In April of 2021, Frosty and I headed to New York. I needed these miles for my overall AT mileage. Plus this trip served as a bit of a shakedown for our upcoming summer section hike of Virginia. We started at a parking lot off Rt. 17 in the Bellvale/Warwick Read more…
Today was our last day on trail. It ended up being a half day of hiking. When we awoke there were three deer eating in the tenting field. They kept their distance, but continued grazing. It was cold this morning. I didn’t want to get out of my quilt. We Read more…
We left Graymoor and headed back on trail. There weren’t any big landmarks today, but the trail was peaceful. A few light sprinkles today. We flushed a turkey today while hiking. My foot is still hurting. It was very frustrating. We had wonderful, cruise-y terrain, but I couldn’t move fast Read more…
As we left the West Mountain Shelter and headed toward Bear Mountain, we had frequent views of Perkins Memorial Tower atop Bear Mountain. We met a couple and one family as headed toward Bear Mountain. There were stone stairs in places as we ascended Bear Mountain. The stairs were like Read more…
Our day started at our campsite on Arden Mountain. The summit of Arden Mountain was wooded. We had a rocky, steep descent through an area called Agony Grind. This type of terrain always means some butt scooting for me. As you near Harriman State Park headed North, you cross above Read more…
Frosty and I headed to New York in April 2021 for a section hike. We had a long section hike planned for Virginia during the summer, so this trip was dual purpose. I needed to hike the southern part of the AT in NY for my overall mileage of the Read more…
This was the third and last day of our backpacking trip. We packed up and left Telephone Pioneer Shelter headed toward our vehicle which was parked at a trailhead on New York Route 52. It was a cooler day which made it more comfortable to hike. We started the day Read more…
Day 2 of our Memorial Day Appalachian Trail hike took us from Ten Mile Shelter in Connecticut to Telephone Pioneer Shelter in New York. To start our morning, we came out of our tent to see a deer in the field. It was so peaceful in the early morning. We Read more…