – July 27 – 8.5 miles – Stealth Camping Spot to Hanover New Hampshire Elevation Change: 3468 I had just woken up, and was still laying in my hammock, when I heard Zeus and Flashfirego by. I was in no rush to get up. We only had a 8.7 mile hike planned for […]

Day 141

Day 141 – July 26 – 20.9 miles – The Lookout to Stealth Camping Spot Elevation Change: 11,218 feet ______________________________________ Sometime during the night, I got up to look at the stars. There was a slight haze but the milky way was still clearly visible. There weren’t too many nights on the trail where we […]

Day 140

Day 140 – July 25 – 17.4 miles – Route 4 to The Lookout Elevation Change: 9206 feet We were a mile into the day when Stoat and I came to Maine Junction. Where the Long Path and the Appalachian Trail diverge. Both trails were marked with white blazes. We had heard stories of Thu […]

Day 139

Day 139 – July 24 – 1.9 miles – Churchhill Shelter to Route 4 Last night I barely slept. I kept hearing something scurrying around. When I heard a chewing sound near one of Flashfires stuff sacks, I got up and turned my headlamp on. There was a mouse trying to chew its way into […]

Day 138

Day 138 – July 23 – 15.8 miles – Route 103 (Rutland) to Churchhill Scott Shelter Elevation Change: 7943 feet Before leaving the hotel, I had to take a picture of my old pair of shoes. They had carried me over 900 miles and I felt terrible about throwing them out. So I took a […]

Day 137

Day 137 – July 22 – 2.7 miles – Minerva Shelter to Route 103 (Rutland) We had a quick 2.7 mile hike in the morning. Along the way we had a view of Rutland Airport, and we crossed a suspension bridge over a beautiful river. When we got to the road, the Tramily paused to […]

Day 136

Day 136 – July 21 – 19.6 miles – Peru Peak Shelter to Minerva Shelter Just a few minutes after leaving camp, we came to Griffen Lake. We had considered camping there last night but I’m glad we didn’t. All the camping spots were full and we would have had to keep going. Two miles […]

Day 135

Day 135- July 20 – 15.9 miles – William Douglas Shelter to Peru Peak Shelter In the morning, once we got on trail, we had a few nice views. About 8 miles later, we started our climb up Bromley mountain. Near the top of the climb, the trail brought us through narrow fields that serve as […]