10:31. This is Just How the Trail Is!!! Hawkeye was up and gone early the next morning from Kid Gore … Continue reading 24 June 2021. Day 77. 15.2 Miles + 925.3 Miles = 940.5 Miles. Kid Gore Shelter to Lake Stratton Shelter. Up and Over Stratton Mountain. (tent-2)

06:43. Near Death of My Hiking Poles My hiking poles have taken quite a beating on this journey. I’ve always … Continue reading 25 June 2021. Day 78. 13.6 Miles + 940.5 Miles = 954.1 Miles. Lake Stratton Shelton to Bromley Mountain. Camping in the Ski Area (tent-3)

Continue reading 1 July 2021. Day 84. 14.9 Miles + 1,018.4 Miles = 1,033.4 Miles. The Lookout to Thistle Hill Shelter. Abraised feet!

12:44. It’s Time to Put Nero Behind Us I can honestly tell you that putting yourself back out on the … Continue reading 23 June 2021. Day 76. 14.4 Miles + 910.9 Miles = 925.3 Miles. Highway 9 to Kid Gore Shelter. Back from a Zero (tent-1)

Stonewall 1st Cousins Here she is! Kathy Rooney Humes…. my lifetime friend. We played Rebels and Yankees with the neighborhood … Continue reading 22 June 2021. Day 75. 0 Miles + 910.9 Miles = 910.9 Miles. Zero in Brattleboro, Vermont!!!

06:51. Sleeping In The best thing about taking A Nero is the fact that you can sleep in a little … Continue reading 21 June 2021. Day 74. 1.7 Miles (NERO) + 909.2 Miles = 910.9 Miles. Harmon Hill to Vermont Route 9, Bennington, Vermont. It’s Time for a Zero!

06:09. Morning was a Totally Different Story As beautiful as it was the night before the next morning was the … Continue reading 26 June 2021. Day 79. 16.8 Miles + 954.1 Miles = 970.9 Miles. Bromley Mountain to Little Rock Pond. Moose sighting!!!! (tent-4)

07:02. Hiker Trail Magic Water Supply It seemed like we were in Williamstown for 10 seconds. Before I knew it … Continue reading 20 June 2021. Day 73. 16.6 Miles + 892.6 Miles = 909.2 Miles. Williamstown, Massachusetts to Harmon Hill, Vermont. Into the Mud of Vermont

06:11. Leaving Cheshire I was more than ready to leave Father Tom’s campsite only because I was also more than … Continue reading 19 June 2021. Day 72. 14.6 Miles + 878.0 Miles = 892.6 Miles. Father Tom Campsite to Williamstown, Massachusetts. Greylock Mountain Behind Me

06:06. A New Morning on Goose Pond There is something soothing about sitting along the edge of the lake at … Continue reading 17 June 2021. Day 70. 17.6 Miles + 849.6 Miles = 867.2 Miles. Upper Goose Pond Cabin to Kay Wood Shelter. 2018 Mileage Surpassed. See