random thoughts....benidict pond,upper goose pond,canoeing,pancakes!!!! hi there...we are in bennington vt,just arrived at arla and chris's hostel...what a great place!! we woke up this morning and rain began falling HARD!!! its makes for a soggy day when everything you own is wet...yuck!!! never said it was going to be easy..lol they say the whites are beautiful ans so is maine....so we are considering blazing forward so we can spend a little more time up ...

Hi there!!! we are at the Holiday Inn,in Great Barrington Mass,thanks to Marryann and her kindness...what a treat to put our feet up and relax...thanks Marryann!! so here we were sitting on the bench in front of the market in Salisbury CT,trying to find a place to set up camp,and out of the blue a couple walks up and invites us over for dinner,laundry,and showers(HIKER HEAVEN)my brother and a friend spent the night in the tree house,and I slept in the Eurovan(po...

Hi there!!!! so here we are in kent ct,what a cute little town,we had a friend(slackimus maxsimus) meet us in ny,and took us kayaking on the hudson,it was nice to take a break from the heat of the trail,we kayaked around west point,bannermans island,and denning's point(bald eagle sanctuary) we only have 722 miles to go,but the hardest mountains are yet to come,we have been doing 14-16 miles a day,but from what i hear they will be cut in half once we get into th...

well PA held strong and true to lots of rocks and lack of water....it was a hot hike,but made it ok,just had to carry lots of water,which makes the pack alot heavier..OUCH!! Warren Doyle is on the trail,he has hiked the AT 16 times,he is an amazing gentleman,he is 60 years old bear count 6 for trinket,9 for q-tip,2 timber rattlers...eekkk!!! we are at mile 1360,the weather has been a little rainy,but it cools things off,went to the southern most glacial po...

i just had the best trail magic ever...spent the weekend with my new found friend kyle and his girlfriend...they took me to gettysburg and philly for the fourth of july,its amazing the history in the PA area,we went to the battle fields in gettysburg,saw the liberty bell,independence hall,ben franklin court,Pats for a philly cheese steak,and to top it off fireworks over looking the art museum....what a fun filled weekend off the trail...i cant thank them enough ...