Double Spring Shelter – 16.0 miles today! Not much to write. With all the snow last night, and highs of 35-40 today, the trail turned into a mudpit. Plus, with the traffic the trail gets, it’s about 3-12″ down below the ground level, meaning that by midday it’s a stream, too. …
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Flashback – AT99 – March 26
Lost my cheese. Not like in the book, I actually lost it. 14.2 to Russell Field Shelter. Got a lift back from Fontana to NC28 from the security guard there at 6am, starting off in the pouring rain. Waited in the bathroom building until dawn, then hiked over to the Dam. Somewhere…
Flashback – AT99 – March 15
flashback to 1999 on this day, Tray Mountain in GA
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…
Trip Report – Parker Woodland
I’ve spent the past few weekends rambling in the Parker Woodland Audubon preserve here in western RI. There’s 2 great things about it, in addition to being a short drive: no dogs, and no hunting. It’s perfect for going off trail and doing a little bushwhack practice. If you only want pictures, look here: https://flic.kr/s/aHskQr6mZY…