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02 May 23, TH – substitute Frenchtown Rd. hiking with driving – smart

2025-05-23 Udar Gromov 0

Summary: drive from Boston to Golden Rd. in ME and drop the bike on an unnamed side road visible only from the satellite map. Drive back to Kokadjo on Frenchtown Rd. and park the car 11 miles into the road. Start the hike toward AT and East Branch shelter. […]

Day 2 – 2025-05-23 Friday – cross into MA

2025-05-23 Udar Gromov 0

8 miles from Brassie Brook shelter to The Hemlocks shelter. 05:31 wake up at and start gathering things. I am in a hammock hanging across the shelter. It is not raining for the moment. It is nice and warm inside the cocoon, and there is no desire to get up […]

05 May 29, SUN – Mahoosuc Gorge – miracle of traveling pants

2025-05-22 Udar Gromov 0

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 […]

01 May 2024 preparations for the trip

2025-05-22 Udar Gromov 0

The daring plan for this latest trip was to explore another free way to get onto the Appalachian trail (AT), complete a sizeable chunk of the 100 Mile Wilderness and get out back on Golden Rd. without paying any fees. In this trip I was hoping to reach AT from […]

Day 1 – 2025-05-22 Thursday – start the hike from Salisbury

2025-05-22 Udar Gromov 0

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 […]

04 May 28, SAT – hiking from Gentian Pond to Full Goose Shelter

2025-05-21 Udar Gromov 0

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 […]

2025 CT to MA Appalachian Trail trip preparation

2025-05-21 Udar Gromov 0

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 […]

03 May 27, FRI – hiking from Gorham, NH to Gentian Pond Shelter – again

2025-05-20 Udar Gromov 0

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 […]

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02 May 26 THU – Ride the bike without the rucksack

2025-05-19 Udar Gromov 0

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 […]

01 A brief overview of May 2022 AT trip

2025-05-18 Udar Gromov 0

May 11 WED – I offered Lira to go together on a hiking trip to Mahoosuc Range in Maine. Lira first accepts and later rethinks her decision, but this exercise pushed me into thinking how to minimize my load and maximize the fun. The important consequence of that thinking will […]

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Preparations for July 2017 trip to Appalachian Trail (AT)

2025-05-11 Udar Gromov 4

Plan On TUE, June 20 I ordered the AT topo map from Carlo Mountain to Pleasure Pond in Maine. This is a less traveled portion of Appalachian Trail (AT). From that point, the balance tipped toward going to AT instead of Bog Dam Road (BDR) for my July mini-vacation. Map […]