01 2026-08 First August trip to Vermont

What’s new about this trip:
 – new notebook (made of paper)
 – new power bank battery for charging (INIU Portable Charger 10000mAh)
 – new 3-liter hydration bladder used as a bucket for water.

Preparation started after I realized that I want to go back to Vermont after 6 years.  I’ve already completed AT VT in 2020 in several trips during the height of the COVID-19.

The nice opportunity to travel came up on TUE August 18 after an early morning meeting on that day.  I would park on router VT-11 / VT-30, go back on the bike to route 9 and start my 40 mi hike towards the car. That way I will revisit 2 sections that I’ve completed in May and July of 2020 and, I would cover a 1.9 mi section that I missed back then.

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1. 01 2026-08 First August trip to Vermont (2026/08/17)
2. 02 2026-08-18 TU First day so full of driving, biking and hiking (2026/08/18)
3. 03 2026-08-19 WE - second hiking day - jump over Glastenbury Mountain (2026/08/19)
4. 04 2026-08-20 TH - 15 mi day over Stratton Mountain (2026/08/20)
5. 05 2026-08-21 FR last 10 mi to the car (2026/08/21)
6. 06 2026-08 AT VT trip lessons and overall summary (2026/08/22)
7. 01 2026-08 AT NH trip to Carter Notch (2026/08/27)
8. 02 2026-08-28 FR - start the hike from US Route 2 in Shelburne, NH (2026/08/28)
9.  03 2026-08-29 SA - climb up from Rattle to Imp Shelter over Mt. Moriah (2026/08/29)
10. 04 2026-08-30 SU from Imp Shelter to the top Wildcat Mountain (2026/08/30)
11. 05 2026-08-31 MO - Down, down, and down for 5 hours (2026/08/31)
12. 06 2026-08 - all seven wild nature trips this year (2026/09/01)