Start: Lake of the Clouds hutEnd: Pinkham Notch/Joe Dodge LodgeMileage: 14.9 Last night I went to sleep fairly early; I was in bed by 9pm and asleep by 9:30pm. I slept until 6am and I got up and put my pack together so I could leave right after breakfast. After breakfast, I said goodbye to … Continue reading NH AT section hike #2, day 4
Start: AMC’S Highland Center/Shapleigh Bunkhouse End: Lake of the Clouds Hut Mileage: 11.1 (+3 extra) Morning view from the bunkhouse Last night, I went to bed at 10:30pm. I slept fairly deeply until 4am; from then until 6am when I got up, my cold kept me from sleeping deeply again. I have daily cold … Continue reading NH AT section hike #2, day 3
Start: Galehead HutEnd: AMC’S Highland Center/Shapleigh BunkhouseMileage: 14.7 (+2.6 extra) I went to bed pretty early last night, falling asleep by 9pm. Someone had a nightmare around 4am and made enough noise to wake me up; in the morning, they said that they’d had a dream a bear broke into the cabin. I woke up … Continue reading NH AT section hike #2, day 2
September 6, 2014Start: I-93, Lincoln, NHEnd: Galehead HutMileage: 13.0 I started out at 7am where I stopped my last hike – where the AT travels underneath I-93. The folks from Mt Liberty Lodging very kindly gave me a ride to the side of the highway where I needed to be. And I climbed! I-93 is … Continue reading NH AT section hike #2, day 1
This hike occurred on August 16 & 17 Trail head:395 Undermountain Rd (Rt 41), Salisbury, CT – Off of Rt 41, there’s a large parking lot with space for maybe a dozen cars. In addition, there’s also road side parking.Length/Distance: According to the CT Walk book and the Appalachian Trail guide, the first section of trail … Continue reading Appalachian Trail – part 2
This hike occurred on August 9th, 2014 Trail Heads: 370 Brooks Rd, Bethany, CT – This road is a narrow, wooded residential road. There’s space for maybe 2 cars on the side of the road near the trail head.76 Mountain Rd, Prospect, CT – This is an official trail head for the Naugatuck State Forest and provides … Continue reading Quinnipiac Trail – part 3
This hike occurred on August 2, 2014 Trail Heads: 370 Brooks Rd, Bethany, CT – This road is a narrow, wooded residential road. There’s space for maybe 2 cars on the side of the road near the trail head.250 Mt Carmel Ave, Hamden, CT – We parked on the side of the road by Sleeping Giant … Continue reading Quinnipiac Trail – part 2
June 30, 2014 Start: Beaver Brook shelter End: Liberty Springs tentsite/Mt Liberty Lodging Mileage: 20.4 I started out this morning from the shelter at 6:20am. I trekked down to Kinsman Notch which was a very steep section of trail. I fell a few times, bloodying my knuckles. From there, it was up Mt Wolf east … Continue reading NH AT section hike day#4
June 29, 2014 Start: Hexacuba Shelter End: Beaver Brook shelter Mileage: 22.6 (+1.0 when missed trail at road crossing) I started out from the shelter at 6:20am. made good time in the morning, climbing Mt Cube, Ore Hill, and Mt Mist. Between Ore Hill and Mt Mist, I went the wrong way at the road … Continue reading NH AT section hike day #3
June 28, 2014 Start: Velvet Rocks Shelter End: Hexacuba Shelter Mileage: 27.2 (+0.2 & +0.3 for shelter side trails) I started from Velvet Rocks at 5:45am. I climbed over Moose Mountain, Holts Ledge, and Smarts Mountain. I made it to Hexacuba at 6:10pm. Along the way, I took two 15 minute breaks; one at the … Continue reading NH AT section hike day #2
Transcending Mountains 