Location: Garfield Ridge I could have slept forever in that attic. With the amount of food around me, I probably could have lived there at least a year. The small window faced west so the sun hardly lit the small room. The clanging and clanking of pots and pans from beneath the wood floor told […]
Wilderness Rescue of a Woman in the White Mountains – AT Thru-Hike Day 47
Location: Gale Head Hut, White Mountains Well, what a day! I woke up late this morning and I left Ethan Pond around 8:45 am. I covered the first 4.5 miles by 10:30am. I was really moving. The trail was smoothed gravel, remnant of an old railroad bed. I stopped by Zealand Falls Hut for leftover […]
Hiking to Ethan Pond in the White Mountains – AT Thru-Hike Day 46
Location: Ethan Pond I slept late this morning. I tend to sleep late when I tent. My knees hurt worse today than usual, I think because of how I bounced down Mt. Washington yesterday afternoon when the weather had cleared. I slowly packed my things, but I was feeling pretty good mentally when the day […]
Climbing Mount Washington in Near Zero Visibility – AT Thru-Hike Day 45
Location: Mizpah Hut, White Mountains This morning came early. Last night I had difficulty falling back asleep after being woken up by some noise in the bunkroom. The snores from the bunkroom were intolerable. I rolled to cover one ear and then the other with my makeshift pillow, an inflated Ziploc freezer bag with […]
Work for Stay at Madison Springs Hut – AT Thru-Hike Day 44
Location: Madison Springs Hut, White Mountains Snake and Grizzly woke up around 5:00am and they woke me up while packing their bags. It was warm inside the ski patrol hut, but I didn’t want to get off the couch or out of my sleeping bag. Finally I climbed out as Snake and Grizzly left for […]
Climbing Through Wildcats to the Ski Patrol Hut – AT Thru-Hike Day 43
Location: Wildcat D I hiked a difficult ten miles today through the cold rain. I left Imp Campsite early and reached Carter Notch Hut around lunchtime. I had already eaten lunch in the late morning on the summit of Carter Dome. I chatted for a bit with the hut master. He let me fill my […]
Meeting The Three Religious Brothers…One Rumored A Thief – AT Thru-Hike Day 42
Location: Imp Campsite in the Carter-Moriah Ridge I’ve stopped at Imp campsite on the Carter-Moriah Ridge for the day. I only hiked 7 miles, but they were a hard seven miles up steep and long slopes. I stopped short of my intended destination for several reasons, the main reason being that I need to be […]
BJ Bear Needs to Be Saved – AT Thru-Hike Day 41
Location: Rattlesnake River I left Hiker’s Paradise this morning with Stick. The hostel owners weren’t very accommodating, so we had to carry our packs around town while we shopped for groceries. Gorham is sprawled and not at all dense, so walking from one end of town to the other takes about an hour. After resupplying, […]
Zero Day in Gorham and Stick Drops Out – AT Thru-Hike Day 40
Location: Hiker’s Paradise, Gorham, NH I took a zero day today. I had plenty of chores that needed to be completed. I developed my pictures, purchased a new water treatment system, mailed home several pounds of gear, and satisfied every hunger need that arose. Stick spotted me on the street and rushed out of a […]
The Repercussions of Nearly Being Killed by Lightning – AT Thru-Hike Day 39
Location: Hiker’s Paradise Today Stick and I crossed the Maine-New Hampshire state line. I felt a full sense of accomplishment for completing the hardest state on the AT without injuring myself. I had some hard falls, but each time I fell I got back up and continued hiking, taking the blood, bruises, and close calls […]
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