EG-Series: AT 2025 May

The 5-day and 4-nights trip to Western MA was good. 50 miles of hiking and 35 miles of biking back to the car. Super challenging weather (rain and cold) made the trip more structured as I had to reach certain shelters by the end of each day. The terrain was […]

Summary: 35 miles bike back from Becket, MA to Salisbury, CT 06:00 – I woke up at 6AM by many alarms from fellow hikers. I was sleeping on the second level bank. During the night I once descended in the dark by the red metal stairs. It was hard to […]

Record breaking 21 miles hike from Tom Leonard to Upper Goose Pond Cabin. 05:29 wake up in Tom Leonard shelter. During the night I carefully went out one time into the dark. It was a very quiet night, no rain, and it is a bit warmer – 7-13°C. My neighbor […]

Summary: 14 miles hike from The Hemlocks to Tom Leonard shelter 05:47 – wake up at IT will be raining for the next 2H. Today will be a long day with 14 miles ahead of me. The high temperature today will only be +9°C. 06:51 – start the hike mostly […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]