Start: Beyond Old Blue Mountain Summit End: Sabbath Day Pond Lean-to Mileage: ~12.6 (+1.2 walking to sandy beach) I woke up this morning around 6:15am and took my time getting packed up. Backtrack and Stretch came by around 7:45am, expecting Towanda to be with me. It turns out she’d followed me off the mountain the … Continue reading NH/ME AT section hike, day 6
Start: Pine Ellis Hiker Lodge, AndoverEnd: camping beyond Old Blue Mountain Mileage: ~14.4 Today, we started our day at the hostel. We got a shuttle out to the trail head and got on the trail by 7:15am. We hiked up Wyman Mountain (2,920′), down into Sawyer Notch (1,095′), up over Moody Mountain (2,440′), down to … Continue reading NH/ME AT section hike, day 5
Start: Frye Notch Lean-to End: East B Hill Road, Pine Ellis Hiker LodgeMileage: 4.5 Today, we got up at 6:15am and headed out by 7:30am. We all hiked to the road and got there by 9:45. We then spent the next 30 minutes trying to get a ride. We ended up flagging down someone headed … Continue reading NH/ME AT section hike, day 4
Start: Gorham/US-2End: Gentian Pond ShelterMileage: 11.8 I met up with Beth/Towanda at the White Mountains hostel around 12:30pm. We were out on the trail headed north by 1pm. We hiked until 7:30pm to reach a shelter. It poured buckets of rain until the last hour or two of our hike. We climbed up Mt Hayes … Continue reading NH/ME AT section hike, day 1
Start: Gentian Pond Shelter End: Full Goose ShelterMileage: 9.6 We started out at 6:45am from the shelter; it was raining when we left though it stopped within a few hours. We ended at the shelter by 3:15pm. We were both tired and decided we’d rather do the Notch tomorrow morning when we’re fresh. Time at … Continue reading NH/ME AT section hike, day 2
Start: Full Goose Shelter End: Frye Notch Lean-toMileage: 15.5 So the original plan for the day was to see how we felt and either go 12.0 to Baldpate Lean-to or the 15.5 to Frye Notch Lean-to. Towanda started a few minutes after me but needed to go back for her rain jacket so I didn’t … Continue reading NH/ME AT section hike, day 3
Start: Blackrock HutEnd: Rockfish GapMileage: 20.7 (+0.8 side trail and around town) I woke up early (5:15am), since I went to bed early (8:30pm). I slept pretty well, all things considered. I was packed up and on the trail by 6:15am. I made really good time and arrived at Rockfish Gap/I-64 at 3:15pm. Today, I … Continue reading VA AT hike #1, day 8
Start: Smith Roach Gap End: Blackrock Hut Mileage: 20.2 (+0.2 side trail) This morning, my friend dropped me off at Smith Roach Gap at 8am. I made Loft Mountain Campground by 12:45pm and Blackrock Hut by 4:15pm. Today, I climbed Little Roundtop Mountain, Loft Mountain, and Blackrock. I stopped by Loft Mountain Campground’s camp store … Continue reading VA AT hike #1, day 7
Start: Big Meadow Lodge End: Smith Roach Gap Mileage: 21.6 (+0.2 side trail) I slept in this morning a bit, getting up at 6:15am. I chatted with my friend and we got breakfast in the dining room when it opened up at 7:30am. I was on the trail for a later start by 8:30am. Today, … Continue reading VA AT hike #1, day 6
Start: Brookside Cabins/US 211/Thornton Gap End: Big Meadow Lodge Mileage: 17.6 (+0.8 for side trail) This morning, I was able to get a hitch from a forest ranger out to the trail, arriving by 7am. Unfortunately, one of my water bottles fell out on her car. Thankfully, I have a spare platypus bag which can … Continue reading VA AT hike #1, day 5
Transcending Mountains 