On the trail again today getting miles in.  Milage below is from Georgia.  

Here’s Blackfoot.   She’s hiking NOBO into New Hampshire. 

Striker and Ultraviolet SOBO    

 
The weather is currently absolutely gorgeous; here’s a few shots from today there are also plenty more on my carousel.

   
 
My plan is to go to Winturri shelter today. (11.8 miles)

Hike Statistics: Day #3 section 2 (#31 total)
Miles from Katahdin, ME – 468.4
Miles from Hanover, NH – 26.2
Miles to Great Barrington, MA – 200.2
Total miles on A.T. – 321.0
Avg daily miles (section 2) – 8.7
Avg daily miles (total) – 10.4

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A good story can take you on a fantastic journey. – Walt Disney

I’m back on the trail and am more than 8 miles into my hike today.   I’m stopped at Trail Magic and just ate pancakes with sausage. Yum!  There are lots of hikers on the trail, both NOBO and SOBO.  I’ve met about 10 just today.

I met a guy at 7 am today.  He said it was hot; it was already 62…

Here’s where I stopped for water today.

So I made it to Thistle Hill shelter (13.1 miles) and an here with several other thru and section hikers.  Getting ready for a good nights sleep.  The water here is awesome as is the company.

Hike Statistics:
Day #2 section 2 (#30 total)
Miles from Hanover, NH – 14.6
Miles to Great Barrington, MA – 211.4
Total miles on A.T. – 309.4
Avg daily miles (section 2) – 7.3
Avg daily miles (total) – 10.3

To move the world we must move ourselves. – Socrates

I’m on my way back to the A.T. in New England.  I currently at BWI waiting for my flight to New Hampshire.  Maryland is home so it feels great to be here.  Can I have crabs for breakfast?

It looks like there’ll be lots of water on the trail.  It will be just like starting in Harpers Ferry with all the rain.  Here’s the current weather radar for Vermont and western Mass.  Yikes!

It will be days before I’m dry again. ☔️

And yes, I have my umbrella with me.

Update:  In order to avoid getting “burned out” (i.e. washed out) before I even start, I’m spending tonight at the Norwich Inn.  The weather looks much better tomorrow and I should easily make up the list distance with an early start.

A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain. – Robert Frost

I am here at home in St Louis waiting to return to the trail.  I have decided to go north where it’s cooler; I’ll also be back in the bubble of NOBO (northbound) thru-hikers.  It could be a little humorous to run into hikers that I met while hiking in Virginia in July!

I’ll be starting in Hanover, NH on the Dartmouth campus and heading south into Vermont and western Massachusetts.  I leave in 6 days and will return home in early September.  The goal is to do another 200+ miles from Hanover to Great Barrington, Mass.  Although, I plan to hike at a comfortable pace and may cut the trip short by a few miles.  I’ll be visiting friends in Albany before returning home.  If all goes well, I’ll get a chance to see both my brothers who reside in Massachusetts too.

And by the way, the invitation is always open to come hike with me…

It’s been hot here but I’ve tried to keep my legs by riding my bicycle.  My legs are strong, but I am getting a little saddle-sore.  Ha!

Here’s a shot of Forest Park from my last ride.

Hike stats from section 1 of the trek:
Days:  #28
Miles hiked from Harpers Ferry – 294.8 miles
Avg daily distance – 10.5 miles

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. ― C.S. Lewis

I’m heading back to St Louis later today.  So, I’m going to sign off for now.  Not to worry, I’ve made plane reservations to fly to New Hampshire in 2 weeks.  If I return to the trail it will be for another 200+ miles from Hanover, NH through Vermont into Massachusetts.  Then I’ll get myself to Albany to fly home.

Here are a couple of pics I took at the National Gallery of Art yesterday. 

  
And this one is by my sister-in-law, Tereska. 

What is the point of being alive if you don’t at least try to do something remarkable? – John Green