Over the course of three section hikes, I hiked the Long Trail end to end. I had never thru-hiked anything, having been merely dreaming about doing long distance hiking for about 13 years before I took my first step on…
I wanted to do a long hike this summer, so I started scouting around for options. I considered another LT hike, because I have nothing but the best times when I hike on the LT and now I’ve at least…
Finally the day had arrived, I was going to be able to finish my 4000 footers. I had wanted to end on West Bond (see that hike) or something over there because I love that ridge. However, the timings didn’t…
Finally I can see the end of my 4000-footer list. This was my second to last planned trip to get them all complete this season. When I done my pemi loop a couple years ago, I did not knock off…
I was unsure of whether to count this as a single trip or multiple trips. Technically I hiked between the two trailheads (even if it was along a road), so it sort of was a single hike. But for the…
We woke up at 6:45am. We had a great breakfast, mainly because some one shared coffee. I don’t normally bring coffee on my hikes, so this was a nice treat. The first hill we climbed after the shelter was easy…
We woke up at Kim’s friend’s house and got a ride up to Middlebury Gap to start hiking by 9am. Our journey begins I was warmed up from the day before so it felt great to be out hiking with…
After my failure to complete the Long Trail the previous two years, I just had a small section left to finish the trail end to end. This was good because I had a fairly new baby and so didn’t want…
Every since Josh announced that he’d be finishing his 4000 footers on the first weekend in June, I’ve been trying to figure out a way to beat him. I eventually decided it wasn’t worth it really, but I still wanted…
Josh Ain and I were eager for one last trip before the winter set into the Whites. We were also hoping to get that magical snowfall that doesn’t really accumulate but makes a hike so beautiful in the shoulder season…