EG-Series: AT 2022 July

 – 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 the exact 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 blue water surface. […]

06:33 one of the very comfortable nights ever. I put on pants at 1 AM for warmth and slept very soundly.  I discovered something sharp and rounded inside the dawn sleeping bag.  But dropped the investigations in the dark, and never returned to it. 07:15 – first drive of the […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]