Year: 2026

Summary: hike the second half of the section in 6H from 6 to 12:30PM. First climb up to invisible Mount Wolf and then sharply down to route 112 and back to the car. 05:13 – I woke up in Eliza Brook shelter.  Birds are already talking. River is still there […]

May 29, SUN – wake up after 7:30AM. The night sleep was good, and I did not feel cold at all.  So far, Nemo Disco 30 shows itself well. I quietly gather my things so not to disturb another sleeping hiker. He arrived yesterday after 9PM in the dark.  He […]

5 mi hike from Salisbury CT to Brassie Brook shelter 06:29 – I woke up in Boston and looked outside. The rain is just about to start its extended session for the whole long weekend, at least for the next 3 days. Endless stream of work emails already rolling, but […]

Summary: hike on AT southbound from route 93 to Lonesome Lake hut over 4000′ Kinsman Peaks and to camp at a free Eliza Brook Shelter.   07:20 – I woke up in a hammock. It is very late start for the hiker. Route 93 is very audible. 08:29 – start […]

Summary: start driving to the NH hills at 1PM. Bike from car to the beginning of the hike from 4 to 6PM. Camp near Flume and route 93.   13:08 ODO 00.0 – depart the house 13:28 stop by at the club to pick up my Nikon camera for 30x […]

May 28, SAT 05:07 First attempt to wake up.  Although I went outside, but warmth of the sleeping bag called me back. It seems there is no rain. At 06:29 we both wake up.  Yes! There is no rain! 07:55 start hiking towards Mount Success. 09:11 after two climbs and […]

On Friday, May 16 I purchased two more FarOut trail guides for Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire for $15.98 on a good sale. May has arrived very quickly this year, and it was time to plan my next Appalachian Trail (AT) trip. The most unusual thing was that I couldn’t […]

Everything happened in less than 2 hours – from 09:42 to 11:15. On Thursday morning I felt like it was time to go on a trip, but I didn’t know where to go. I was considering extended bike trips on a 93 mi Vermont Lamoille Valley Rail Trail or a […]

May 27, FR – Today will be my first full hiking day. 06:24 – woke up twice in the night – at 21:33 and 04:05. My feet did feel the cold, but that was fixed with a pair of socks. From early morning mosquitos are circling the hammock, but they […]

May 26 THU – 04:44AM – start from Boston, visit Price Chopper in Lincoln, NH (06:55AM) for a bag of clementines and San Pellegrino. Drive 4.5 mi on treacherous Hogan Rd. in Gorham, NH (9AM).  If you are not careful, your car will bump into sticking out stones and deep […]