Appalachian Trail Backpacking

This is day 25 of my 2012 AT Section Hike. Hiked from Pine Swamp Brook Shelter to Limestone Spring Shelter.2012 AT Sect Hike Day 25View of racetrack below on right.Beautiful flowers before we began a road walk.View above the Hydroelectric Plant, this is Great Falls.Beautiful view in this short field walk.

This is day 24 of my 2012 AT Section Hike. Hiked from 2 miles north of Connecticut 341 to Pine Swamp Brook Shelter. Below is the link to the podcast.2012 AT Sect Hike Day 24This is where we camped the previous night, it's a good site but still had a slope to it which caused me to slip a little.This was a rock outcropping shortly before St. Johns Ledges.Lots of beautiful creeks and rivers on this trip.

This is day 23 of my 2012 AT Section Hike. This section we hiked from Wiley Shelter to about 2 miles north of Connecticut 341 where we camped. Below is the link to the podcast.2012 AT Sect Hike Day 23Woohoo, we're in CTTen Mile River, a very broad river.Beautiful view even on an overcast day.Okie resting outside of the IGA (ie. grocery store) in Kent, CT while I go to pick up a maildrop.

This is day 22 of my 2012 AT Section Hike. Here is the podcast. Began this day at Morgan Stewart and hiked to Wiley Shelter. Jim hiked with me again today. Below is the link to the podcast.2012 AT Sect Hike Day 22That's Kirk Sinclair sitting in the Morgan Stewart Shelter and as you can see Okie is on her favorite place---the picnic table.I'm not sure what Jim is doing here but he's smiling.Nice photo of Okie and Jim crossing this beautiful river.Having lunch with Kirk, his wife and daughter along with Jim and I. We played leapfrog with them for several times this day. There was a storm blowing in so we cut our lunch short. This is Nuclear Lake, don't ask me how they got that name. It's another beautiful mountain lake.We crossed some open fields and got this photo.This walkway went for 0.4 miles to the train stop.Jim and Okie at the trail stop. This is called the Appalachian Trail RR Station. The train stops here on the weekends.Okie and me at the train stop. This is where we said goodbye to Jim--it was good to see Jim and we had a good hike together.

This is day 21 of my 2012 AT Section Hike. This day Jim, trailname Cosimo, and I began at the RPH shelter and Okie and I hiked to the Morgan Stewart Shelter. Jim took the opportunity to move his car closer to where he'd get off the trail on Monday afternoon. Below is the link to the podcast. 2012 AT Sect Hike Day 21 Jim inside the RPH Shelter, this is where we stayed on Saturday night. One of the few shelters you can get delivery, as in pizza. There was a scout group who stayed also, it's great to see the young people and parents out experiencing nature. This is what the shelter looks like as you approach it from the trail. The opposite side is open with a nice covered patio. Here are the scouts cooking breakfast. Pumping the water, they don't have these down south on the AT. Spider web that looked very cool in the morning light. Shortly before this  I saw several deer and a hawk about 150 feet away. Most of the views in NY weren't developed like this area, although this area is not very developed. I sat on a rock and enjoyed this view through the trees. Hornets nest in the tree, it wasn't being used though. Kirk Sinclair and his wife who were finishing a 12 month hike (yes 12 months) of the American Discovery Trail (ADT). The above photo is of Kirk Sinclair and his wife (read caption above), they hiked with a message. The message they have is one of kindness, yes they hiked across the United States sharing a message of "kindness". Here a photo of me on hikingHumanitarian website.

2012 AT Section Hike Journal #20 (5/19/2012)

2012 AT Section Hike Journal #19 (5/18/2012)

2012 AT Section Hike Journal #17 & 18 (5/16 – 5/17 2012)

2012 AT Section Hike Journal #16 (5/15/2012)

2012 AT Section Hike Journal #15 (5/14/2012)

2012 AT Section Hike Journal #14 (5/13/2012)

2012 AT Section Hike Journal #13 (5/12/2012)

2012 AT Section Hike Journal #12 (5/11/2012)

2012 AT Section Hike Journal #11 (5/10/2012)

2012 AT Section Hike Journal #10 (5/9/2012)