Day 11-13 First 100 complete!

Day 11, 12.1 miles, Rock Gap Shelter.  Big day today as we crossed our 100 mile mark. It was of course at the top of a steep incline on top of Albert Mountain. The fire tower on top was at mile marker 100.1. Beautiful 360 degree views so an excellent place for lunch and to celebrate our first 100. I've posted a few photos on facebook if interested. It was then a relatively easy 6 miles to the shelter. Approx 1 mile from the shelter we were surprised with a bit more trail magic..."Ginger Snap" had rigged a storage container full of cakes and cookies hanging from a tree over the trail. It was an excellent surprise...thank you Ginger Snap! We are only doing four miles tomorrow and then heading into Franklin NC. As we are so close to town "30 Pack" , "Trucker", and "Mac" hiked into town and brought back burgers, hotdogs and beer for dinner followed by a bonfire and the band was in full swing. Good warm up for what should be an excellent weekend as Franklin is hosting the 8th annual Hikers Bash. Thanks to a bit of planning I was able to make reservations at the hotel hosting the party. I now have a full room and so far only two on the floor...we will probably add a few when we get there. :)  Planning our first "zero" day on Saturday to rest the body, heal the blisters and enjoy the hiker bash weekend.   Day 12, 3.8 miles, Franklin NC. Easy peasy morning walking to the road. Got a shuttle into Franklin and checked into the hotel. Almost an issue when I got here...as you can imagine I was pretty through planning this trip. I made reservations a month ago and tried calling a few days ago to confirm. You guessed it...no reservation when I got here. It's their big weekend so no rooms. I pulled out my notes and gave them the name, date and time I called. It was the lady behind the counter so she apologized and I got the "cabin" over looking the parking lot. We had 12 in the living room last night playing guitars and having a great time before we went to a bar down the road. I have no idea how many slept in here but it was no less than seven...so it worked out well. :)  Day 13, Zero Day. Still in Franklin. Did laundry and resupplied with food. We are all now just relaxing and figuring out what to do with ourselves. Its kind of strange not doing anything. Most things revolve around when we will eat next so we are waiting for meal time. :) the humane society came by while I was doing laundry and gave the boys some food and treats. It was very nice but not sure what to do with all the food. We will hit the trail in the AM so will send the next update somewhere in the woods. 

Day 9-10, 27-28 March 93.3 of 2184 miles complete

Day 9, 11.8 miles, Muskrat Creek Shelter, North Carolina! Goodbye Georgia, thank you for the memories and HELLO North Carolina!  The folks  is Hiawassee were great so happy I stopped there. I was able to send 6 pounds of stuff back... the big item was my fully functioning kitchen suite. I downsized to a stove and fuel system that weighs less than just my stove did so i am happy...more stuff coming your way Mom. :)  got on the trail at 1120am which is a bit late but had to wait for a ride back to the trailhead. The group is still pretty much together...a few have camped at different sites but we will meet up in the next few days. Today was pretty much all uphill. It was nice to cross into our second state but NC welcomes you with a 3 mile straight uphill climb to the shelter after you just did nearly 9...I guess she wants to make a statement...which she did. Beautiful views but you have to work for them. I've averaged 9 miles a day through Georgia which is a very comfortable start. I have met a few doing 20miles a day which I think is crazy. It's not a race and I'm just enjoying the walk and the company.  A few wildlife encounters i forgot to mention. The boys are doing great and sniff just about everything...except for the snake in the trail they walked over Which then slid under my boot. I think it was just a big garder snake but it got my attention. There have been a few bears in the camp but nothing serious. They one in our camp came up to the privy when one of the guys was using it. There was a scream and the bear took off. The guy said (paraphrasing) "thank goodness i was on the privy cause he scared the poop out of me!"...very very funny indeed.  With the dogs around our group doesn't even worry about it and so far so good. Plan for tomorrow is a 12+ mile day but looks like a little friendlier terrain...we shall see. :)

Day 10, 12.5 miles Carter Gap Shelter. The terrain was indeed much nicer today. Only one 2.5 mile gentle up hill section so seemed fairly easy compared to yesterday. Not much to report really so i will keep this short...wake up, break camp, walk, set up camp, cook, sleep...pretty simple day. :)



Day 8 26 Mar 69.6 of 2184 complete

Day 8 11.0 miles, Hiawassee Budget Inn. Excellent day. Up early as you may have seen the sunrise photo on Facebook. I wanted to make it into town relatively early so made good time doing the 11 miles in 5.5 hours. I was expecting the group i am hiking with to catch up but I was feeling good. I am obviously  getting my hiking legs and getting back into shape so besides a few blisters all is working well. I was at the road awaiting the hotel shuttle when a very nice elderly couple offered to drive me and the boys into town which was very much appreciated...Thank you Fred and Pricilla! It worked very well as I was showered and had my laundry done before the guys I'm with made it in on the shuttle. We all resupplied at an ingles down the road so am all set for the next four days. I will be mailing more things home tomorrow as the downsizing continues. Then a shuttle back to the trail at 1100. The plan is 11miles so will be entering North Carolina tomorrow.

Day 7 25 Mar 58.4 of 2184 complete

Day 7 8.1 miles Tray Mountain Shelter. Apparently we had hail along with the rain and wind last night but made it through and awoke to a beautiful morning. Pretty straight forward hiking day but did climb over two mountains...6000 vertical feet total I was told so earned my dinner. Early night as we are heading into Hiawassee tomorrow and want to get there in time to resupply. It's a 11.5 mile hike and then 11 miles into town so an early start is in order...yes we will get rides from the trail into town.

Day 5-6 23-24 March 50.3 of 2184 miles complete

Day 5 Whitley Gap shelter 7.7 miles. Up at Neels Gap and bought supplies  for next four days. I also sent home a few items that I have found I am not using. When I left my pack weighed 53 pounds including water. I was surprised as i thought I was sub 50. Makes me think I above 60 lbs on the first day...that's nutty. I think I will downsize my stove at the next stop to help the weight. It poured all day but walking in the rain is not really a problem for some reason...kind of refreshing. Besides, knowing that "BirdShooter" was going to meet me with a little "Trail magic" made it easier to bear...like the pun:). By the way Trail Magic is when some stranger shows up unexpectedly with treats...gatorade, pizza, donuts, etc. Well BirdShooter's trail magic was beer.  I think here I need to introduce the group of Merry travelers I have hooked up with. Everyone has trail names so I will just go with those. It's three individuals, myself, trail Name Zip as I was told bring one if you have one, "Redneck Gumby" as she Only has one green shirt and is from Tennessee, and "Walk-n-Eats" because when I asked if he as a name he said "nope, I haven't done anything stupid, all I do is walk and eat". So I called him that...turns out he is one eighth native American so it's perfect. We also have two guys who started with way to much stuff so we called one "Mattress Pad" because he was actually carrying them and his buddy "Atlas" as he was carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders. They got rid of a lot of stuff but they kept their guitar and ukellae. Another two are "Puddle Jumper", pretty self explanatory and "Tree Piper" as he is packing his 3 foot wood flute. The instruments are awesome and they improvise a jam session every night withbus on drums etc  We call ourselves the "Off the beat and trail Band".  There are always more who come and go but we have all camped together every night.  So, I knew BirdShooter was meeting me at a shelter 1.2 miles off the trail but I asked if anyone wanted to join and all six said yes.  So we hiked through solid rain for 7.7 miles, got to the shelter and set up. The rain broke and BirdShooter walked into camp with a 12 pack and some whiskey. The 12 pack didn't last very long so BirdShooter, MattresPad and a new random guy who was by himself offered to walk 2 miles back to the car and go get more. They came back a few hours later with two 30 packs...new solo guy is now called "30 Pack" and he has joined our merry group. Also wandering into our camp was Spam, Casanova, and Saph. Needless to say it was an very festive evening. Around the campfire  BirdShooter took some video of the jam session and will post it on his web page at some point.

Day 6 13.3 miles Blue Mountain Shelter. Thanks to the fresh mountain air we all woke up feeling surprisingly well. Had some breakfast and we all decided to have our first big day. BirdShooter had one last bit of trail magic in the form of Gatorade and chocolate donuts for us at his car...very very nice. Thanks again BirdShooter!! The rest of the day was just walking. A bit easier terrain so managed 5 miles in two hours at one point. Everyone from last night made it here by 6pm. We figured at this rate we are going to en up like Forrest Gump and walk into Maine with 300 people behind us. :).  The boys are doing great and seem to love it. I do not know how to upload photos to the blog from my iPhone but I did upload some to my face book if you are interested. We will be in Hiawassee  In two days if anyone is interested in hanging out at a budget in on a Monday. :)

13 June, Photo added...We did not realize it at the time, but this was the 1st day of the "Wolf Pack". From Left to Right...Zip (Papa Wolf), BirdShooter, MattressPad (The Big Bad Wolf), Atlas (WolfMan), Gumby, Queen of the Wolf Pack, 30 Pack (Fire Wolf), Puddle Jumper, Casanova (Night Wolf), Walk-N-Eats (Hungry Wolf), Bottom Row Trucker (Red Wolf and Safety Wolf), Spam (Wolf Meat) 

Day 4 22 March 32 of 2184 complete

Day 4 7.7 miles Neels Gap. First day we were rained on but after 3 days without a shower i was ok with it. It felt like i was hiking in the Highlands...beautiful mountains but basically walking in mist, rain and fog so not much of a view. We did go over Blood Mountain which has the AT's oldest shelter made out of stone on top of the mountain...very nice. Did not stay the night as there is a lot of bear activity so you are required a bear canister...which none of us have. Nice to see though. Came down the mountain to the wonderful stone hostel and outfitters. Great place with a great staff. A local church brought up spaghetti and salad for everyone and then we sat outside playing music...not a bad Thursday.  Vicki worked her magic so my water purifier and water bladders were here waiting so that has made my day as well. Tomorrow BirdShooter (see previous post) is meeting me on the trail and has offered to bring some refreshing beverages so that will be great. Not sure the next signal I'll get so see you all at some point. :)

Day 3 21 March 24.3 of 2184 complete

Day 3 8.5 miles Lance Creek Campsite. Today was a good day! Only two smallish mountains to climb so seemed a walk in the parked compared to yesterday. I also realize that my kit and my body of come to an agreement...my left boot and foot are still in negotiations  but my shoulders and backpack have come to a very agreeable compromise. Is does not hurt that I have less food and weight but I think everything is getting broken in nicely. The boys are having no issue with their packs and are loving it. Everyone loves them which is a big relief. Tomorrow we head  into Neels Gap for resupply, laundry and a shower...baby wipes can only do so much

Day 2, 20 March 15.9 of 2184 complete

20 March 7.7 Gooch Gap Shelter stayed in Tent - day two was a pretty good day but was really tough. Three mountains to go up and over let me know this was for real. :) It took me 6hrs 20 mins to cover the same distance I did yesterday in 4+15. Still beats working for a living and the views from the top of the mountains were amazing...I saw a lot of the views as i was taking a break every few steps. One hiccup this morning was that my water purifier did not work. It uses UV light and mine was defective out of the box. Wanting to save the battery I did not check it...don't do that. Fortunately other folks let me use there's which was great. The problem is that that I hike alone and the boys and I ran out of water approx 1.5 miles from a creek...not good at all. Fortunately there was folks taking a break at the creek so we were good into the camp site another 2 miles a head. Thankfully I have a signal here so was able to contact Vicki and she has a replacement meeting me in two days. I'm good for water until then as there is basically a group of about 20 of us staying at the same shelters. We all go at different paces but we all meet up in the same spot. Needless to say, I will be buying iodine tablets ASAP as a backup

Day 1, 19 March, 8.2 of 2184 miles complete. 19 March 8.2miles Hawk Mtn Shelter - Day one on the trail was AWESOME...even though I spent the last four miles singing "it's heavy and I know it wiggle wiggle wiggle" as my pack was topping out at approx 55lbs which is pretty heavy for 8+ trail miles...but all good. Had a nice drive to the trailhead accompanied by my sister, Mom and her friend, my aunt and her husband and brother in law. To get to the start of the trail we had to actually backtrack one mile. Everyone made the hike so I made the first official mile with family which was great. The rest of the day next 7.2 miles was just getting used to the pack and plodding along. The boys got used to their packs pretty quickly. Mojo discovered that if he stopped quickly on a downhill slope the pack would slide over his head and come off...cheeky monkey. After the second time he pulled that little trick, the straps where tightened up a bit. Their packs were 17lbs a piece and they seemed to have had no trouble with that weight.  Have met lots of folks already...everyone really great and the all love the boys which is good. There is approx 30 folks at this shelter, many in tents and a few in the shelter so spent the evening around the campfire and chatting. All in all an excellent first day!

Here we go!

After a wonderful St Pattrick's Day weekend in Atlanta with Family and friends I am being poured onto the trail in a few hours so here we go.  Despite the fact the Vicki has unfortunately had to go back to the UK briefly, the boys and I are VERY excited to be on are way knowing "Troggy" will be joining us as soon as possible.  I, with Vicki's help, will post photos and updates as we go.  I will only have my phone on in the morning and evening to conserve the "juice".  No post in an evening means no signal so pretty easy.  Thank you everyone who has already donated and for your wonderful "happy trails" messages. Im off!    

The "Shakedown"

Made it to Atlanta no problem. Met up with my old friend "BirdShooter" (96" Thru Hiker, see his links to the right), who has been helping/mentoring me along the way. We went through all my equipment and he helped me realize I am a knucklehead. :)  Thanks to his "shakedown" I am now 8-10 pounds lighter then when I arrived...pretty good as I was packing out a bit on the heavy side. Once again...THANK YOU BirdShooter! We would not have been nearly prepared without your excellent guidance. Heading to the trail in 2.5 days.   

Our very loose 2012 Itinerary

Here is our itineray. We know it looks like crap on the blog but will be hidden soon enough. :)  We tried to upload it as a document but were foiled by the techno gremlins so here you go.  This will undoubtedly change so those of you wishing to meet us and hike a few days, please follow our progress on the blog and call us before you make final arrangements.  We would hate to miss you because we sped up or slowed down.   

Day			Destination	Comments	Elevation	mi/day	Total	Avg mi/day
1	Mon	19-Mar	Hawk Mtn Shelter		3200	8.1	8.1	8.1
2	Tue	20-Mar	Gooch Mountain Shelter		3000	7.7	15.8	7.9
3	Wed	21-Mar	Lance Creek	Camping, water	3300	8.5	24.3	8.1
4	Thu	22-Mar	Neels Gap	Mail to Walasi-Yi Center. Hostel $15pp. Pets outside	3125	7.4	31.7	7.9
5	Fri	23-Mar	Low Gap Shelter		3050	11.5	43.2	8.6
6	Sat	24-Mar	Blue Mountain Shlter	Cold Winds	3900	7.3	50.5	8.4
7	Sun	25-Mar	Tray Mtn Shelter		4200	8.1	58.6	8.4
8	Mon	26-Mar	Hiawassee GA	figure out sleep!!!! Mulls motel accept dogs but 11 miles away. Call hostel 3 miles	2675	11	69.6	8.7
9	Tue	27-Mar	Muskrat Shelter NC	Tough climb up from Dick's Creek Gap; enter North Carolina	4600	11.8	81.4	9.0
10	Wed	28-Mar	Carter Gap Shelters		4540	12.5	93.9	9.4
11	Thu	29-Mar	Rock Gap Shelter		3760	12.1	106	9.6
12	Fri	30-Mar	Winding Stair Gap	Franklin 8th annual hiker bash 30-31st. Resers made at sapphire inn on 7 Feb at 10329am for the 30th and 31st $65/ngt including pets CANX at Budget inn reservations made 7 feb at 1018. pets $15. shuttle nlt 1100…be at gap by then!	3770	3.8	109.8	9.2
13	Sat	31-Mar		NO HIKE DAY!	3770	0	109.8	8.4
14	Sun	01-Apr	Wayah Shelter		5200	11	120.8	8.6
15	Mon	02-Apr	Wesser Bald Shelter	or press through to NOC	4115	10.6	131.4	8.8
16	Tue	03-Apr	Sassafrass Gap Shelter	Stop at NOC for lunch and resupply (5.7mi). Call Lida!!	4330	12.6	144	9.0
17	Wed	04-Apr	Brown Fork Gap Shelter		3800	9.1	153.1	9.0
18	Thu	05-Apr	Fontana Dam NC	Hike Inn - Jeff vey nice! Fill out park permit. Call Lida. Jeff knows her. May pick up there	1810	11.6	164.7	9.2
19	Fri	06-Apr	Mollies Ridge Shelter	Great Smokey Mountains. Long climb up	4570	12.1	176.8	9.3
20	Sat	07-Apr	Derrick Knob Shelter		4880	12	188.8	9.4
21	Sun	08-Apr	Mt. Collins Shelter		5870	13.5	202.3	9.6
22	Mon	09-Apr	Pecks corner Shelter		5280	14.9	217.2	9.9
23	Tue	10-Apr	Cosby Knob Shelter NC		4700	12.9	230.1	10.0
24	Wed	11-Apr	Green Corner Rd TN	Standing Bear Hostel. Mail drop. Get Boys :)	1800	10.9	241	10.0
25	Thu	12-Apr	Roaring Fork Shelter		3950	14.9	255.9	10.2
26	Fri	13-Apr	Walnut Mtn Shelter	or press through to deer park shelter	4260	4.7	260.6	10.0
27	Sat	14-Apr	Hot Springs, NC	PO, Outfitter, grocery	1326	13.3	273.9	10.1
28	Sun	15-Apr	Spring Mtn Shelter		3300	11	284.9	10.2
29	Mon	16-Apr	Jerry Cabin Shelter		4150	15.4	300.3	10.4
30	Tue	17-Apr	Big Flat	Camp or press to Hogback Ridge Shelter	4160	12.5	312.8	10.4
31	Wed	18-Apr	Bald Mtn Shelter		5100	12.3	325.1	10.5
32	Thu	19-Apr	Nolichucky Hostel	Erwin TN. Dog Friendly	1700	16.9	342	10.7
33	Fri	20-Apr	Cherry Gap Shelter		3900	17	359	10.9
34	Sat	21-Apr	Clyde Smith Shelter		4400	9.2	368.2	10.8
35	Sun	22-Apr	Overmountain Shelter TN		4550	14.5	382.7	10.9
36	Mon	23-Apr	Mtn Harbor Hostel	Resupply in Roan Mtn	2895	9.2	391.9	10.9
37	Tue	24-Apr	Mountaineer Falls Shelter		3470	8.8	400.7	10.8
38	Wed	25-Apr	Moreland Gap Shelter		3815	9.6	410.3	10.8
39	Thu	26-Apr	Laurel Fork Shelter		2450	7.9	418.2	10.7
40	Fri	27-Apr	Creekside Chalet. PF	Hampton Tenn	1990	6.8	425	10.6
41	Sat	28-Apr	Iron Mtn Shelter		4125	15.8	440.8	10.8
42	Sun	29-Apr	Abingdon Gap Shelter TN		3785	15.9	456.7	10.9
43	Mon	30-Apr	Rubys Rest PF w/fenced yard	Damascus VA	1928	10.2	466.9	10.9
44	Tue	01-May		NO HIKE DAY!	1928	0	466.9	10.6
45	Wed	02-May	Saunders Shelter		3310	9.4	476.3	10.6
46	Thu	03-May	Lost Mtn Shelter		3360	6.4	482.7	10.5
47	Fri	04-May	Thomas Knob Shelter	High exposed shelter-be prepared for cold	5400	12.2	494.9	10.5
48	Sat	05-May	Grayson Highland state park	Off the path 5 mi. tent site and showers	4460	5.1	500	10.4
49	Sun	06-May	Old Orchard Shelter	Take your time on this scenic stretch	4050	5.9	505.9	10.3
50	Mon	07-May	Babtist Church	Troutdale, VA	3300	10.2	516.1	10.3
51	Tue	08-May	Partnership Shelter	Showers-Pizza Hut Delivery-Phone	3360	14.5	530.6	10.4
52	Wed	09-May	Davis Path Campsite	old shelter site w/privy	2840	14.3	544.9	10.5
53	Thu	10-May	Knot Maul Branch Shelter		2880	11.2	556.1	10.5
54	Fri	11-May	Davis Farm Campsite		3850	16.1	572.2	10.6
55	Sat	12-May	Big Walker Motel - PF	Bland, Va	2900	14.7	586.9	10.7
56	Sun	13-May	Jenny Knob Shelter	Unreliable water source-fill up in Bland	2800	12.1	599	10.7
57	Mon	14-May	Wapiti trail shelter		2640	14.2	613.2	10.8
58	Tue	15-May	Woodshole Hostel - PF	Surgar Run Gap - Cool Cabins	3540	6.2	619.4	10.7
59	Wed	16-May	Rendezvous Motel-PF on trail	Pearisburg, Va	1650	10.4	629.8	10.7
60	Thu	17-May	Symms Gap meadow	has spots for camping	3320	11.9	641.7	10.7
61	Fri	18-May	Bailey Gap Shelter		3525	11.3	653	10.7
62	Sat	19-May	Huffman House B&B	Sinking creek valley. Reservations required	2200	17.1	670.1	10.8
63	Sun	20-May	Niday Shelter		1800	9.9	680	10.8
64	Mon	21-May	Pines Hostel	North Mtn Trail	1810	16.8	696.8	10.9
65	Tue	22-May	Campbell Shelter	Just past McAfee Knob - great view!	2580	10.3	707.1	10.9
66	Wed	23-May	PA lodging avail	Cloverdale Va - mail ahead winter gear	1350	15.4	722.5	10.9
67	Thu	24-May	Wilson Creek Shelter		1830	11.2	733.7	11.0
68	Fri	25-May	Cove Mtn Shelter	or jennings creek camp site	1925	13.8	747.5	11.0
69	Sat	26-May	Cornelius Creek Shelter		3145	11.9	759.4	11.0
70	Sun	27-May	Wildwood campground	Big Island, Va	680	19.9	779.3	11.1
71	Mon	28-May	Punchbowl Shelter		2500	10.5	789.8	11.1
72	Tue	29-May	Cow Camp gap Shelter		3160	15.1	804.9	11.2
73	Wed	30-May	Montebello Camp & Fish	Spy rock rd, Montebello	3454	12.5	817.4	11.2
74	Thu	31-May	Harpers Creek Shelter		1800	11.9	829.3	11.2
75	Fri	01-Jun	Tenting	Humpback Mtn no w	3250	15.5	844.8	11.3
76	Sat	02-Jun	Numerous PF lodge	Wayneboro get ride from Vis Cntr	1902	11.5	856.3	11.3
77	Sun	03-Jun	Black Rock Hut	Shenandoah Park?	2645	20	876.3	11.4
78	Mon	04-Jun	Pinefield Hut	Loft Mountain Campground for food	2430	13.2	889.5	11.4
79	Tue	05-Jun	Country View motel	Skyline Drive ? Maybe just camp	2367	11.6	901.1	11.4
80	Wed	06-Jun	Big Meadows lodge PF	Reservation required!	3500	17	918.1	11.5
81	Thu	07-Jun	Byrds Nest shelter		3290	14.4	932.5	11.5
82	Fri	08-Jun	Mathews Arm Campground	primative - No showers so why pay?	3400	13.9	946.4	11.5
83	Sat	09-Jun	Front Royal Hostel	Compton gap trail	2350	13.2	959.6	11.6
84	Sun	10-Jun	Manassas gap shelter		1655	14.5	974.1	11.6
85	Mon	11-Jun	Rod Hollow Shelter		840	12.9	987	11.6
86	Tue	12-Jun	Blackburn trail Center	Camping basic shower	1650	17.8	1004.8	11.7
87	Wed	13-Jun	Numerous PF	Harpers Ferry	312	11.8	1016.6	11.7
88	Thu	14-Jun		NO HIKE DAY!	312	0	1016.6	11.6
89	Fri	15-Jun	Rocky Run shelter		970	16.1	1032.7	11.6
90	Sat	16-Jun	Ensign Cowall shelter		1430	15.7	1048.4	11.6
91	Sun	17-Jun	Call confirm lodging is PF	Blue Ridge Summit Pa	1200	12.4	1060.8	11.7
92	Mon	18-Jun	Rocky Mountain Shelter	Shelter	1520	12.3	1073.1	11.7
93	Tue	19-Jun	Birch Run Shelter	Groceries/Restaurant?	1795	13	1086.1	11.7
94	Wed	20-Jun	Pine Grove Furnace St Park	Mid way point :)/AT Museum	850	9.9	1096	11.7
95	Thu	21-Jun	Alec Kennedy Shelter		850	15.3	1111.3	11.7
96	Fri	22-Jun	Darlington Shelter		1170	18.2	1129.5	11.8
97	Sat	23-Jun	Duncannon	Doyle Hotel PF! :) Legendary C,S,L shuttle	385	11.4	1140.9	11.8
98	Sun	24-Jun	Peter's Mountain Shelter		970	11.2	1152.1	11.8
99	Mon	25-Jun	Rausch Gap Shelter		970	18	1170.1	11.8
100	Tue	26-Jun	Bethel	S, PO, L 3m, Animal Clinic, Shuttle	1460	17.5	1187.6	11.9
101	Wed	27-Jun	Eagles Nest Shelter		1510	15.1	1202.7	11.9
102	Thu	28-Jun	Port Clinton	short resupply - 3 towns in next area if needed	400	8.6	1211.3	11.9
103	Fri	29-Jun	Eckville Shelter	Hikers Center , Solar Shower	535	15.2	1226.5	11.9
104	Sat	30-Jun	New Tripoli Campsite	Hotels poss	1400	13.3	1239.8	11.9
105	Sun	01-Jul	George Outerbridge Shelter	Near towns - Call re dogs	1000	10.9	1250.7	11.9
106	Mon	02-Jul	Leroy A Smith Shelter	Towns on way if need to stop earlier	1410	16.7	1267.4	12.0
107	Tue	03-Jul	Wind Gap, PA	1m pet friendly shelter	980	4.6	1272	11.9
108	Wed	04-Jul	Delaware Water Gap Pa	Shelters, Showers etc	400	15.6	1287.6	11.9
109	Thu	05-Jul	Mohican Outdoor Center	Bunks or camping. Meals available but little supplies. Enjoy short day; scenic trail, Sunfish Pond.	1150	10.5	1298.1	11.9
110	Fri	06-Jul	Brink Road Shelter	bears are active here :)	1110	14.3	1312.4	11.9
111	Sat	07-Jul	Mashipacong Shelter	No Water, bears are active	1425	12.4	1324.8	11.9
112	Sun	08-Jul	High Point St Park HQ	Rangers hold packages, PF Lodging	1500	5.5	1330.3	11.9
113	Mon	09-Jul	Pochuck Mtn Shelter	no camping	840	14.1	1344.4	11.9
114	Tue	10-Jul	Wawayanda shelter		1200	11.5	1355.9	11.9
115	Wed	11-Jul	Wildcat shelter		1180	12.1	1368	11.9
116	Thu	12-Jul	Staying w/ Russ Schechtman	Near NY 17 Southfields NY	550	9.9	1377.9	11.9
117	Fri	13-Jul	West Mtn Shelter		1240	12.8	1390.7	11.9
118	Sat	14-Jul	Graymoor Spiritual Life Ctr	shower	550	13.4	1404.1	11.9
119	Sun	15-Jul	Clarence Fahnestock State park	Shower, free camping	920	11.8	1415.9	11.9
120	Mon	16-Jul	Morgan stewart shelter		1230	16	1431.9	11.9
121	Tue	17-Jul	Appalachian Trail RR	shower	480	10.9	1442.8	11.9
122	Wed	18-Jul	Hoyt Rd	Wingdale NY	400	6.9	1449.7	11.9
123	Thu	19-Jul	Mt. Algo Shelter	0.3mi from road to Kent CT, town in day for resupply, laundry, meals, expensive lodging	655	11.2	1460.9	11.9
124	Fri	20-Jul	Pine Knob loop trail		760	13.5	1474.4	11.9
125	Sat	21-Jul	Salisbury, Ct		700	19.5	1493.9	12.0
126	Sun	22-Jul	Race Brook Falls trail	camping	1950	12.3	1506.2	12.0
127	Mon	23-Jul	Tom Leonard Shelter		1540	16.2	1522.4	12.0
128	Tue	24-Jul	Upper Goose Pond Cabin	pick up resupply berkshire lakeside lodge	1483	21.1	1543.5	12.1
129	Wed	25-Jul	October Mtn Shelter		1930	8.8	1552.3	12.0
130	Thu	26-Jul	Shamrock Village Inn PF	Dalton, MA great trail town	1200	11.8	1564.1	12.0
131	Fri	27-Jul	Mark Noepel Shelter		2750	13.9	1578	12.0
132	Sat	28-Jul	Willows Motel, Williamstown, Ma PF	must go up and over Mt. Greylock. Big supermarket neat MA Rt 2	660	9.6	1587.6	12.0
133	Sun	29-Jul	Congdon Shelter	Enter VT, join Long Trail	2060	14.1	1601.7	12.0
134	Mon	30-Jul	Goddard Shelter	Steep descent to / climb up from Rte 9	3540	14.4	1616.1	12.1
135	Tue	31-Jul	Stratton Pond Shelter		2565	19.3	1635.4	12.1
136	Wed	01-Aug	Find PF Hotel	Manchester Center, VT	1840	10.7	1646.1	12.1
137	Thu	02-Aug	Lost Pond Shelter		2150	14.8	1660.9	12.1
138	Fri	03-Aug	Minerva Hinchey Shelter		1605	14.9	1675.8	12.1
139	Sat	04-Aug	Governor Clement Shelter		1900	9.5	1685.3	12.1
140	Sun	05-Aug	Inn at Long Trail WOOHOO!!	Rutland VT	1880	10.6	1695.9	12.1
141	Mon	06-Aug	Stony Brook Shelter		1760	10	1705.9	12.1
142	Tue	07-Aug	Winturri Shelter		1910	9.9	1715.8	12.1
143	Wed	08-Aug	Thistle Hill Shelter		1480	11.6	1727.4	12.1
144	Thu	09-Aug	Chieftain Motor Inn PF	Hanover NH - Get Winter gear!	520	14.6	1742	12.1
145	Fri	10-Aug	Moose Mtn Shelter		1850	11	1753	12.1
146	Sat	11-Aug	Hexacuba Shelter		1980	17.7	1770.7	12.1
147	Sun	12-Aug	Hikers Welcome Hostel	Glencliff, NH	1000	14.6	1785.3	12.1
148	Mon	13-Aug	Beaver Brook Shelter		3750	8	1793.3	12.1
149	Tue	14-Aug	Kinsman Pond Shelter		3750	13	1806.3	12.1
150	Wed	15-Aug	Garfield Ridge Shelter		3900	15.1	1821.4	12.1
151	Thu	16-Aug	Dry river campgrnd call PF?	Crawford Notch	1277	17.4	1838.8	12.2
152	Fri	17-Aug	Hermit Lake Shelter	Mt Washington no dogs?	6288	12.5	1851.3	12.2
153	Sat	18-Aug	Valley Way or Osgood Tent	Osgood 3 miles off trail	2540	8.7	1860	12.2
154	Sun	19-Aug	Carter Notch Hut	Resupply at Pinkham Notch Vistor Center	3350	10.7	1870.7	12.1
155	Mon	20-Aug	White Birches Camping Park - PF Hostel private cabins avail	Gorham NH	780	15.2	1885.9	12.2
156	Tue	21-Aug	Gentian Pond Shelter		2166	11.8	1897.7	12.2
157	Wed	22-Aug	Full Goose Shelter	Maine	3030	9.6	1907.3	12.1
158	Thu	23-Aug	Baldpate Lean-to		2645	12	1919.3	12.1
159	Fri	24-Aug	Pine Ellis Hiking Lodge	Andover 8 Miles east	1500	8	1927.3	12.1
160	Sat	25-Aug	South Arm Campground	South Arm rd 3.5m west	1410	10.1	1937.4	12.1
161	Sun	26-Aug	Bemis Mtn Lean-to		2790	8.7	1946.1	12.1
162	Mon	27-Aug	Sabbath Day Lean-to	excellent swimming beach	2390	8.3	1954.4	12.1
163	Tue	28-Aug	Numerous Hotels or Piazza Rock Lean-to	Rangeley ME, 9m W but Big supermarkets	1700	9.4	1963.8	12.0
164	Wed	29-Aug	Redington Stream Campsite	Climb the Saddleback peaks	4040	8	1971.8	12.0
165	Thu	30-Aug	Spalding Mtn Lean-to	Walk to summit of Sugarloaf	4000	10.7	1982.5	12.0
166	Fri	31-Aug	White Wolf Inn	Stratton ME	1450	13.5	1996	12.0
167	Sat	01-Sep	Little Bigelow lean-to		1760	15.3	2011.3	12.0
168	Sun	02-Sep	West carry Lean-to		1340	7.7	2019	12.0
169	Mon	03-Sep	Pierce pond Lean-to	Ferry crossing! Watch time	1150	10	2029	12.0
170	Tue	04-Sep	numerous options	Caratunk	520	4	2033	12.0
171	Wed	05-Sep	Bald Mtn Brook Lean-to		1280	14.7	2047.7	12.0
172	Thu	06-Sep	Horseshoe Canyon Lean-to		880	13	2060.7	12.0
173	Fri	07-Sep	Shaws lodging PF	Monson, Call Connie at Kennel with ETA	1215	9	2069.7	12.0
174	Sat	08-Sep	Long Pond Stream Lean-to	Enter 100 mi wilderness	930	15.1	2084.8	12.0
175	Sun	09-Sep	Chairback Gap Lean-to		2000	10.9	2095.7	12.0
176	Mon	10-Sep	Carl A. Newhall Lean-to	Add 5.2m Gulf Hagas loop trail-recommended	1840	9.9	2105.6	12.0
177	Tue	11-Sep	East Branch Lean-to		1240	10.8	2116.4	12.0
178	Wed	12-Sep	Cooper Brook Falls Lean-to	First 5.8 mi to top of White Cap Mtn is last significant climb until Katahdin. Picturesque	910	8.1	2124.5	11.9
179	Thu	13-Sep	White house Landing	Logging Rd	580	13.7	2138.2	11.9
180	Fri	14-Sep	Rainbow Stream Lean-to		1005	15.9	2154.1	12.0
181	Sat	15-Sep	Campground	Abol Bridge, Kennel the boys. Sign up for the Birches-retricted to thru hikers	588	15	2169.1	12.0
182	Sun	16-Sep	The Birches Lean-to		1080	9.9	2179	12.0
183	Mon	17-Sep	Mount Katahdin	WOOHOO!!!	5268	5.2	2184.2	11.9