Day 124

Day 124 – July 9 – 12.9 miles (+3.0) Laurel Ridge Campsite to Great Barrington We began the day with a climb up Mt. Race. The weather was absolutely perfect. On top of Mount Race there was a 0.6 mile ridgeline walk. The views were surprisingly stunning. We had a short day planned, so we […]

Day 123

Day 123 – July 8 – 12.1 miles – Limestone Shelter to Laurel Ridge Campsite Less then a mile into the day we came to the “Giants Thumb”. Its a rock that looks like a thumb. That’s pretty much all it does. After we passed the thumb, a fog started to roll in. The sight […]

Day 122

Day 122 – July 7 – 18 miles – Silverhill Campground to Limestone Shelter As we started our hike it began to rain. Judging by how the sky looked, it wasn’t going to let up anytime soon. At one point we came to a spot that was advertised as Connecticut’s version of the Lemon Squeezer. […]

Day 121

Day 121 – July 6 – 13.5 miles – Schaghticoke Campground to Silver Hill campground After hiking for about three miles, we came to the town of Kent. To get into town we had to walk on the road for 0.8 miles. It was such a short distance we didn’t even bother try to hitchhike […]

Day 120

Day 120 – July 5 – 15.2 miles. AT Railroad Station to Schaghticoke Mountain Campsite We had cereal and coffee for breakfast. That was a nice surprise. Amy had a few things she had to do before she could give us a ride back to the trail. That was fine. That gave us more time […]

Day 119

Day 119 – July 4 – 0 miles I woke up to the sounds and smells of breakfast being made in the house. Amy and friends had made waffles again! There were so many hiker that we had to eat in shifts. Bill and Amy allowed hikers to use the basement floor of their house. […]

Day 118

Day 118 – July 3 – 19.9 miles In the morning, Stoat and I hiked a few miles across rolling farmland. When we got to the road where we had to turn off, Stoat suddenly didn’t feel like going to the party. I tried to convince him to go to the house for breakfast and […]

Day 117

Day 117 – July 2 – 18.8 miles – Graymoor Spiritual Life Center to RPH Shelter Overnight a drunk “hiker” stumbled into the pavilion. He was talking loudly in a druken stupor all through the night. I did not sleep well. When I got up in the morning he was sleeping peacefully on the ground. […]

Day 116

Day 116 – July 1 – 4.4 miles – Hemlock Springs Campsite to Graymoor Spiritual Life Center When we got up in the morning we didn’t really have a plan for the day. We figured we would decide what to do as we hiked north. Zeus’ eyes were bothering him. He would have to stop […]

Day 115

Day 115 – June 30 – 20.4 miles – Island Pond Campsite to Hemlock Springs Campsite A half mile into the day, we came to the Lemon Squeezer. The Lemon squeezer is a well know part of the AT that involves squeezing through a rock crevice. Both Stoat and I had been there before, but […]