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05 2026-05 Lessons of the second May trip

2026-05-24 Udar Gromov 0

Avoiding rain is important – plan your hiking trip around dry days. Memorial Day weekend in Maine and NH is when the snow is just gone from all the major trails, bugs are just beginning to emerge, and leaves are just showed up this very week. I was able to […]

04 2026-05-23 SAT – second half of the AT section

2026-05-23 Udar Gromov 0

Summary: hike the second half of the section in 6H from 6 to 12:30PM. First climb up to invisible Mount Wolf and then sharply down to route 112 and back to the car. 05:13 – I woke up in Eliza Brook shelter. Birds are already talking. River is still there […]

03 2026-05-22 FRI – first half of the AT section

2026-05-22 Udar Gromov 0

Summary: hike on AT southbound from route 93 to Lonesome Lake hut over 4000′ Kinsman Peaks and to camp at a free Eliza Brook Shelter. 07:20 – I woke up in a hammock. It is very late start for the hiker. Route 93 is very audible. 08:29 – start […]

02 2026-05-21 THU – jump into action mid-day

2026-05-21 Udar Gromov 0

Summary: start driving to the NH hills at 1PM. Bike from car to the beginning of the hike from 4 to 6PM. Camp near Flume and route 93. 13:08 ODO 00.0 – depart the house 13:28 stop by at the club to pick up my Nikon camera for 30x […]

01 AT NH 2026-05 second trip preparation

2026-05-20 Udar Gromov 0

Everything happened in less than 2 hours – from 09:42 to 11:15. On Thursday morning I felt like it was time to go on a trip, but I didn’t know where to go. I was considering extended bike trips on a 93 mi Vermont Lamoille Valley Rail Trail or a […]

05 2026-05 ME short AT trip lessons and consequences

2026-05-19 Udar Gromov 0

The strangest thing about this trip was the constant question “Why am I here? Why am I in this very spot? And Where I am going?” – removing tree sap from car parked under coniferous tree – use rubbing alcohol and Goo Gone. – QUESTION – would I go on […]

04 2026-05-18 MO ME return to bike and ride under a surprise rain

2026-05-18 Udar Gromov 0

Summary: a quick climb to route 17, jump on a bike and ride 8 mi under an unexpected unannounced rain down to Houghton where the car was waiting. 06:38 – wake up after additional 2.5H of sleet in an extra jacket and pants. The night was even colder, but […]

03 2026-05-17 SU ME on AT and Bemis Trail and without a trail

2026-05-17 Udar Gromov 0

Summary: wake up completely alone near old and new AT routes split. Proceed North to another split and take Bemis Tr. This portion was new and never explored before. By 15:30 emerge on 4-wheels Bemis Rd. and walk 1 mi to return to AT and cross Bemis Stream to find […]

02 2026-05-16 SA ME from Route 17 to AT on Pleasant Mount Rd

2026-05-16 Udar Gromov 0

Summary: hide the bike at the Height-of-the-Land on route 17 and start the hike from Pleasant Mountain Road towards AT. That is the most unexplored and untried section of the trial. Reach AT by 6 PM and the coveted camp spots by 6:30. 04:20 – first unsuccessful attempt to […]

01 2026-05 Preparations for the trip one

2026-05-15 Udar Gromov 0

– This year I didn’t have to wait for Memorial Day to go for a trip. Hence, I went one week earlier – May 16-18. – I noticed an auspicious series of warm dry days in a forecast. Let’s go! – In a dream, I saw a camp spot that […]

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