Monday, August 5, 2019 A friend dropped me off at the trailhead up in North Troy, VT around 11:30 a.m. The weather was picture perfect. I...

Tuesday, August 6, 2019 Another picture perfect day for hiking. First up was Jay Peak. It’s a ski resort so the climb to the top was...

Wednesday, August 7, 2019 The rain let up before I awoke so I was able to break down camp without getting soaked. I planned on only doing...

Thursday, August 8, 2019 It rained all night, at times very hard with thunder. It finally stopped about 6:00 a.m., so I got out of bed...

Friday, August 9, 2019 Rained a good part of the night but was done by early morning. Got up at 5:30 or so and left Corliss Camp around...

Saturday, August 10, 2019 The hardest day so far by a long shot. Just miserable. Marsha, the co-owner of Nye's Green Valley B&B, dropped...

Sunday, August 11, 2019 Today was much better than yesterday. I left camp just before 8:00 a.m. and got off to a good start as I hiked...

Monday, August 12, 2019 Beautiful night at the Twin Brook Tenting Site. All alone. Perfect weather. I left camp at 7:30 a.m. so I got a...

Tuesday, August 13, 2019 I left the Buchanan Lodge by 8:00 a.m., as was becoming custom. I was low on coffee and Advil so I skipped...

Wednesday, August 14, 2019 Big day today with three challenging mountains so I started a little earlier than usual, departing at 7:15...

Thursday, August 15, 2019 Left Cowles Cove Shelter about 7:45 a.m. for the 5.5-mile hike to VT-17 and back to civilization. Another...

Friday, August 16, 2019 My stay at The Swanson Inn in Waitsfield was just what the doctor ordered. The whole experience was wonderful. If...

Saturday, August 17, 2019 I left Glen Ellen Shelter at 7:50 a.m. It rained during the night so it was a wet trail that morning. The...

Sunday, August 18, 2019 I left Cooley Glen Shelter and began the day about 8:10 a.m. The dilemma I faced was needing some bigger mileage...

Monday, August 19, 2019 I paid for the bigger miles hiked the day before with a slow start in the morning. I didn’t leave the Sucker...

Tuesday, August 20, 2019 It was time to head into town to resupply. I decided to stay at the Inn at the Long Trail in Killington so that...

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 As I mentioned in the previous post, I shared the washer and dryer at the Inn at the Long Trail with a nice...

Thursday, August 22,2019 I left the Minerva Hichey campsite at 7:30 am. My goal was the Peru Shelter about 19.5 miles away but I only...

Friday, August 23, 2019 Big day today. I had to cover almost 15 miles to meet my friend Mike at the trailhead on VT-11/30 by 2:00 p.m. to...

Saturday, August 24, 2019 The folks from the hostel provide rides back to the trailhead in the morning so I scheduled my ride for 8:00...