Today we hiked our first section of 'The Whites'. The White Mountains of New Hampshire are known as one of the tougher (or toughest) sections (at least when referring to many-mile sections) of the trail because of the elevation gain/loss when … [Read more...]
Jul 16 – Gorham
Stealth camped right outside of Gorham last night and strolled in the short distance to the hostel. Got China buffet for lunch and are feeling lethargic. Beardoh got some new socks. The Smartwool liners that he has been using are getting holes … [Read more...]
Jul 15 – On to New Hampshire
Today we crossed the Maine line and entered New Hampshire. Felt good to have our first state completed. Maine pretty much lived up to what we had heard. Lots of roots, rocks, wetness and general degree of challenge. It was great to visit a part of … [Read more...]
Jul 14 – Mahoosic Notch
Morning was beautiful today. Sun was shining and blue skies. Sweetpea headed down the mountain to Mahoosic Arm and Beardoh got a photo of the shelter caretaker in his Sunday best getting ready to mix up the compost heap. The pond looked beautiful. … [Read more...]
Jul 13 – Grafton Notch, Speck Pond
Started today with leftover pizza. The shuttle from the hostel (friend of the owner with a station wagon) got us back on the trail around 7:30. Weather was good for the first part of the day and we had good views from Baldpate Mountain. Around … [Read more...]
Jul 12 – Down to Andover
Short day down to Andover to resupply. Was a reasonable downhill most of the way. Beardoh saw a deer shortly into the walk. The doe was about 20 yards off the trail and bolted another 50 yards when it heard the footsteps. The odd thing is that … [Read more...]
Jul 11 – Bemis, Old Blue, Moody and Hall Mountains
Sunshine today for the whole day. Warm walking up and down a few steep mountains. Lots of places where the trail maintainers have put in the stone 'steps.' There were even a few spots that had ladder steps drilled into the rock where there was no … [Read more...]
