Daily Miles: 15.3, Total Miles: 1,768.8 After a good sleep at the Norwich Inn, I walked back through Norwich VT and over the Connecticut River into Hanover NH. This is the home of Dartmouth College and this is graduation weekend. First customer at the post office, I picked up and packed up my resupply. A quick coffee and blueberry muffin at the grocery co-op and I was back in the woods on the trail. A couple of good climbs today,…
Daily Miles: 19.5, Total Miles: 1,753.5 A mix of town and country today. Out of the forest this morning into a rural area with farms, some with sheep, and large properties. Further on, I saw a string of small diameter tubing wrapped around and connecting several trees. Saw this a few other times in VT, wow, these are maple trees! Wouldn’t it be great to tap into the tube and drink pure maple syrup. If only it was that easy!…
Daily Miles: 22.5, Total Miles: 1,734.0 I got an early start from the Greenbrier Inn this morning. Got back on the trail, walked past Kent Pond and then down to Thundering Falls. The rest of the day was a rollercoaster, up and down, on mostly overgrown trail, including bushes, trees and tall grass. Checking for ticks on a more frequent basis, also been seeing a lot more frogs recently. Had a late lunch at the Lookout Cabin, complete with a…
Daily Miles: 0, Total Miles: 1,711.5 A laid back, recharge day and I definitely conserved energy. I did walk down the stairs a few times for breakfast and across the street to the Deli. The Deli provided a lunch/dinner meatball sub and a Whoopie Pie for dessert. I did some planning on the next leg and packed up my resupply. A relaxing afternoon watched the French Open and reading a book on the balcony. The only interruption today was housekeeping…
Daily Miles: 16.2, Total Miles: 1,711.5 The challenge for the day was climbing up and over Killington Peak, the mountain being home to the largest ski area in the northeast. The trail is clear of ice and snow but the upper ski runs still have some snow. Beautiful clear day! Got down to Vermont Route 100 and then a short walk into Killington. I treated myself to a stay at Greenbrier Inn with the added bonus of the post office…
Daily Miles: 17.4, Total Miles: 1,695.3 It was a beautiful morning working my way around the rest of Little Rock Pond. In addition to hardwoods, there are more stands of tall pines and firs the last few days. I took a nice break at White Rocks with cool views of the surrounding area. Up and down all day, 4,000′ vertical, along a mostly shady trail with lots of good water access. I am now within 500 miles of the finish…
Daily Miles: 16.8, Total Miles: 1,677.9 Unexpected rain this morning but it didn’t last long. I left my memorable spot on top of Bromley Mountain, headed down to Mad Tom Notch Road and then right back up again to Styles Peak. I took a short break and enjoyed the views from a rocky outcrop. Got back on the trail and hiked down some distance before getting the feeling that something wasn’t quite right. Like maybe I’ve been here before. Yep,…
Daily Miles: 24.1, Total Miles: 1,661.1 Another day in the Green Mountain NF, passing through Lye Brook Wilderness and a few beaver bogs. There were flashes of orange on the muddy trail today. At least 50 tiny Eastern Newts hanging out on the trail and nearby puddles. I got filtered views of Stratton Pond on the way to Prospect Rock, a high ledge over the town of Manchester Center. Took few pics from Prospect Rock and turned around and looked…
Daily Miles: 19.0, Total Miles: 1,637.0 Late start due to the holiday yesterday and I needed to pick up my resupply box. First one in line this morning. Rained hard from yesterday afternoon until early this morning so happy to start off dry from the motel. Pete, the motel owner, got me back to the trailhead. A few light showers in the morning and the trail was wet and muddy for the most part. Boardwalks in places helped a bit….
Daily Miles: 0, Total Miles: 1,618.0 A lazy, quiet, zero holiday in Bennington VT. I did manage to find a breakfast restaurant open on a holiday morning and then strolled to the edge of town. The downtown area was quite deserted. Caught up with family, watched a movie, laid prone and took a short nap. The forecast is for rain this afternoon and lasting until early morning, my good weather window is closing. Hopefully not a wet start tomorrow.
