Last Section in VT!
August 3, 2022
AT miles: 10.7
Ascent: 984’
Descent: 1782’
Weather: really warm and sunny
Sightings: 2 chipmunks
High points: Finishing the AT in Vermont and walking with Bear-Slayer for the first six miles of the day.
August 2, 2022
AT miles: 10.4
Ascent: 3100’
Descent: 3202’
Weather: cloudy but clear in the afternoon, mid-70’s
High points: hearing a loon call over Stratton Pond
August 1, 2022
AT miles: 17.4
Ascent: 3506’
Descent: 3134’
Weather: low 80’s and sunny
Sightings: one toad
High points: Navigating lots of rocks and roots without a fall
June 10, 2022
AT miles: 20.4
Ascent: 1613’
Descent: 2729’
Weather: mid-70’s and sunny
Sightings: a black snake and several chipmunks.
Today I finished Pennsylvania!
June 9, 2022
AT miles: 16.1
Ascent: 2080’
Descent: 1110’
Weather: mid-70’s, partly sunny, and windy
Sightings: a chipmunk and a squirrel
High points: successfully hiking the super-steep section north of Lehigh Gapandhiking some more with Sparkplug.
A rocky walk through a Super Fund site with great views.
June 8, 2022
AT miles: 14.4
Ascent: 1237’
Descent: 2190’
Weather: sunny and low 70’s
Sightings: lots of butterflies
High points: surviving “knife edge” and hiking with Smooth and Carjack
June 7, 2022
AT miles: 11.5
Ascent: 1656’
Descent: 1006’
Weather: cloudy and cool (low 70’s)
Sightings: a rabbit and a chipmunk
High points: the fun conversation with Sparkplug from the Ozarks
Hiking with just a day pack is almost like floating!
June 6, 2022
AT miles: 9.5
Ascent: 1388’m
Descent: 1427’
Weather: mid-70’s, sunny, and dry
Sightings: a frog, a black snake, and a rattle snake
High points: Hiking Pulpit Rock with Erin and her two boys
More rocks (and snakes!)
June 5, 2022
AT miles: 14.4
Ascent: 1759’
Descent: 2399’
Weather: high 70’s, sunny and dry
Sightings: a garter snake
High points: a truly great day for hiking, and seeing my kids’ favorite babysitter after 23 years!
Rocks and ferns and funky art, oh my!
June 4, 2022
AT miles: 17.2
Ascent: 1824’
Descent: 1492’
Weather: mid-80’s — warm and clear
Sightings: two garter snakes
High points: conversation with Bimble and Smooth
Rocksylvania is real.