The Long Trail, Vermont - Section Hike 2018

The Long Trail has interested @hammerhead and me for several years - a year ago we decided hiking this trail would be a great way to celebrate our 45th wedding anniversary (October 19). Inviting along @toesalad and @reneetougas -our family who introduced and initiated us to back-country-hiking - is for us a wonderful idea to add to our fun and experience.

This journal is part of an Expedition, (i.e. a group trip). To read the journal entries from all members of this expedition, visit the expedition page: A Celebratory Section Hike of the Vermont Long Trail

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70 Entries

Sat Sep 22, 2018 @ 07:15

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Photo shootout with @toesalad :)

Sat Sep 22, 2018 @ 05:47

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@reneetougas getting engulfed in mist sifting up from the valley - magic blending with the majestic.

Sat Sep 22, 2018 @ 05:43

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My mountain man @hammerhead xo - Cape Lookoff Mtn.

Sat Sep 22, 2018 @ 05:14

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One of the last road crossings in our section hike. Very happy to see that ridge of clear sky in the direction we are headed.

Sat Sep 22, 2018 @ 04:47

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Our last hiking day for this section of The Long Trail :( I guess it is time but I will miss it- the friendship on the trail, the effort to reach vistas and peaks, whatever we are carrying is what we have so all we need! Thanks @hammerhead @reneetougas @toesalad!!

Fri Sep 21, 2018 @ 12:04

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Reached Sunshine Shelter before 2:00 - we decided to claim sleeping spots and @hammerhead @reneetougas @toesalad walked to nearby road and hitched into Rochester for coffee and goodies. Came home with treats and reports of friendly drivers. I fetched water, made tea and ‘chilled’ by myself until joined by another hiker.

Fri Sep 21, 2018 @ 08:22

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@reneetougas @toesalad making good mileage on the fairly level trail. Love all the moss - although the moisture can make one’s gear/clothes feel perpetual damp...

Fri Sep 21, 2018 @ 04:47

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David Logan shelter - @hammerhead packing up and waiting/hoping for a rain shower to quit before we head out - day 14. An entry in the shelter’s logbook warned of an abundance of mice - all the food bags were tied up in the trees so those of us in the shelter escaped- one of the tarp tent dwellers (without an attached floor) didn’t bode as well- yoy!! Poor guy.

Thu Sep 20, 2018 @ 14:07

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David Logan shelter- @reneetougas and her Dad (@hammerhead) built a wonderful fire using dried kindling stacked in the shelter and scrounged for bigger stuff to keep it going till bedtime! What a welcome surprise for the rest of the hikers (like ‘Dragonfly’ and ‘Birch’ ) who ended up in camp - a total of 10 hikers and one dog. (Some tented.)

Thu Sep 20, 2018 @ 14:04

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We splurged on our resupply with 2 small cartons of red wine :) Presentation can be over-rated but @hammerhead preferred drinking from our cooking pot lid over straight up from the carton! Must say, the extra pack weight was worth the addition to our supper.