Month: September 2026

Summary: Hike 4 mi on AT, then 3.6 mi on forest roads and bushwhack the last mile back to the bike.  Then 15.8 mi on the bike toward car.   06:56 woke up an hour later than previous mornings. This is one more advantage of sleeping a good distance away […]

Summary: Hike 12 miles from Doughty Ponds to route 15/6 to Leeman Brook shelter and through pond and lakes to Wilson Valley shelter   05:55 wake on the banks of Doughty Pond. I am completely alone, but the noise from the road reaches up here. Every next night is a […]

Summary: hike 15.8 miles from Moxie Bald shelter over forest road bypath to Lake Hebron and Doughty Ponds.   05:46 – wake up in the hammock.  There are already plenty of voices around me. The morning light is beginning to shine on the horizon.       Wake up by […]