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Up early on 10/1, waved goodbye to Bonny & Clyde, and hit the trail at 7am. Fairly long and somewhat steep climb up Worth Mountain. The descent was good trail through the Middlebury Snow Bowl ski resort, then down to Middlebury Gap, Route 125. I needed to hitch a...

On Friday 9/30 I drove to Brandon Gap to hike a couple of days on the Long Trail. Fairly steep climb up Mt Horrid to the Great Cliff. Nice views of the valley and surrounding mountains. Got to Sucker Brook shelter about 4pm. Very fortunate to see Bonny and...

Got an early start this morning, it was a chilly night, and left Sunrise Shelter about 6:30 am. I headed down again to Brandon Gap. Unfortunately my hip muscle strain was not getting better, it was worse. At highway 73, I looked at the prospect of climbing Mt Horrid....

This 6.3 mile stretch starts off steep and rugged, then smoothes out a bit. Had to go slow today and take many breaks. My strained hip muscle was causing me to limp along. Arrived at Sunrise Shelter about noon and caught up with Lady Slipper and Wanderlost. Nice to...

Started the trail at 8:00 am. This 12.7 mile section is rugged! Lots of obstacles to navigate with many ups and downs. Scrambled over boulders, crawled under down trees, hopped on rocks over streams, and slid down steep declines. Had a good view of Chittenden Reservoir. Made it to...

Lee and Tucker and I arrived at Gifford Woods State Park this afternoon. Our campsite is right across from the Appalachian Trail, 2.4 miles from the Long Trail....

Hiked up to the Beacon, Gobble Mtn, this morning. It’s 1.5 miles straight up. Made it in 43 minutes – not a fast pace, but just right for me....

Sunday, 7/17/22 hiked around Littleville Lake this morning. Some blowdown to skirt around, however a perfect day for a walk in the woods. Took about four hours for a 9.75 mile stroll. Came across a nicely constructed stone carin. There was a paper folded up under a rock. I...

Here is the link to the Erie Canal Bike video:...