In my years of hiking, usually I have never restricted myself to the AT or really thinking in any way of becoming a section hiker.
It was always the thru-hike dream that kept me hiking, but also away from the AT. I have broken down to sectioning the trail now until life balances out just a little bit for the wife and I.
With that, I have my section settled for this week, I leave on Thursday morning and will get dropped off at the Undermountain Trail head in CT.
I will hike into Sages Ravine and up to Laurel Ridge Campsite via the Paradise Lane Trail (Already did the CT-MA border over Bear Mtn and will start where I left off).
From there, early start in the morning as I will try and make 19 miles to Tom Leonard Lean To. We'll see how it goes with the mud, bugs and beaver swamps but I think I'll accomplish it.
Leaving Tom Leonard Lean To on Saturday morning I will do a short day 5 miles or so to Mt Wilcox Lean to ( South? or North?) and try and get there early and relax for the afternoon.
On Sunday I will do the aprox. 12 miles to Goose Pond Rd. where I started my section last year and will have completed from the MA border to Cheshire on the MA AT. Hopefully by the end of the winter or spring I will have the entirety of MA complete and will start either going south into CT or north into Vermont.
Gonna stay away from the NH AT for a while....seems costly.
Any suggestions on this section will be helpful if anyone has a word of advice. 17 lbs is my base weight with about 2lbs of food per day and my 70 oz Platy (Plus my adult beverage bottle repackaged in a large poland spring bottle)