Day 19: 7 July, 21.1 miles today, 238.5 miles total, Story Spring Shelter, Green Mountain National Forest Days without rain: 4 It took me a while to figure out why the hostel owner in Manchester… Read More »Bugs, Bruises, and Bogs on the Long Trail, part 5: zen and the art of thru-hiking
Day 14: 2 July, 0 miles today, 166.2 miles total, Rutland, VT Days without rain: N/A Non-hikers always assume you’re exaggerating when you tell them that Rutland’s Yellow Deli—famous all along the Appalachian Trail for… Read More »Bugs, Bruises, and Bogs on the Long Trail, part 4: at home on the AT
Day 8: 26 June, 10.6 miles today, 96.7 miles total, Montclair Glen Lodge, Camel’s Hump State Park Days without rain: 0 Thru-hikers on most trails detest road walking and complain loudly whenever the path their… Read More »Bugs, Bruises, and Bogs on the Long Trail, part 3: sort of like almost having fun
Day 5: 23 June, 12.8 miles today, 65.9 miles total, Taft Lodge, Mt. Mansfield State Forest Days without rain: 1 The climb out of Bear Hollow was gentle and the walking was easy, but only… Read More »Bugs, Bruises, and Bogs on the Long Trail, part 2: American Ninja Whatever
Day 0: 18 June, 0 miles today, 0 miles total, Burlington, VT There was no escape from the fact that my decision to hike the Long Trail seemed frivolous, timed as was just as my… Read More »Bugs, Bruises, and Bogs on the Long Trail, part 1: in search of a piece of peace of mind