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I traveled to various sections of AT 5 times in the last 2 months. I spent 11 nights, 16 days and explored trails and access routes to AT in ME, NH and MA. I was catching dry windows of opportunity to travel and get maximum day length out of every […]

Summary: Hike 7 mile to Mass Pike to met Dave and April and drive 40 mi with Dave back to North Adams to reunite with my car.  Thank you, Dave!   05:49 – wake up alone in a shelter. Strangely, the sleep was not good or sound. I was tossing […]

Summary: Hike another 16 mi on what seems to be a rather flat section of AT from Crystal Mountain Camp to October Mountain Shelter.   05:25 wake up in an open hammock – no rain and no morning dew – a dream weather condition. The birds are singing loudly – […]

Summary: hike 16 AT miles from Wilbur Clearing Shelter over Mount Greylock, through Cheshire, MA to Crystal Mountain Campsite.   05:05 wake up on very dark smoke-filled day. During the night I would wake up three times at 23:45, 01:32 and 04:06. I thought to begin the day at 4am, […]

Summary: Today (on Tuesday) I decided to go on hike immediately as rain-free-window will end on Saturday. Drive to Western Massachusetts to start the hike across the state from North to South.   09:49 – Ok. After a series of phone calls to Newton Police and was able to move […]

07-07 TUE I am starting to plan a trip to Massachusetts (MA) section of Appalachian Trail (AT) between Mass Pike and North Adams – the last AT section in New England that I did not do. It will need to do about forty miles of hiking and 40 mi biking […]

 – Buy tracking poles – On August 6 I bought a new pair of Cascade Mountain Tech Trekking Poles – Carbon Fiber at Amazon for $55.24. They are exactly the model I had crashed under the stone at the top of the mountain.      – After 5 years of usage […]

06:12 it is very cold, but the day will be very good and clear.  I am thinking about optimal sequence of steps to gather all things and pack. 06:23 first picture of the day – a view on the lake – blue sky reflects in  the surface of the water. […]