Long Distance Hiker

First full day in Vermont was a delight. Started off early and had just four miles into West Hartford. There is a little diner in town that has a breakfast plate called the full belly. We split that and still had full bellies. The landscape seemed … [Read more...]

Got an early start to the day and were up just as it was getting light. Beardoh headed into Hanover early to make sure that we met up with our friend, Wilbur, who was bringing a replacement backpack for Sweet Pea. We were all in Hanover by 10am, … [Read more...]

Great weather again today. So many great days in a row that we are getting spoiled. Blue skies, and temp in the 70's. Started off the day headed up Smarts Mountain. Had great views at the top and went up the fire tower that sits atop the mountain. … [Read more...]

Got a late start out from Glencliff today. Nice cool day, a little humid, but not bad. Hiked the whole day with Cueball. Terrain was pretty smooth until the end when we started up the climb to Mt Cube. Nice views at the top and some great … [Read more...]

Had a nice cool day for a shortish hike on Mount Moosilauke. It was very windy at the summit with some cloud cover, but still pretty decent views. Met some northbound thru-hikers and other folks who were slackpacking the same hike. Last day in the … [Read more...]

Hiked the Kinsman Ridge today with Cueball. The walk had the North and South Peaks of Kinsman, which are above 4000'. The morning temps were cool and perfect hiking weather. We stopped at Lonesome Lake hut and got the breakfast leftovers, which were … [Read more...]

Got rolling fairly early today and started the day with a steep climb up the remaining part of Mount Garfield. Beardoh messed around with the Steripen for about a half hour before it would work. Up untill now the device has worked well for water … [Read more...]