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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 CrawfordContinue reading "Day 156: Lakes of the Clouds"

Posted byDeserrae PottsSeptember 21, 2019October 15, 2019Posted inUncategorized1 Comment on 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,Continue reading "Day 155: Ethan Pond"

Posted byDeserrae PottsSeptember 21, 2019October 15, 2019Posted inUncategorized2 Comments on 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 niceContinue reading "Day 154: Fraconia Ridge"

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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.Continue reading "Day 153: Chet’s Place"

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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. ItContinue reading "Day 151: Mount Moosilauke"

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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 ofContinue reading "Day 152: Lonesome Lake"

Posted byDeserrae PottsSeptember 14, 2019September 21, 2019Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on 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 wouldContinue reading "Day 150: Into Glencliff"

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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 wereContinue reading "Day 149: Hexacube Shelter"

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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 wasContinue reading "Day 148: New Hampshire"

Posted byDeserrae PottsSeptember 10, 2019September 10, 2019Posted inUncategorized1 Comment on 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 gentleContinue reading "Day 147: The Blue Barn"

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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 feltContinue reading "Day 146: The Lookout"

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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 hostelContinue reading "Day 145: Killington"

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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 andContinue reading "Day 144: The Yellow Deli"

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Day 143: Dodging thunderstorms

Day 143 Bromley mountain to Little Rock Pond Shelter Miles Hiked: 16.8 AT Milage: 1672.7 Last night the ski patrol warming hut stayed incredibly warm. At one point I was able to sleep in just my sleeping bag liner! I woke up before sunrise and packed my bag. On my way out I saw theContinue reading "Day 143: Dodging thunderstorms"

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Day 142: Bromley Mountain

Day 142 Miles Hiked: 13.6 AT Milage:1655.9 This morning I woke up around 6:30 am after a great and warm night of sleep. I was slow to get ready because I was sore but my hip felt noticeably better. I ate a cold oatmeal packet and two packets of carnation breakfast before leaving camp andContinue reading "Day 142: Bromley Mountain"

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