Journal Entries

@hammerhead and @karentogo navigating their way across the first of many stream crossings.

So happy @renee and @toesalad are hiking with us - our packs are loaded and we are thankful for a warm clear day to set off on day 1- destination Congdon Shelter- 11.4 miles down (up!) the trail. Start time 11:30.

Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at the Broad Brook trailhead on the southern border of Vemont.

A year after @hammerhead and I suggested we do The Long Hike in September 2018 we are here! Parked our vehicle and started on Broad Creek Trail at Mass./Vermont border.

Back on the trail together

Meeting and reorganizing gear before taking one car south to start the trail. But first, we need to get coffee in Rutland.

A pile of gear and the first five days worth of food... fine tuned and ready to be stuffed in a pack. We head to Vermont tonight!

All packed and ready to hike. My packweight with 5 days of food, no water, is 22.5 lbs. That includes my hiking clothes.

The pack feels great, less weight than I took on the AT, no camera or iPad.

My gear for our trip and my 5 day food bag. I’ll be also carrying a pot&stove, or the tent (and maybe a few other items @toesalad currently has in his packing bin). But other than that I’m packed! Gear mended, gear purchased, gear cleaned, checklist completed... ready to go.

Filling in the spreadsheet @toesalad prepared as our packing list and weight list for 2 weeks of backpacking. Can’t believe we leave tomorrow! So much to do!