Leaving the Green Mountains of Vermont was one of the more bittersweet moments we had on the northern part of the Appalachian Trail. Lindsay and I both looked forward to tackling the looming challenge of the White Mountains partly because of the beauty that the big peaks and ridge lines of New Hampshire held on … Continue reading New Hampshire and The White Mountains; Aug 29th (1743mi) to Sep 9th (1887mi)
Thru-hike
The Green Mountains; Aug 20th (1607mi) to Aug 28th (1743mi)
Ahh, Vermont. Delightfully scenic, unique, varied and a bit one-off, Vermont. For the first 100 miles of this state, the Appalachian Trail and Long Trail share the same pathway separating just past Rutland, Vermont at the Maine Junction. As you may have read in our previous post, The Slackpack Experiment, we ended our 230 miles … Continue reading The Green Mountains; Aug 20th (1607mi) to Aug 28th (1743mi)
The Slackpack Experiment; Aug 7th to Aug 19th
As you may have surmised from the previous couple posts, we did not have the best mental state going into the last 1/3 of our Appalachian Trail thru hike. Our feet hurt, we had less then spectacular scenery and to be perfectly honest we simply were not having fun anymore. We had just spent two … Continue reading The Slackpack Experiment; Aug 7th to Aug 19th
Boots to Birks 