April 13, 2014 Start: RPH shelterEnd: Peekskill, NY Mileage: 21.6 (19.4 on trail) My day started early. I was up at 5:45 and on the trail by 6:30. The first hour and a half was spent climbing up Shenandoah Mountain. After that first assent, the trail frequently dipped and rose by 800-1000 feet at any … Continue reading NY/NJ AT solo section hike, day 3
April 12, 2014 Start: Telephone Pioneer ShelterEnd: RPH ShelterMileage: 16.8 I woke up at 6 am and was out hiking by 7am. I arrived at Morgan Stewart Shelter (7.8mi) at 10:15am and made it to RPH by 2:30pm. The morning started off wrapped in fog. The trees were dripping rain for the first few hours. … Continue reading NY/NJ AT solo section hike, day 2
April 11, 2014 Start: CT/NY line, Hoyt RdEnd: Telephone Pioneer ShelterMileage: 10.0 A friend of mine was kind enough to drop me off at the CT/NY line around 3pm today. Despite the rain, I made good time and arrived at NY-22/Native Landscape/ AT train station (6.9mi) at 5:30pm. I ordered pizza and ate there on … Continue reading NY/NJ AT solo section hike, day 1
Hike occurred on November 8th & 9th, 2013 Vermont Appalachian Trail section hike By “Timex” Friday, November 8th: VT-9, Woodford, VT to Story Spring Shelter 19.0 total miles for the day – rough map completed after the fact Mountains climbed: Porcupine Lookout (2815 ft), Little Pond Mountain (3100 ft), Glastenbury Lookout (2920 ft), Glastenbury Mountain … Continue reading Appalachian Trail section hike – 2nd section of VT
Hike occurred on October 13th, 2013 Vermont Appalachian Trail section hike By “Timex” Sunday, October 13th: VT-9, Woodford, VT to Greylock Community Club, North Adams, MA18.4 total miles for the day – rough map completed after the fact. Mountains climbed: Harmon Hill (2,325 ft), Consultation Peak (2,840 ft), Eph’s Lookout (2,254 ft). Summary: I started the hike from the USFS parking … Continue reading Appalachian Trail section hike – first section of VT
Hike occurred on September 5th, 6th, 7th, & 8th, 2013 Massachusetts Appalachian Trail section hike By “Timex” Thursday, September 5th: Greylock Community Club, North Adams, MA to Crystal Mountain Campsite18.6 total miles for the day – rough map completed after the fact Mountains climbed: Mt Williams (2951 ft), Mt Greylock (3491 ft), Saddleball Mountain (3247 ft), … Continue reading Appalachian Trail section hike – MA
This hike occurred on August 17 & 18, 2013 Trail heads:8 Old Sharon Rd., Sharon, CT – Parking: We were a bit nervous leaving a car here but there was one space across from an unoccupied house that appeared to be either a weekend/summer house or abandon. The road is dirt and very quiet and we … Continue reading Appalachian Trail – part 1
