B Thrash
09-28-2003, 21:43
12 Sep 03 - Flew out of Atlanta at 5:30 AM arrived at Newark NJ around 8:30 AM. Bus schedule to Kent CT, had changed the day before our arrival, had six hour lay over in NYC, setting in front of the church across the street from the Port Authority with the street people. Arrived at Kent CT around 7:00 PM and was granted permission to tent beside the church for the night.
13 Sep 03 - Up early, had breakfast in Kent then went to the Back Country Outfitters to pick up mailed box. We strated out of Kent around 9:30 AM up and over the first of many climbs on the trip. We come down off the mountain and had great walk along the Holostonic River for a few miles arrived at Pine Swamp Lean-to around 6:30 PM for the night.
14 Sep 03 - Started at Pine Swamp Lean-to in the rain, saw several trail runners during the day, crossed the Holostonic at a beautiful water fall, made steep decent down into Limestone Springs Lean-to, it was raining so hard I missed the shelter and continued about a mile down the blue-blaze to a road, back tracked and found the shelter with my partner setting hi and dry.
15 Sep 03 - Hiked into Salisbury, CT to Maria McCabe's house to spend the night and to dry out some clothes, Maria carried us to the laundry, dropped us off at a cafe to eat and give us a tour of the town, if you have not met this lady you have missed a treat on your hike. We met her son Roy and grandson Eddie.
16 Sep 03 - Hiked out of Salisbury and crossed over Lion's Head, Bear Mountain, Race Mountain, and down Mt Everett into Massachusetts. On the trail today we met 7 high school students and a teacher from Germany on a 80 day hike from Hanover, NH to Harpers Ferry, WV. Spent the night in Hemlock Lean-to.
17 Sep 03 Started on trail early, met 3 south bounders with two spaniel dogs. Walked to the East Mountain Retreat for the night and to check on the status of the hurricane, upon arrival the Rev Lois Rose had us to read the rules while at this hostiel. (We didnot make any noise) so we were allowed to stay an extra day to wait out the hurricane. We should have pushed on because this wait throwed us off schedule by two days.
18 Sep 03 - Spent the day in Great Bearrington, MA watching the traffic and reading Ten Million Steps by Nimblewill Nomad (MJ Eberhart).
19 Sep 03 - Was allowed to spend extra night at East Mountain Retreat because of Hurricane. Done laundry, Walked down to Friendly's to have breakfast, then back up the mountain two and one half miles after some shopping in town.
20 Sep 03 - On the trail again, stopped at Mt Wilcox for snack, saw where DewW and Mary Ann signed the log 6/20. On the shaker Camp site for night. Bugs was bad here, the kind that bite.
21 Sep 03 - Today was suppose to be the day - Goose Pond, bunks to sleep in pancakes in the morning, but it was not to be, just as I arrived the caretaker, his wife and dog was leaving and closing the building, we were allowed to sleep on the poarch and was given some pancake mix to fix for ourselves in the morning. Went to bed early, just after dark a south bound thru hiker come in (Snooze) she had 24 miles sence 1:00 PM that day. The next morning up built fire in pit found a boiler in the back, mixed our pancake mix and had pancakes, pleanty for all.
22 Sep 03 - Arrived at the Cookie Lady's house early, got tents set up, Roy was working on top of his shop, we ask what we could do to help so Roy put us to cutting grass. After supper we were treated with a fresh batch of cookie's. We could not give any to Rufus, their dog. It started to rain durin the night.
23 Sep 03 - Got up in the rain, started walking in the rain, walked in rain (very hard rain) all day. I stopped at Kay Wood Lean-to for snackand to sign the log. Went into Dalton, MA to dry out and get hot meal. We decide to spend the night in Dalton at the Shamrock Motel and get dryed out. Almost stepped on snake on Warner Hill.
24 Sep 03 - Left Dalton, MA after breakfast and climbed North Mountain, had lunch at The Cobbles, we had a great view of our final designation on this trip, Mt Graylock. On into Cheshire, MA, and then a long climb (about seven miles) to Mark Noepel Lean-to for the night.
24 Sep 03 - Out of Mark Noepal and on to Mt Graylock for breakfast, after breakfast off of Mt Graylock down (Steep Down) into N. Adams, MA. Wlaked to Williamtown, MA and checked into the Willows Motel for the night.
25 Sep 03 - Caught bus out of Williamtown, MA at 9.50 AM back to NYC (Five hour bus ride). Caught bus from Port Authority to Newark Intl Airport, then a one and half hour flight back to Atlanta.
Names of some of the South Bound Thru-hikers we met:
Cheeze Man
Butter
Wonder Boy
Snooze
Land Squid
Bono (I don't think he knowed what direction he was going)
13 Sep 03 - Up early, had breakfast in Kent then went to the Back Country Outfitters to pick up mailed box. We strated out of Kent around 9:30 AM up and over the first of many climbs on the trip. We come down off the mountain and had great walk along the Holostonic River for a few miles arrived at Pine Swamp Lean-to around 6:30 PM for the night.
14 Sep 03 - Started at Pine Swamp Lean-to in the rain, saw several trail runners during the day, crossed the Holostonic at a beautiful water fall, made steep decent down into Limestone Springs Lean-to, it was raining so hard I missed the shelter and continued about a mile down the blue-blaze to a road, back tracked and found the shelter with my partner setting hi and dry.
15 Sep 03 - Hiked into Salisbury, CT to Maria McCabe's house to spend the night and to dry out some clothes, Maria carried us to the laundry, dropped us off at a cafe to eat and give us a tour of the town, if you have not met this lady you have missed a treat on your hike. We met her son Roy and grandson Eddie.
16 Sep 03 - Hiked out of Salisbury and crossed over Lion's Head, Bear Mountain, Race Mountain, and down Mt Everett into Massachusetts. On the trail today we met 7 high school students and a teacher from Germany on a 80 day hike from Hanover, NH to Harpers Ferry, WV. Spent the night in Hemlock Lean-to.
17 Sep 03 Started on trail early, met 3 south bounders with two spaniel dogs. Walked to the East Mountain Retreat for the night and to check on the status of the hurricane, upon arrival the Rev Lois Rose had us to read the rules while at this hostiel. (We didnot make any noise) so we were allowed to stay an extra day to wait out the hurricane. We should have pushed on because this wait throwed us off schedule by two days.
18 Sep 03 - Spent the day in Great Bearrington, MA watching the traffic and reading Ten Million Steps by Nimblewill Nomad (MJ Eberhart).
19 Sep 03 - Was allowed to spend extra night at East Mountain Retreat because of Hurricane. Done laundry, Walked down to Friendly's to have breakfast, then back up the mountain two and one half miles after some shopping in town.
20 Sep 03 - On the trail again, stopped at Mt Wilcox for snack, saw where DewW and Mary Ann signed the log 6/20. On the shaker Camp site for night. Bugs was bad here, the kind that bite.
21 Sep 03 - Today was suppose to be the day - Goose Pond, bunks to sleep in pancakes in the morning, but it was not to be, just as I arrived the caretaker, his wife and dog was leaving and closing the building, we were allowed to sleep on the poarch and was given some pancake mix to fix for ourselves in the morning. Went to bed early, just after dark a south bound thru hiker come in (Snooze) she had 24 miles sence 1:00 PM that day. The next morning up built fire in pit found a boiler in the back, mixed our pancake mix and had pancakes, pleanty for all.
22 Sep 03 - Arrived at the Cookie Lady's house early, got tents set up, Roy was working on top of his shop, we ask what we could do to help so Roy put us to cutting grass. After supper we were treated with a fresh batch of cookie's. We could not give any to Rufus, their dog. It started to rain durin the night.
23 Sep 03 - Got up in the rain, started walking in the rain, walked in rain (very hard rain) all day. I stopped at Kay Wood Lean-to for snackand to sign the log. Went into Dalton, MA to dry out and get hot meal. We decide to spend the night in Dalton at the Shamrock Motel and get dryed out. Almost stepped on snake on Warner Hill.
24 Sep 03 - Left Dalton, MA after breakfast and climbed North Mountain, had lunch at The Cobbles, we had a great view of our final designation on this trip, Mt Graylock. On into Cheshire, MA, and then a long climb (about seven miles) to Mark Noepel Lean-to for the night.
24 Sep 03 - Out of Mark Noepal and on to Mt Graylock for breakfast, after breakfast off of Mt Graylock down (Steep Down) into N. Adams, MA. Wlaked to Williamtown, MA and checked into the Willows Motel for the night.
25 Sep 03 - Caught bus out of Williamtown, MA at 9.50 AM back to NYC (Five hour bus ride). Caught bus from Port Authority to Newark Intl Airport, then a one and half hour flight back to Atlanta.
Names of some of the South Bound Thru-hikers we met:
Cheeze Man
Butter
Wonder Boy
Snooze
Land Squid
Bono (I don't think he knowed what direction he was going)