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You are here: Home / Appalachian Trail 2011 / Aug 27 – Escaping Irene

Aug 27 – Escaping Irene

August 27, 2011 by Beardoh

Rolled out around 8am for the stretch into New York. Wet day as the storm approaches. Terrain was rolling and the last several miles were pretty easy.

Ran into a southbound friend, Columbus, that I hadn’t seen since Killington in the early afternoon and walked with him untill I got out to my roadcrossing for the motel. He was going to stay out in the woods for the hurricane. Something I just was not willing to do, not with the winds and the strong possibility of spending all Sunday wet, even if in a lean-to. Unfortunately, I couldn’t talk him into coming into town….hopefully he will be ok. It was great to run into him, he was the first familiar face that I have come across since getting back on the trail. Should see him again after the storm blows through.

Got into town in early afternoon, got my room and found a pretty excellent BBQ place. Not a ton of miles today, but enough to add up…felt shin splits in one leg – which I haven’t felt in years. The day off tomorrow should be helpful.

Connecticut has been a pretty good walk. The trail was well blazed, maintenance was good. Will see how New York treats me.

Daily Distance: 15.2
Trip Distance: 739.9

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Filed Under: Appalachian Trail 2011

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