During my summer as a Maine Appalachian Trail caretaker, I was “privileged” to take part in an event called “a mixer”. All 4 caretakers, plus some MATC volunteers, converged on the Horns Pond shelter area for a mid-year roundtable summit, a bit of a swim, and some hard, disgusting labor. Horns Pond is high…
Month: September 2016
Trip Report – VT 4000 footers
I spent 3 days in Vermont, bagging the 4 remaining 4000 footers (I did Pico/Killington years ago). New gear / new hiking methods tried this trip: Coolmax socks + coolmax/silk liners – giving this a try since I still get these weird blisters on the outside of my heels Skipping breakfast and eating on the trail…