Up early as I have a big day in the final chapter of my journey. Tough climbing right at the start of the day up Jay Peak. I was fortunate to find a maintenance worker who let me in to the ski lodge… more →
Mark Washburn's Long Trail Hiketuulenhaiven wrote 4 months ago: The only book that I am really enjoying reading right now is Andy Crouch’s The Good Beer Guide … more →
markwashburn wrote 8 years ago: Up early as I have a big day in the final chapter of my journey. Tough climbing right at the start … more →
markwashburn wrote 8 years ago: Up early and climbed the fire tower to watch the sunrise, which was really beautiful. Sunrise atop B … more →
markwashburn wrote 8 years ago: Up early and on the trail at 8:45 am. Another scorcher today and tough initial hiking over Butternu … more →
markwashburn wrote 8 years ago: Unbelievably hot morning and took my time getting going. Walked past the Ithiel Falls Camp Meeting … more →
markwashburn wrote 8 years ago: Bill and I went for bagels and then he dropped me off at Smugglers Notch at 7:30 am. Extremely hot … more →
markwashburn wrote 8 years ago: Did not sleep well last night in the crowded Taylor Lodge, much snoring and also some critters crawl … more →
markwashburn wrote 8 years ago: Another fine day and I was up and out of the shelter at 8:00 am. It was really humid right out of t … more →
markwashburn wrote 8 years ago: Another awesome day, one of the best yet. I was the first camper up at the Hump Brook tenting Area … more →
markwashburn wrote 8 years ago: Chris and I had breakfast at an awesome place in Richmond called the Bridge Street Grill. He dropped … more →
markwashburn wrote 8 years ago: Left the Stark’s Nest and hiked down to Appalachian Gap at a leisurely pace. Got picked up fairly q … more →
markwashburn wrote 8 years ago: I slept in this morning as I really liked the Boyce Shelter as it is up high off the ground and quit … more →
markwashburn wrote 8 years ago: Up early and cooked a hot breakfast. Today was a great day! Although a little hot, I was up on a r … more →
markwashburn wrote 8 years ago: No rain last night, my tent is now the driest that it has been since I started. The black flies wer … more →
markwashburn wrote 8 years ago: Another great breakfast at the Long Trail Inn. I packed and organized all my stuff and gave Christi … more →
markwashburn wrote 8 years ago: Had an awesome breakfast at the Long Trail Inn and went for a hike with Christine and Samantha. I … more →
markwashburn wrote 8 years ago: Started the day leisurely as I was only going as far as Route 4/The Long Trail Inn. Relatively easy … more →
markwashburn wrote 8 years ago: A really pleasant day. Not as humid as yesterday and no rain again. The mosquitoes were really bad … more →
markwashburn wrote 8 years ago: Out of bed by 6:30 am and on the trail by 8:00 am. Made a wrong turn onto a side trail and hiked an … more →