2017 Appalachian Hike

26.7 miles today. I’m at the summit of Mt Greylock, the highest point in Massachusetts. I hiked here with our daughter and son in laws dog Ed this past February. Here’s some pictures from then and now.  It was a great day of hiking and eating.  I started this morning a little before 6:00. The… Continue reading Washington Mtn Rd(The Cookie Lady’s House)-Mt Greylock Bascom Lodge. 1585.9 done/603.9 to go. June 12, 2017. 

21 miles today. I actually wrote a post for yesterday and I was going to upload pictures this morning and accidentally deleted my post. So I’m combining two days of hiking.  Last Thursday and Friday I took as zeros at our daughter, Megan’s and our son in law Alex’s house. This was very much needed.… Continue reading Shaker Campsite-Washington Mtn Rd(Home of the Cookie Lady). 1559.2 done/630.6 to go. June 11, 2017. 

12 easy miles today. Very uneventful hike. This is the picture our daughter Megan took as I came up the trail. Megan met me today and is picking me up. I’m taking two zero days at her house and then two days of hiking with her and our son in law Alex.  She brought some trail magic… Continue reading MA 41-MA23. 1529.0 done/660.8 to go. June 7, 2017.

Good bye Connecticut. Hello Massachusetts.  22 unbelievably hard miles today. First the pictures from yesterday. The videos wouldn’t load for me. I’ll try posting them on Facebook individually. ​​​ Last night we got a lot of rain along with thunderstorms. Not sure how much we got, but my tent didn’t stay dry. The bottom and… Continue reading Limestone Spring Shelter-MA 23. 1517 done/672.8 to go. June 6, 2017. 

18 miles today. It was similar to yesterday in that there was some of everything. Difficult to very easy.  The day started out with this. ​​Videos wouldn’t load. I’ll post them on another day.  ​​ I didn’t want to take a chance at slipping off one of the rocks. Engineer and Maple Syrup made it… Continue reading Silver Hill Campsite-Limestone Spring Shelter. 1495.6 done/694.2 to go. June 5, 2017. 

Short day today. Only 10.6 miles.  I got up around 5:30 and at 6:30 started hiking the .3 miles to the highway, then the .8 into town. I tried to hitch a ride but nobody picked me up. I went to the Villager Cafe for breakfast  Maple Syrup and Engineer went about a mile the… Continue reading Mt Algo Shelter-Silver Hill Campsite. 1477.6 done/712.2 to go. June 4, 2017. 

Goodbye New York. Hello Connecticut.  Maple Syrup, Engineer and I did 21 miles today. It was pretty uneventful. The trail gave us some of everything as usual. Very easy to very difficult.  There was a train stop right on the trail. This is where AT hikers can go to the city if they want.  The… Continue reading Telephone Pioneers Shelter-Mt Algo Shelter. 1467.0 done/722.8 to go. June 3, 2017 

Today was a great day. New shoes make such a difference.  First I would say I was really tired when I was writing last night and maybe a little grumpy. I would say I was in a funk. I needed an attitude adjustment and Amy gave it to me publicly on Facebook. I love her. … Continue reading RPH Shelter-Telephone Pioneer Shelter. 1445.8 done/744.0 to go. June 2, 2017. 

19 miles today. I struggled today. I’m really banged up.  Of course my knee still hurts. My left heel feels bruised. I hope that will be solved when I get new shoes tomorrow. I fell again today.  I slipped on a wet rock while doing a steep descent. As I was going down I reached… Continue reading Graymoor Spiritual Life Center-RPH Shelter. 1429.3 done/760.5 to go. June 1, 2017. 

Low mileage day today. My knee is very swollen and sore.  I needed to go easy on it today. It hurts more going down hill than on flat or up. I feel like everyday will get better.  I started today after 10:00. The first thing I did was cross the Hudson River.  Then I hiked… Continue reading Bear Mountain State Park-Franciscan Way, Graymoor Spiritual Life Center. 1410.2 done/779.6 to go.