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Summary: Bike 23.4 mi from impromptu camp on Brocha Rd. back to the car parked on Troutdale Rd. near Moxie Pond. 05:46 wake up in my tent. The night was even warmer. I woke up 2 times at 23:56 and 4:00. The bright light from the moon creates a […]
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 […]
Night in camp Cold Sun – elevation 942 m. 05:56 – record-early wake up. That is what usually happens – on the last morning in the wild you always wake up very early. And yes, this morning I am looking forwards for a change of scenery. This was a very […]
Summary: Drive to Unnamed Road in Monson, ME before the Katahdin Ironworks toll booth and hide the bike in the woods. Drive back from Greenville to Moxie Pond. Start a 6 mi hike to Moxie Bald shelter. 04:51 – +16°C – wake up without an alarm in Boston. It […]
Day 04 summary: relatively flat hike to Ethan Pond and then route 302 and the final desperate bike dash to the car to finish the trip on that day Waking after a comfortable night of rain – everything is good and dry Very flat Ethan Pond trail goes […]
Day 03 summary: hike from Garfield Ridge Camp over South Twin Mountain to Zealand hut and beyond. 06:12 I am waking up. It is rather warm. I visited outside at 21:48 00:18 and 04:25. The sky was dark, and no stars were visible. People are already turning in their […]
This would be my third AT trip this year. One in May was to Maine (ME) section to cross Kennebunk River, one in July to Connecticut (CT) section between Kent and Salisbury and this one should be a continuation of Maine – from Moxie Pond to Katahdin Iron Works Rd. […]
Day 02 summary: hike the Franconia Ridge in the rain and wind and climb over Lafayette and Garfield mountains. 06:22 wake up at Liberty Spring Camp. In the stillness of the morning allows highway to be heard vividly. Forecast – cold looks gloomy – it is cold, and rain […]
Day 01 summary: drop the bike at Crawford Notch and start the hike at Franconia Notch on Liberty Spring trail. 04:56 – wake up at home in Boston without an alarm. Forecast shows 65% chance of rain on FRI and 45% on SAT 06:24 – depart for Lincoln, NH. ODO […]
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