We started our day with breakfast at the hotel. Frosty had scrambled eggs, and I had a cinnamon roll. Then we checked out and waited for our shuttle driver. This was a very interesting shuttle. Our shuttle driver was very Read more…
What do backpackers do on zero days? Chores, relaxing, and lots of eating. On zero days long distance hikers rack up zero trail miles thus the name zero day. These days usually still involve plenty of walking to get to Read more…
This day was another rainy day with various forms and intensities of rain. There were some breaks in the rain while we were hiking, but I stayed gray and damp. Yesterday, I was able to maintain a neutral (as opposed Read more…
We went for breakfast at the Damascus Diner. We had eaten supper here last night and enjoyed it. For breakfast I had two fried eggs, bacon, hash browns, grits, and two biscuits with sausage gravy. I don’t care for sausage Read more…
This trip is a part of the 100 Mile Wilderness Winter Lean-to Challenge. On the last day of 2021, Frosty and I drove on the Mountain Road past the Borestone Mountain Trailhead to the bridge. This is just beyond where Read more…
This trip is a part of the 100 Mile Wilderness Winter Lean-to Challenge. On January 8th, Frosty and I rode up to the Monson area and headed toward Borestone Mountain. We continued on Mountain Road past the Borestone trailhead. We Read more…
This trip is a part of the 100 Mile Wilderness Winter Lean-to Challenge. On January 23rd, 2021, Frosty and I headed to Monson. We wanted to hike into the Leeman Brook Lean-To in the Hundred Mile Wilderness. We were Read more…
In New Jersey, was nice to meet up with the same people for several nights in row and socializing with them. In New York we were outside of the normal backpacking season for the area, this social aspect wasn’t present Read more…
Frosty and I weren’t in any rush to wake up. We knew that the hiking part of our day was going to be short. We left our tent spot along Furnace Brook and started the hike toward our car. The hike Read more…
We had a boardwalk in our hike this morning. This section had some cool views. When we arrived at the road crossing in Vernon, we travelled a short distance on the road to get to Heaven Hill Farm This was Read more…