September 7th, 2021: Stratton Pond Shelter to VT-11 (10.5 miles) Today my only goal was making it in one piece to the Green Mountain House Hiker Hostel. Compared to the last few days, it would be a low mileage day. All I had to do was make it to the road and contact the Green […]
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September 6th, 2021: Goddard Shelter to Stratton Pond Shelter (19.5 miles) They say the harder the challenge, the better the reward. I don’t know if I agree with this, as plenty of things I’ve done in life were fairly easy, and still quite rewarding. However day 3 on the Long Trail may have swayed me
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September 5th, 2021: Congon Shelter to Goddard Shelter (14.4 miles) It was a chilly morning, with a lot of fog, and the forecast called for rain later in the afternoon. After a quick bite, I said goodbye to Mr. Bobblehead and Hoodwallah (the other hiker that arrived later to the shelter after I fell asleep)
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September 4th, 2021: LT Southern Terminus to Congon Shelter (10 miles) The morning began with a mad scramble… I had assumed that Bennington being a decent sized city would have some Uber and Lyft drivers. Ron Howard Narrator Voice: “They did not”. With that option out the window, I did what any normal millennial would
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September 3rd, 2021: Bennington, VT I’ve made it to Vermont!!! All resupply packages have been dropped off, my vehicle has been parked approximately 273 miles north of where I currently am. I am ready to get going!!! Shouts to my shuttle driver Erin who drove 4 hours to bring me from damn near the Canadian
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Welcome adventurers to the second part of my LT thru-hike preparation series. My last post was about logistics for getting to and from the trail. This week, I will be going into the dreaded GEAR LIST (insert lightning strike and maniacal laughter). If you are into backpacking, you probably know nothing gets the community more
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If you are interested in reading my last post on resupplying on trail, check it out here. Hello again, welcome to my second post on my thru-hike preparation. In this post, I will go over how I’m getting to and from the trailheads. The Long Trail is point-to-point trail located in Vermont, and it is
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Hello again everyone. I can’t believe it, but here I am making another blog entry, and here you are reading it. Shouts to us!!! In my earlier post, I gave a background on my planned September 2021 thru-hike of the Long Trail. In this post, I want to explain my resupply strategy and briefly go
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In September 2021, I am planning on attempting my very first long distance thru-hike…which will take place on the Long Trail located in Vermont. What’s a thru-hike?: A thru-hike is an end-to-end backpacking trip on a long-distance trail. What’s the Long Trail: The Long Trail is a 272.7 mile long trail that traverses the length
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