DONE!!!! Last Blog! Dan and I completed the full 2191miles hiking from Springer Mountain, Georgia to the summit of Katahdin Mountain, Maine in 116 days from February 27 to June 22, 2017.
Many thanks to all the Trail Angels, That picked up our spirits and allowed us to hike hard days to get here. And Angels that kept our bodies in one piece. And to my most special wife whom let me go on this adventure.
We were the 29th and 30th persons to complete the hike so far this year.
Dan gets a month to rest before Medical School. I get to be a dad for another month till my wife and I become empty nesters.
Passion, Persistence, Faith, and Finish!
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Thursday, June 22, 2017
17.3.115 AT2184.5 13mile hike
The Birches Campsite at Baxter State Park
A quick 4hr hike including a resupply for today and tomorrow's Katahdin Summit hike to complete our journey of 2191 miles hiking the Appalachian Trail in 116 days which includes 3 zero days and we averaged 18.9miles per day.
Just registered with the Park Ranger. Dan is #29 and I am #30 north bounders to summit Katahdin this year. We were #55 and #56 at Harpers Ferry.
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A quick 4hr hike including a resupply for today and tomorrow's Katahdin Summit hike to complete our journey of 2191 miles hiking the Appalachian Trail in 116 days which includes 3 zero days and we averaged 18.9miles per day.
Just registered with the Park Ranger. Dan is #29 and I am #30 north bounders to summit Katahdin this year. We were #55 and #56 at Harpers Ferry.
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17.2.114 AT3171.2. 30mile
Hurd pond lean to
Needed to get 30miles in and did it in 13 hours.
Saw 2 red squirrels that had short tails, round heads, fat and big eyes. Each one followed me as to see what I was.
Saw Katahdin. I can see why the Indians had it as a sacred mountain.
We will do 13m tomorrow and on Thursday summit Katahdin since sun is forecast.
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Needed to get 30miles in and did it in 13 hours.
Saw 2 red squirrels that had short tails, round heads, fat and big eyes. Each one followed me as to see what I was.
Saw Katahdin. I can see why the Indians had it as a sacred mountain.
We will do 13m tomorrow and on Thursday summit Katahdin since sun is forecast.
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17.1.113 AT2141.5 24m
Potahway lean to
Got up late and left at 8am and finished by 6pm. All of yesterday's raw feet issues were fixed with Vaseline and dry socks.
My exhaustion was gone so we made good time. We are pushing ourselves very hard. We'll do our 2cnd 30 miler of this adventure tomorrow. Then we'll ease up. 13,3and finally on Thursday we will do the 5mile summit of Katahdin
Falls now are at 105. Back in Pennsylvania they were 30 and I joked I would beat Scott Jurick 120 falls. I have no intention on beating that since any fall may end the great adventure.
It has rained all afternoon and it is raining tonight. Our winged trends have been trying to eat us alive since.Hanover New Hampshire.
Lot of South Bounders are going by us to Georgia. 1 in 4 will make it,
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Got up late and left at 8am and finished by 6pm. All of yesterday's raw feet issues were fixed with Vaseline and dry socks.
My exhaustion was gone so we made good time. We are pushing ourselves very hard. We'll do our 2cnd 30 miler of this adventure tomorrow. Then we'll ease up. 13,3and finally on Thursday we will do the 5mile summit of Katahdin
Falls now are at 105. Back in Pennsylvania they were 30 and I joked I would beat Scott Jurick 120 falls. I have no intention on beating that since any fall may end the great adventure.
It has rained all afternoon and it is raining tonight. Our winged trends have been trying to eat us alive since.Hanover New Hampshire.
Lot of South Bounders are going by us to Georgia. 1 in 4 will make it,
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16.7.112 AT2114.6 24m
Logan Pond Lean to
Today we hiked 24 miles on slippery rough wet hilly terrain. We had to ford 2 streams.
My falls are up to 104. A sore elbow.
Dan broke one of his poles.
Dan and my feet have raw spots from the shoes and socks getting wet.
Both of us are exhausted after a 16 hour hiking day.
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Today we hiked 24 miles on slippery rough wet hilly terrain. We had to ford 2 streams.
My falls are up to 104. A sore elbow.
Dan broke one of his poles.
Dan and my feet have raw spots from the shoes and socks getting wet.
Both of us are exhausted after a 16 hour hiking day.
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15.6.111 AT2094.5. 19m hike
Cloud Pond Lean to
Had a great breakfast at Shaw's Hostel. Had 3 eggs, 3 bacon, home fries, orange juice, coffee, and all the Maine blueberry pancakes we could eat for $9. They served 20 out of 38 hikers that stayed there.
Got to the trail by 8:30.
Up to fall 96. Fall 93 slammed the whole right side of my head onto the slate ground and bent a pole on my 3rd set of poles. No permanent damage done to either.
Billy Goat was at the Hostel and is with us tonight though he's at the Shelter and we are tented out at the pond with peepers bullfrogs and birds. Quite a racket but I like it.
Then
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Had a great breakfast at Shaw's Hostel. Had 3 eggs, 3 bacon, home fries, orange juice, coffee, and all the Maine blueberry pancakes we could eat for $9. They served 20 out of 38 hikers that stayed there.
Got to the trail by 8:30.
Up to fall 96. Fall 93 slammed the whole right side of my head onto the slate ground and bent a pole on my 3rd set of poles. No permanent damage done to either.
Billy Goat was at the Hostel and is with us tonight though he's at the Shelter and we are tented out at the pond with peepers bullfrogs and birds. Quite a racket but I like it.
Then
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Friday, June 16, 2017
15.5.110 AT2075.3 22mile
Shaw's Hostel
Day 110 5 Days left
Started Hiking at 5am and got to the Hostel by 1pm. It rained all day. Encountered a bubble of southbounder's
Looks like we are on schedule to summit katadhin on Wednesday June 21, 2017.
Forded several streams today.
94 Falls to date.
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Day 110 5 Days left
Started Hiking at 5am and got to the Hostel by 1pm. It rained all day. Encountered a bubble of southbounder's
Looks like we are on schedule to summit katadhin on Wednesday June 21, 2017.
Forded several streams today.
94 Falls to date.
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Location:Pleasant St,Monson,United States
15.4.110 AT2053.2 18.
Bald pond brook campsite
Left at 8am to catch a canoe across the Kenebuck River as part of the AT experience. Then to a hostel in catatonk to get milkshakes burgers pulled pork home made carrot cake and banana bread and soda.
Saw a bubble of south bounders at the Shelter. I was stunned. Was like looking at our group of North bounders back in Georgia. Oh they have so long to go..
Dan has figured out how to get done next Wednesday or day 115. We greatly miss our family and home.
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Left at 8am to catch a canoe across the Kenebuck River as part of the AT experience. Then to a hostel in catatonk to get milkshakes burgers pulled pork home made carrot cake and banana bread and soda.
Saw a bubble of south bounders at the Shelter. I was stunned. Was like looking at our group of North bounders back in Georgia. Oh they have so long to go..
Dan has figured out how to get done next Wednesday or day 115. We greatly miss our family and home.
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15.2.107 AT2006.7 19m hike
Horn Pond campsite
Day 107 10 days to go.
Got up late and hiked out at 7am. About 10am Dan said we were behind schedule. I picked up the pace and we got to the road to go into town an hour late. Meanwhile Dan had two offers for a ride. He gave Tom a call back and he was there in 20min to take us 5 miles into town to resupply and take us back to the trail. Tom retired from the US Coast guard after 32 years. Tom is now a Trail Angel for the AT hikers. We needed an Angel to keep us on schedule and "poof" Tom shows up. Many thanks!
87 falls. #86 was a classic. I got up from the shelter to get rid of excess fluid at 2am when I fell through the porcupine chewed through floor boards that I couldn't see in the dark.
Saw lots of toads, big and little. Cute little creatures.
Stepping up the pace tomorrow. We'll blow through the Bigalow Mountains and get closer to the Kenebuck river Ferry for the next day. A 27 mile hike for tomorrow.
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Day 107 10 days to go.
Got up late and hiked out at 7am. About 10am Dan said we were behind schedule. I picked up the pace and we got to the road to go into town an hour late. Meanwhile Dan had two offers for a ride. He gave Tom a call back and he was there in 20min to take us 5 miles into town to resupply and take us back to the trail. Tom retired from the US Coast guard after 32 years. Tom is now a Trail Angel for the AT hikers. We needed an Angel to keep us on schedule and "poof" Tom shows up. Many thanks!
87 falls. #86 was a classic. I got up from the shelter to get rid of excess fluid at 2am when I fell through the porcupine chewed through floor boards that I couldn't see in the dark.
Saw lots of toads, big and little. Cute little creatures.
Stepping up the pace tomorrow. We'll blow through the Bigalow Mountains and get closer to the Kenebuck river Ferry for the next day. A 27 mile hike for tomorrow.
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15.1.106 AT1988 19m
Spaulding Mountain Shelter
Day 106 11 days to go
Left the Farm House Inn and got on The AT at 6:10am. Left Honeybear behind. He plans on going a slower pace.
The mom an d pop owners are a hard working couple with 4 adopted kids.
We met our first true southbounder whom started from katidhin on the day it opened she is an Asian Austrian of 23years old and has already hiked the PCT.
Was sunny today. Climbed one 4K footer and 3 3k footer mountains.
85 falls to date.
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Day 106 11 days to go
Left the Farm House Inn and got on The AT at 6:10am. Left Honeybear behind. He plans on going a slower pace.
The mom an d pop owners are a hard working couple with 4 adopted kids.
We met our first true southbounder whom started from katidhin on the day it opened she is an Asian Austrian of 23years old and has already hiked the PCT.
Was sunny today. Climbed one 4K footer and 3 3k footer mountains.
85 falls to date.
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15.3.108 AT2034.6. 27.9m hike
Day 108 9 days left
Pierce Pond Shelter
We buzzed through the Bigelows Mountain range and put some extra mileage in. 14.5 hours of hiking.
Tomorrow we cross the Kenebuck river.
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Pierce Pond Shelter
We buzzed through the Bigelows Mountain range and put some extra mileage in. 14.5 hours of hiking.
Tomorrow we cross the Kenebuck river.
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Sunday, June 11, 2017
14.7.105 AT1969.4 9mile hike
Farm House Inn
Day 105 12days left
I thought somebreed of coyotes were making howling noises. Honeybear from Kansas said they were Loons which he heard in Minnesota. Since we were tented by a lake it made sense.
Going to get a water bottle, hiking poles, a sawyer water filter bag, and food
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Day 105 12days left
I thought somebreed of coyotes were making howling noises. Honeybear from Kansas said they were Loons which he heard in Minnesota. Since we were tented by a lake it made sense.
Going to get a water bottle, hiking poles, a sawyer water filter bag, and food
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14.6.104 AT1960 21mile hike
Day 104 13 days to go
The sabbath Day Shelter
The 21miles took 13 hours for Dan and myself and Honeybear showed up. We will all be hiking 9 miles to Ranglee for resupply, new poles for me, and a hostel for all of us.
We saw a spruce grouse a few days ago.They are an endangered species. I can see why. They are big and Dan had to shoo it off the trail.
Still looking to see our first Moose. The trails have had a lot of moose poop since Vermont.
Our mph has really slowed since Hanover New Hampshire. Suspect it's due to the straight up and down trails with lots of obstacles.
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The sabbath Day Shelter
The 21miles took 13 hours for Dan and myself and Honeybear showed up. We will all be hiking 9 miles to Ranglee for resupply, new poles for me, and a hostel for all of us.
We saw a spruce grouse a few days ago.They are an endangered species. I can see why. They are big and Dan had to shoo it off the trail.
Still looking to see our first Moose. The trails have had a lot of moose poop since Vermont.
Our mph has really slowed since Hanover New Hampshire. Suspect it's due to the straight up and down trails with lots of obstacles.
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14.3.101 AT1908.5. 18m hike
Carlo Col Campsite
Day 101, 16 days to Katadhin
Left the Hostel for the trail at 8:30am and got to our destination at 7:30pm
Mostly sunny dry day. Feet are wet stepping in bogs.
We are now in Maine!
Up to 79 falls. Broke my second pole. I repaired it with duck tape and splints.
Hardest 1 mile section of the AT is tomorrow and Dan says we have to hike 16.5 miles because the shelter at the 10 mile has been torn down.
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Day 101, 16 days to Katadhin
Left the Hostel for the trail at 8:30am and got to our destination at 7:30pm
Mostly sunny dry day. Feet are wet stepping in bogs.
We are now in Maine!
Up to 79 falls. Broke my second pole. I repaired it with duck tape and splints.
Hardest 1 mile section of the AT is tomorrow and Dan says we have to hike 16.5 miles because the shelter at the 10 mile has been torn down.
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14.5.103 AT1939 21m hike
Hall Mountain Shelter
Day 103 14 days to go.
Was an easy 21mile hike. Had the company of Emily Dubua from Maine who hikes 50 miles a week before work. She and her husband have hiked all the New England peaks over 4000'. Then I hiked with Hunny Bear for the next 5miles then with my son for the last 5. It made the 12.5 hours of hiking go fast.
We are staying in our tent tonight to keep away from the flesh eating gnats and blood sucking mosquitoes.
Falls at 82. Was first day hiking with no poles.
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Day 103 14 days to go.
Was an easy 21mile hike. Had the company of Emily Dubua from Maine who hikes 50 miles a week before work. She and her husband have hiked all the New England peaks over 4000'. Then I hiked with Hunny Bear for the next 5miles then with my son for the last 5. It made the 12.5 hours of hiking go fast.
We are staying in our tent tonight to keep away from the flesh eating gnats and blood sucking mosquitoes.
Falls at 82. Was first day hiking with no poles.
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14.4.102 AT1918 10m hike
Spec Pond Shelter
102 Day 15 days till katadhin
We heard horror stories on the hardest 1 mile part of the AT trail, Mahoosuc Notch.
Some people took 4 hours. We could have been done in 25 minutes but dilly dallied with some picture taking and took 45.
This took less skill than my adventure running days with James Howard and Kenny Mckosh so I was somewhat disappointed. Maybe if the weather threw something at us but it was nice today.
Rock hopping over crevasses, swinging off trees and crawling through crevasses are easy for adventure runners.
Tomorrow we pick the pace back up to 20 mile days.
I broke my other pole today and falls are at 81 but none of that occurred at the Notch.
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102 Day 15 days till katadhin
We heard horror stories on the hardest 1 mile part of the AT trail, Mahoosuc Notch.
Some people took 4 hours. We could have been done in 25 minutes but dilly dallied with some picture taking and took 45.
This took less skill than my adventure running days with James Howard and Kenny Mckosh so I was somewhat disappointed. Maybe if the weather threw something at us but it was nice today.
Rock hopping over crevasses, swinging off trees and crawling through crevasses are easy for adventure runners.
Tomorrow we pick the pace back up to 20 mile days.
I broke my other pole today and falls are at 81 but none of that occurred at the Notch.
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Tuesday, June 6, 2017
15.2.100 AT1891.6 8m
White Mountains Lodge and Hostel
We are ready for a hostel! Resupply at Walmart with pizza coming to the Hostel.
I ate a whole pizza and onion rings. Dan ate more.
Billy Goat is here!
Up to 67 Falls.
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We are ready for a hostel! Resupply at Walmart with pizza coming to the Hostel.
I ate a whole pizza and onion rings. Dan ate more.
Billy Goat is here!
Up to 67 Falls.
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14.7.98 AT1865.7
Osgood Tent Sites
We left the Mizpah AMC hut by 6:30 and headed out through the Presidentials. The AT only hit Mt Washington and Mt Madison as well as a long rocky ridge line.
I liked Mt Madison over Mt Washington only because Mt Madison contained only cairns as evidence that man traveled there. While Mt Washington had a train, a gift shop, a snake bar etc.
There were other mountains I would have liked to climb but were bypassed by the trail.
The weather held out for us. There were lots of tourists and day hikers enjoying the trail.
We'll have the smaller "WildCats" to do tomorrow for an 18m day. We expect rain for the next 4 days.
I'm at Fall #52. .#48 was memorable in that I fell backwards with my foot in a cravass when a 15lb boulder rolled onto my stuck foot.
Im using my poles to support some of my weight before stepping downhill. The thigh mussels have taken a beating on the straight uphill and downhills of the whites.
We are in the home stretch.
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We left the Mizpah AMC hut by 6:30 and headed out through the Presidentials. The AT only hit Mt Washington and Mt Madison as well as a long rocky ridge line.
I liked Mt Madison over Mt Washington only because Mt Madison contained only cairns as evidence that man traveled there. While Mt Washington had a train, a gift shop, a snake bar etc.
There were other mountains I would have liked to climb but were bypassed by the trail.
The weather held out for us. There were lots of tourists and day hikers enjoying the trail.
We'll have the smaller "WildCats" to do tomorrow for an 18m day. We expect rain for the next 4 days.
I'm at Fall #52. .#48 was memorable in that I fell backwards with my foot in a cravass when a 15lb boulder rolled onto my stuck foot.
Im using my poles to support some of my weight before stepping downhill. The thigh mussels have taken a beating on the straight uphill and downhills of the whites.
We are in the home stretch.
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14.6.97 AT1850.8
Mispah AMC Hut
We left our tent site at 7am and found we were 1mile from an AMC so we stopped for water and they gave us cookies and a special oatmeal.
We headed out on a full stomach but as soon as we got near Mt.Webster the weather got cold and rainy again. At least we didn't have to slosh through old snow drifts like yesterday!
I am up to fall #46. Fall 45 I got blown off my feet and into a cairn. Fall 46 I fell backwards and grabbed onto the edge of the trail rocks. I was able to pull myself up and look at the little alpine pine trees that would have kept me from going farther down the mountain.
We will be working tonight to stay in the warm hut. And we'll get fed.
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We left our tent site at 7am and found we were 1mile from an AMC so we stopped for water and they gave us cookies and a special oatmeal.
We headed out on a full stomach but as soon as we got near Mt.Webster the weather got cold and rainy again. At least we didn't have to slosh through old snow drifts like yesterday!
I am up to fall #46. Fall 45 I got blown off my feet and into a cairn. Fall 46 I fell backwards and grabbed onto the edge of the trail rocks. I was able to pull myself up and look at the little alpine pine trees that would have kept me from going farther down the mountain.
We will be working tonight to stay in the warm hut. And we'll get fed.
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14.5.96 AT1835 18.5
Tented just below alpine area
We left the The Notch Hostel at 8:30am and hiked the Franconian Ridge. It was the most beautiful and awe inspiring hike yet. Mt. Lafayette was the highest peak on the ridge at over 5100'.
It did get cold and on our way off the ridge onto a wet alpine area it snowed and hailed and rain. I did get hypothermic before I finished at 8pm but Dan already had the tent set up and helped me get my gear in ready so I could pop into my sleeping bag.
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We left the The Notch Hostel at 8:30am and hiked the Franconian Ridge. It was the most beautiful and awe inspiring hike yet. Mt. Lafayette was the highest peak on the ridge at over 5100'.
It did get cold and on our way off the ridge onto a wet alpine area it snowed and hailed and rain. I did get hypothermic before I finished at 8pm but Dan already had the tent set up and helped me get my gear in ready so I could pop into my sleeping bag.
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15.1.99 AT1882 18m
IMP Shelter
We hiked through the wildcats. Not as high as the whites. The weather made hiking difficult as well as the terrain. Snowdrifts, rain, hiking in clouds, paths turned into creeks, steep rock faces, cold.
We hiked through the boreal forest mostly with some alpine regions. No pictures taken today.
Falls was a record day 15 now at 67. The worst was an ankle folding on me. I let out a scream thinking of John Knapp's 1973 football game where he planted his foot and broke his ankle. We got to see the game film forward backward and frame by frame. Luckily no damage done.
Hiked the last 2 miles in the dark to the IMP shelter.
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We hiked through the wildcats. Not as high as the whites. The weather made hiking difficult as well as the terrain. Snowdrifts, rain, hiking in clouds, paths turned into creeks, steep rock faces, cold.
We hiked through the boreal forest mostly with some alpine regions. No pictures taken today.
Falls was a record day 15 now at 67. The worst was an ankle folding on me. I let out a scream thinking of John Knapp's 1973 football game where he planted his foot and broke his ankle. We got to see the game film forward backward and frame by frame. Luckily no damage done.
Hiked the last 2 miles in the dark to the IMP shelter.
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Thursday, June 1, 2017
14.4.94 AT1816 8m
The Notch Hostel
Last night a 62year old AT Thru hiker named Story Teller told the story of the riot he set off in 1968. There were two groups of kids in his Hawaii Honolulu high school..the glue sniffers and the pot smokers. He was in neither but word got back to the head glue sniffer that he had dissed one of his mates. The head glue sniffer told him he was to meet behind the School after the bell rang so he could get his beating.
So Story Teller being a lowly freshman was looking down in the dumps that day and the head pot smoker noticed and asked him what was wrong. Story Teller told him why and they both parted. When the bell rang Story Teller went behind the high school to get his beating in front of 100 glue sniffers when lo and behold the pot smokers come around the corner and the riot breaks out. Story Teller says he was crawling through all the legs when he found an opening to his empty bus. As the bus drove off he watched the riot and the police come to break it up. The story made the paper the next day and it did single him out as the cause of the riot of '68.
We climbed a 4200 mountain today and after 5hours and 8miles later made it to The Flume Visitor center where we spent 5 quarters and 45 minutes figuring out how to use a pay phone and called The Notch Hostel where they came and picked us up and took us to the Price Chopper for a 4 day resupply. The hostel ranks with the top three that we've stayed at.
Because of the hard resupply places are few and far between our next four days will cover a lot of demanding ground.
I'm up to 40 falls. Had three today. All three landed on my butt. We rocks roots and mud. Was a great hike. Feels good to be challenged by the mountains again!
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Last night a 62year old AT Thru hiker named Story Teller told the story of the riot he set off in 1968. There were two groups of kids in his Hawaii Honolulu high school..the glue sniffers and the pot smokers. He was in neither but word got back to the head glue sniffer that he had dissed one of his mates. The head glue sniffer told him he was to meet behind the School after the bell rang so he could get his beating.
So Story Teller being a lowly freshman was looking down in the dumps that day and the head pot smoker noticed and asked him what was wrong. Story Teller told him why and they both parted. When the bell rang Story Teller went behind the high school to get his beating in front of 100 glue sniffers when lo and behold the pot smokers come around the corner and the riot breaks out. Story Teller says he was crawling through all the legs when he found an opening to his empty bus. As the bus drove off he watched the riot and the police come to break it up. The story made the paper the next day and it did single him out as the cause of the riot of '68.
We climbed a 4200 mountain today and after 5hours and 8miles later made it to The Flume Visitor center where we spent 5 quarters and 45 minutes figuring out how to use a pay phone and called The Notch Hostel where they came and picked us up and took us to the Price Chopper for a 4 day resupply. The hostel ranks with the top three that we've stayed at.
Because of the hard resupply places are few and far between our next four days will cover a lot of demanding ground.
I'm up to 40 falls. Had three today. All three landed on my butt. We rocks roots and mud. Was a great hike. Feels good to be challenged by the mountains again!
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14.3.94 AT1808 16m hike
Eliza Brooks Shelter
Got out by 6am to hike Mount Mooselake. Absolutely stunning mountain. It's one of the options given to Incoming Dartmouth College freshman to climb during orientation week. John Jr. Hiked it.
Dans legs are back 100%! He's kicking my butt on both uphills and downhills. I'm a little slow on catching up to his uptake in velocity but after the last mile I think I'm back.
The whites are different. A lot of rock hopping on wet rocks and roots to miss the mud. Steep uphills and downhills. I'm up to 39 falls. Dan is at 6.
Well 1 mile before the Shelter it thundered lightning and hailed. I took my shirt off and put rain pants on and put war paint on and ran with my backpack and spears in hand to the Shelter and did a Tarzan yell and attacked the Shelter with spears raised. Dan wasn't expecting me but had his video tape rolling.
Ahh tomorrow another adventure!
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Got out by 6am to hike Mount Mooselake. Absolutely stunning mountain. It's one of the options given to Incoming Dartmouth College freshman to climb during orientation week. John Jr. Hiked it.
Dans legs are back 100%! He's kicking my butt on both uphills and downhills. I'm a little slow on catching up to his uptake in velocity but after the last mile I think I'm back.
The whites are different. A lot of rock hopping on wet rocks and roots to miss the mud. Steep uphills and downhills. I'm up to 39 falls. Dan is at 6.
Well 1 mile before the Shelter it thundered lightning and hailed. I took my shirt off and put rain pants on and put war paint on and ran with my backpack and spears in hand to the Shelter and did a Tarzan yell and attacked the Shelter with spears raised. Dan wasn't expecting me but had his video tape rolling.
Ahh tomorrow another adventure!
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