06.11.08
Posted in Hike '08 at 7:12 pm by segue
14mi to Upper Goose Pond
Beautiful day for a walk! 20º cooler then last week. Dryer, breezy and an easy 14mi. Hips and knees hurting a lot. Lots of muck and swamp in the trail running like stream. Got into cabin with enough time for a cool swim in the lake after meeting Mike, Penny and Noked a half Border Collie/Australian Shepherd. Great people Mike and Penny lots of stories and tails of the trail. Fed us very ripe great tasting cantaloupe which Noked intently watched us eat every dripping bite.
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06.10.08
Posted in Hike '08 at 7:03 pm by segue
17.1mi US7 to Mt. Wilcox N.
Very, Very, Very, Very HOT!!! It was 85º at 8:50am as we were driven back to the trail head by Paviel. Humid Dank Moist Wet dripping buggy. Kept us from making good time. Stopping a lot resting and drinking lots of water.
Late in the afternoon we stopped at Tom Lenard shelter for lunch and an afternoon siesta till 4p. Then 7mi in “cooler” afternoon/evening. Got into camp about 7:30p. Hearing thunder come and go all afternoon but no rain. About 10p It returned with a vengeance and unleashed. The light show from within my tent was crazy. Felt like lightning was hitting all around me.
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06.08.08
Posted in Hike '08 at 3:55 pm by segue
6.2mi to Route 7
Woke Early, for me, and started breaking down camp. Floyd showed up while I was eating breakfast. Already a hot humid and very sticky. Out of the gate had to climb Mt. Everett 2602′. Taking many short breaks and drinking lots of water to keep hydrated. Climbed Jug End 1750′. As soon as I got to the bottom the storms rolled in and the skies opened up.
Had about four miles of almost flat trail. Putting on my speed walking shoes. through swampy wet sloppy trail and some of the most fierce misquotes. In full rain I was slapping six at a time off my arms an hands. The lightening and thunder threatened to shake us off the very trail. Even throwing dime sized hail at us there was no reprieve. Massachusetts was letting us know we were very unwelcome. Filling my boots to the top with water. I made it to US7 and found the Corn Crib. Very sweet lady that ran it lets hikers stop in and get dry or stay in her gazebo. I used her phone and call to get a room and find a laundry to dry out. In Great Barrington, Ma.
I waited out in the gazebo for about an hour for Floyd who had stopped and held up on someone’s front porch to wait out the worst of the storm, instead of running through the open fields with lightening crashing all around. When he made US 7 I suggested a ride into town.
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06.07.08
Posted in Hike '08 at 3:54 pm by segue
15.7mi to Race Brook Falls Camp Site
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06.06.08
Posted in Hike '08 at 3:54 pm by segue
7mi to Limestone Lean-to
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06.05.08
Posted in Hike '08 at 3:53 pm by segue
15mi to Belters Campsite
Waa-Hoo! three mile stones today! We have hiked 100 miles, we are 700 miles from Katahdin and I broke through the Lyme Barrier where I got off the trail last year!!!!! There really is more of the trail out here! GEat day legs feel strong pack feels good, lots of ups and downs. From W Cornwall Road to Pine Swamp Brook Lean-to. Went through another tight Lemon squeezer.
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06.04.08
Posted in Hike '08 at 3:49 pm by segue
7mi to Stewart Hallow Lean-to
Gray overcast day rain forcast all day and night, cool in the 50s and lower 60s. Out of town after getting our drop boxes that morning. Up several climba to St. John’s Clifs steep slippery rocks into easy 4mi walk along the Housitanic River into the shelter early. Met NEVADA!, Sunny Side, and Pebble.
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06.03.08
Posted in Hike '08 at 3:46 pm by segue
13mi to Kent Ct.
Beautiful hot day. First four miles to ten mile river, stopped and jumped in ice cold river washed off and layed out in sun to dry and bake. Crossed into Conn. twice with Floyd. Looked like rain all day so I proposed we walk into Kent today get a room, shower and sleep in beds to avoid the rain storm. Found the only B&B open in Kent and talked our way into a very expensive night.
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06.02.08
Posted in Hike '08 at 3:42 pm by segue
16mi to Wiley Shelter
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06.01.08
Posted in Hike '08 at 3:42 pm by segue
10mi to Morgan Stewart Shelter
Beautiful easy day. Got late start around 11a. Six miles to the Deli, where we ate way to much food. Got veggie pizza, Black Cherry pop and enjoyed the warmth of the sun. HEaded back out about 4:30 with 4mi still to go. 1.5 I missed last year getting back on the trail with Gymn. Good night sleep for long day tomorrow. MEt Capt. Bligh.
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