Day 158 Pinkham notch to Carter notch hut Miles Hiked: 5.9 AT Milage: 1878.5 Today we spent the morning in town, starting with the hot tub first. Next was breakfast, showers, and sorting out gear stuff. We got back on trail around 11am and began our short day of hiking to Carter notch hut.The firstContinueContinue reading “Day 158: The Wildcats”
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Day 157: Mount Washington
Day 157 Lakes of the clouds hut to Pinkham notch Miles hiked: 14.9 AT Milage: 1872.6 Last night the hut was really cold. It was probably because the hut was at a high elevation of 5,022 feet. I slept on the floor of the dinning room and the 90 guests were up all night longContinueContinue reading “Day 157: Mount Washington”
Day 156: Lakes of the Clouds
Ethan Pond to Lake of the Clouds Hut Miles Hiked: 14 AT Milage: 1857.7 This morning I woke up at 6am and got on trail around 6:30. I stopped at Ethan pond to see if the local moose was grazing but it did not make an appearance. I hiked about 3 miles downhill into CrawfordContinueContinue reading “Day 156: Lakes of the Clouds”
Day 155: Ethan Pond
Day 155 Stealth Spot to Ethan Pond Shelter Miles Hiked: 10.6 AT Milage: 43.7 After not getting any sleep at all last night, I packed up my tent in the dark and started hiking around 6:30am. My hike was incredibly easy today. All of it was downhill on super flat terrain. The air was foggy,ContinueContinue reading “Day 155: Ethan Pond”
Day 154: Fraconia Ridge
Day 154 Route 93 to Stealth Spot Miles Hiked: 14.2 AT Milage: 1833.1 This morning a shuttle picked me up at 6:30 am and drove me back to the trail. I began my hike up to the Ridgeline in the cool morning air. My climb was pretty steep and felt long but it was niceContinueContinue reading “Day 154: Fraconia Ridge”
Day 153: Chet’s Place
Lonesome Lake Hut to Lincon, NH Miles Hiked: 2.9 AT milage: 1818.9 When I woke up at lonesome lake hut in the morning, I decided to stay and do more chores to get breakfast. It was a very cold and rainy day. Next, I decided to go to town, resupply, and stay at a hostel.ContinueContinue reading “Day 153: Chet’s Place”
Day 151: Mount Moosilauke
Day 151 Glencliff, NH to Beaver Brook Shelter Miles Hiked: 8 AT Milage: 1801.1 Today I tried to sleep in as much as I could because I had to wait until noon before I could get my package from the post office and start hiking. I relaxed as much as I could all morning. ItContinueContinue reading “Day 151: Mount Moosilauke”
Day 152: Lonesome Lake
Day 152 Beaver Brook Shelter to Lonesome Lake Hut Miles Hiked: 14.9 AT Milage: 1816.0 This morning I woke up around 7am and got on trail around 7:30. I haven’t been sleeping great again. It was a cold night in the 30s. The first hour of my day I spent doing a treacherous descent ofContinueContinue reading “Day 152: Lonesome Lake”
Day 150: Into Glencliff
Day 150 Hexacube Shelter to Gelncliff, NH Miles Hiked: 14.6 AT Milage: 1793.1 This morning I slept in longer than I planned because it was raining outside. I knew I needed to get to the post office in town before they closed at 2pm but I didn’t bother to set an alarm assuming I wouldContinueContinue reading “Day 150: Into Glencliff”
Day 149: Hexacube Shelter
Day 149 Moose mountain shelter to Hexacube Shelter Miles Hiked: 17.7 AT Milage: 1778.5 This morning I woke up to an amazing sunrise from the shelter. I didn’t even have to crawl out of my warm sleeping bag to see it. I was really slow and lazy about getting on trail because my legs wereContinueContinue reading “Day 149: Hexacube Shelter”
Day 148: New Hampshire
Day 148 The Blue Barn to Moose Mountain Shelter Miles Hiked: 20.5 AT Milage: 1760.8 This morning I woke up sometime before 7am, ate breakfast and hit the trail. On my way out of town on the roadwalk I got water at a spigot from a local business that lets hikers camp there. There wasContinueContinue reading “Day 148: New Hampshire”
Day 147: The Blue Barn
Day 147 Miles Hiked: 20.0 AT Milage: 1740.3 This morning I woke up around 6am and got on trail around 7. I slept pretty well last night and was warm inside the cabin. I forgot to take pictures of the cabin before I left and was sad. I hiked 6 miles mostly downhill on gentleContinueContinue reading “Day 147: The Blue Barn”
Day 146: The Lookout
Day 146 Route 4 to The Lookout Miles Hiked: 17.3 AT Milage: 1720.3 This morning I woke up around 7am and took a shower before joining the rest of the hikers for breakfast at the Deli downstairs. There was yerba mate tea, granola, yogurt, and strawberries for breakfast and it was so good! I feltContinueContinue reading “Day 146: The Lookout”
Day 145: Killington
Day 145 Route 4 to Route 103 Miles Hiked: 17.8 AT Milage: 1703.0 This morning I tried to catch the bus to the trail at 7:15 am but I got on the wrong bus so I had to wait until 8:15 for the next one. While I was waiting I went back to the hostelContinueContinue reading “Day 145: Killington”
Day 144: The Yellow Deli
Day 144 Little Rock Pond to Route 103, Rutland VT Miles Hiked: 12.5 AT Milage: 1685.2 This morning I woke up around 6 and crawled out of my sleeping bag to get ready around 6:30. I could hear the loons on the lake making their mournful calls. I got on the trail around 7:30am andContinueContinue reading “Day 144: The Yellow Deli”
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