3/21 Campsite N of Franklin. Last night I wrote “PLEASE NO RAIN” in my journal. It started to rain as soon as I closed my eyes. Happy Spring. Had I gone to the next shelter, I could have beaten the rain. But, better for my knee. 5:30 am. Dark. No food. Wet tent….
Flashback – AT99 – March 15
flashback to 1999 on this day, Tray Mountain in GA
Its really happening
Got my PCT permit, starting May 14 in Campo. Due to high amounts of snow, my current plan is to play it by ear, but probably flip to Canada once I hit Kennedy Meadows. Gearwise, I’ll probably swap raingear for something more packable, and I’m looking for a pack, somewhere between my flimsy GoLite Pinnacle…
Moonlight Hike at Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge
Had a great time snowshoeing down old farm roads in the Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge in Exeter, RI. Along with 14 other ramblers and our guide, Laura, did a no-flashlights walk through old farm lands, now reforested, to a large open field. There we were serenaded by two coyote packs (and one far…
2017 URI New England Cottontail project
notes and pictures from the 2017 New England Cottontail project