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03 2025-07-02 WE – Green snowmobile trails from Debsconeag to Nahmakanta

2025-07-02 Udar Gromov 0

Summary: no cell signals all day, hiked on snowmobile trail to Nahmakanta Lake West Camp The night was quiet and dark. I woke up only once at 22:38. I saw a dance of fireflies almost as active as fireworks. There were suspenseful cries of owls somewhere close. But that […]

04 2022-07-02 Saturday – a dream spot at the end of the day

2025-07-02 Udar Gromov 0

06:32 Everybody woke up very early, but there is nothing to do – the rain is still going. My sleep was very bad. All night I was twisting and turning. Maybe it was too hot? A nice problem to have in the wild. Nevertheless, my muscles and my body are […]

03 2022-07-01 Friday – hike 6 AM to 6PM to cover 13.5 mi on familiar grounds

2025-07-01 Udar Gromov 0

05:30 – I am waking up in Baldpate shelter on AT in Maine. The night was warm, so nothing is wet from the morning dew. The plan is to gather things quickly and have some food already at the next shelter 3.3 mi away. 06:37 – start hiking really early. […]

02 2025-07-01 TU from Boston to ME Northern Woods

2025-07-01 Udar Gromov 0

Summary: drive 300 miles from MA to Maine Northern Woods, drop the bike at the end of the hike and drive another 35 mi to the beginning of the trail. Hike to Ice Caves and start wild hike on snowmobile route 86 that is not used in Summer and overgrown […]

02 AT 2023-07-01 SA – dry day along the Housatonic River

2025-07-01 Udar Gromov 0

Summary: hike 14.5 mi (2.1 mph) to Silver Hill Campsite along Housatonic River I had a good sound sleep. I woke up only once at 03:23 and put on Patagonia fleece, but the night was warm and pleasant. 05:43 wake up in my hammock. Mosquitoes are just beginning to wake […]

01 AT 2023-06-30 FR – from NY/CT border to Schaghticoke Mt. Camp

2025-06-30 Udar Gromov 0

Summary: bike from Salisbury to NY/CT border (31 mi) and start the hike to Schaghticoke Mt. Camp (9 mi) 04:51 wake up in Boston. Attach bike, check the weather forecast, load ice in a cooler, water the plants – what else did I do in 34 minutes? 05:24 ODO 0.0 […]

02 2022-06-30 Thursday – very treacherous Garland Pond Rd

2025-06-30 Udar Gromov 0

04:27 – wake up in Boston 04:47 – depart and drive to route 17 in ME 05:53 – ODO 70.8 +15°C – route 95 rest arear in Kittery, ME. Plenty of gas in the tank. Everything is good and quiet. The new camera is working fine. Forecast promises 11-13°C at […]

01 2025-07 AT trip preparation

2025-06-30 Udar Gromov 0

Maine is a country of unknown roads. When you hike or ride country roads or trails, you cross mysterious roads with no names in various states of pass-ability, and very often they are no longer on any maps or plans. There is no easy way to tell how far these […]

01 July 2022 trip to ME – between routes 26 and 17

2025-06-29 Udar Gromov 0

Trip dates – Thru June 30 – Monday July 4, 2022 Hike 33 mi of Appalachians Trail from Grafton Notch states park (route 26 in ME) to Rangeley, ME (route 17). Summary: 06-28 Tue – new Nikon COOLPIX A1000 camera arrived as a replacement for broken previous camera 06-29 Wed […]

00 AT 2023 07 Preparation for the trip

2025-06-29 Udar Gromov 0

First trip to a more populous state – CT. For a long time, I couldn’t make myself walk the AT in populous states as I can do this at home in Boston. The weather this time will be warm. There is no need to bring extra clothes. All the extra […]

Re-imagining America

2025-06-26 Udar Gromov 0

The plan is simple: –1– Frighten the citizenry and create a panic.–2– Provoke a big disruption in economic life. –3– Introduce emergency measures and grab emergency power.-4– Spend our future money by the trillions to re-imagine America. Please note that politicians who couldn’t agree on anything for 4 years all […]