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- The Beginning…
- 3/24/11 – Total Miles: 7.8
- 3/25/11 – Total Miles: 20.3
- 3/26/11 – Total Miles: 30.6
- 3/27/11 – Total Miles: 30.6
- 3/28/11 – Total Miles: 41.5
- 3/29/11 – Total Miles: 54.5
- 3/30/11 – Total Miles: 67.6
- 3/31/11 – Total Miles 76.4
- 4/1/11 – Total Miles: 88.6
- 4/2/11 – Total Miles: 103.9
- 4/3/11 – Total Miles: 107.5
- 4/4/11 – Total Miles: 120.7
- 4/5/11 – Total Miles: 135.2
- 4/6/11 – Total Miles: 145.2
- 4/7/11 – Total Miles: 157.1
- 4/8/11 – Total Miles: 169.7
- 4/9/11 – Total Miles: 180.4
- 4/10/11 – Total Miles: 193.9
- 4/11/11 – Total Miles: 204.7
- 4/12/11 – Total Miles: 204.7
- 4/13/11 – Total Miles: 215.1
- 4/14/11 – Total Miles: 228.0
- 4/15/11 – Total Miles: 238.5
- 4/16/11 – Total Miles: 252.7
- 4/17/11 – Total Miles: 268.6
- 4/18/11 – Total Miles: 271.4
- 4/19/11 – Total Miles: 282.8
- 4/20/11 – Total Miles: 298.2
- 4/21/11 – Total Miles: 312.9
- 4/22/11 – Total: Miles 328.3
- 4/23/11 – Total Miles: 339.3
- 4/24/11 – Total Miles: 339.3
- 4/25/11 – Total Miles: 352.2
- 4/26/11 – Total Miles: 366.1
- 4/27/11 – Total Miles: 380.4
- 4/28/11 – Total Miles: 396.1
- 4/29/11 – Total Miles: 408.0
- 4/30/11 – Total Miles: 414.1
- 5/1/11 – Total Miles: 426.9
- 5/2/11 – Total Miles: 445.9
- 5/3/11 – Total Miles: 464.2
- 5/4/11 – Total Miles: 464.2
- 5/5/11 – Total Miles: 477.3
- 5/6/11 – Total Miles: 492.2
- 5/7/11 – Total Miles: 503.4
- 5/8/11 – Total Miles: 517.5
- 5/9/11 – Total Miles: 532.3
- 5/10/11 – Total Miles: 539.5
- 5/11/11 – Total Miles: 556.9
- 5/12/11 – Total Miles: 572.6
- 5/13/11 – Total Miles: 586.6
- 5/14/11 – Total Miles: 602.8
- 5/15/11 – Total Miles: 617.0
- 5/16/11 – Total Miles: 627.3
- 5/17/11 – Total Miles: 627.3
- 5/18/11 – Total Miles: 646.5
- 5/19/11 – Total Miles: 665.0
- 5/20/11 – Total Miles: 687.5
- 5/21/11 – Total Miles: 702.1
- 5/22/11 – Total Miles: 719.8
- 5/23/11 – Total Miles: 731.1
- 5/24/11 – Total Miles: 751.8
- 5/25/11 – Total Miles: 776.6
- 5/26/11 and 5/27/11 – Total Miles: 776.6
- 5/28/11 – Total Miles: 796.7
- 5/29/11 – Total Miles: 810.0
- 5/30/11 – Total Miles: 833.2
- 5/31/11 – Total Miles: 854.0
- 6/1/11 – Total Miles: 854.0
- 6/2/11 – Total Miles: 874.0
- 6/3/11 – Total Miles: 895.4
- 6/4/11 – Total Miles: 916.2
- 6/5/11 – Total Miles: 930.2
- 6/6/11 – Total Miles: 954.7
- 6/7/11 – Total Miles: 961.2
- 6/8/11 – Total Miles: 976.2
- 6/9/11 – Total Miles: 994.5
- 6/10/11 – Total Miles: 1,015.0
- 6/11/15 – Total Miles: 1,015.0
- 6/12/11 – Total Miles: 1,032.1
- 6/13/11 – Total Miles: 1,051.0
- 6/14/11 – Total Miles: 1,074.2
- 6/15/11 – Total Miles: 1,093.4
- 6/16/11 – Total Miles: 1,113.00
- 6/17/11 – Total Miles: 1,138.5
- 6/18/11 – Total Miles: 1,138.5
- 6/19/11 – Total Miles: 1,156.9
- 6/20/11 – Total Miles: 1,181.2
- 6/21/11 – Total Miles: 1,200.4
- 6/22/11 – Total Miles: 1,215.1
- 6/23/11 – Total Miles: 1,237.5
- 6/24/11 – Total Miles: 1,249.6
- 6/25/11 – Total Miles: 1,265.1
- 6/26/11 – Total Miles: 1,283.3
- 6/27/11 and 6/28/11 – Total Miles: 1,283.3
- 6/29/11 – Total Miles: 1,301.8
- 6/30/11 – Total Miles: 1,325.4
- 7/1/11 – Total Miles: 1,348.7
- 7/2/11 – Total Miles: 1,363.6
- 7/3/11 – Total Miles: 1,375.5
- 7/4/11 – Total Miles: 1,397.8
- 7/5/11 – Total Miles: 1,413.4
- 7/6/11 – Total Miles: 1,423.4
- 7/7/11 – Total Miles: 1,439.9
- 7/8/11 – Total Miles: 1,439.9
- 7/9/11 – Total Miles: 1,458.1
- 7/10/11 – Total Miles: 1,478.1
- 7/11/11 – Total Miles: 1,500.3
- 7/12/11 – Total Miles: 1,521.7
- 7/13/11 – Total Miles: 1,540.7
- 7/14/11 – Total Miles: 1,561.2
- 7/15/11 – Total Miles: 1,584.2
- 7/16/11 – Total Miles: 1,584.2
- 7/17/11 – Total Miles: 1,598.9
- 7/18/11 – Total Miles: 1,622.2
- 7/19/11 – Total Miles: 1,640.5
- 7/20/11 – Total Miles: 1,643.3
- 7/21/11 – Total Miles: 1,667.9
- 7/22/11 – Total Miles: 1,686.8
- 7/23/11 – Total Miles: 1,703.1
- 7/24/11 – Total Miles: 1,729.6
- 7/25/11 – Total Miles: 1,739.2
- 7/26/11 – Total Miles: 1,758.7
- 7/27/11 – Total Miles: 1,782.6
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July 26, 2011 (Hanover, NH to Stealth Campsite) Daily Miles: 19.5 – Total Miles: 1,758.7
It took a while for me to wake up after a quiet night of sleep in my private, basement storage room. No one was awake in the frat house when we grabbed our bags and walked back to the street … Continue reading
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July 24, 2011 (Stoney Brook Shelter to West Hartford, VT) Daily Miles: 26.5 – Total Miles: 1,729.6
Fueled on Pop Tarts, the day started pretty well. I could tell by the early morning temperature that it was going to be another warm day. The trail wound down off the mountains and through some fields. Most of the … Continue reading
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July 22, 2011 (Greenwall Shelter to Cooper Lodge Shelter) Daily Miles: 18.9 – Total Miles: 1,686.8
My goal for the day was to do 18.9 miles from the Greenwall Shelter to top of Mount Killington and and the Cooper Lodge Shelter. Getting an early start, Derek, Jeremiah and I set off from camp together. Even though it … Continue reading
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July 16, 2011 (Zero Day – Williamstown, MA) Daily Miles: 0.0 – Total Miles: 1,584.2
I slept well in the hotel bed, and I woke up early when my parents started to activate. My father, my mother and myself went on a mini-exploration to find some coffee. It was a sunny, warm day and it was nice … Continue reading
July 15, 2011 (Dalton, MA to Williamstown, MA) Daily Miles: 23.0 – Total Miles: 1,584.2
I got up just after sunrise. The other hikers were all still asleep. I wanted to thank Tom Lavardi for his hospitality, but after seeing him attack that bottle of peppermint schnapps the night before, I was sure he was passed … Continue reading
July 14, 2011 (Upper Goose Pond Cabin to Dalton, MA) Daily Miles: 20.5 – Total Miles: 1,561.2
With my ear plugs in, I slept great in the bunks of the cabin. As usual, I got up when the sounds of other hikers stuffing sleeping bags and zipping backpacks started echoing through the bunk room. On the first floor … Continue reading
July 13, 2011 (East Mountain Retreat Center to Upper Goose Pond Cabin) Daily Miles: 19.0 – Total Miles: 1,540.7
I woke up early and achieved escape velocity from the hostel pretty quickly. I had been hiking solo for a few days and I liked it. After walking on the winding side road for 45 minutes, I got back to the … Continue reading
July 12, 2011 (Laurel Ridge Campsite to East Mountain Retreat Center) Daily Miles: 21.4 – Total Miles: 1,521.7
A strategically placed sharp rock in my hip and the slight tilt of the ground kept me from sleeping. I was up and out of camp while the sun was still coming up. It was the time of the morning where … Continue reading
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July 11, 2011 (Sharon Mountain Campsite to Laurel Ridge Campsite) Daily Miles: 22.2 – Total Miles: 1,500.3
By 7:00 am, the early morning sun had turned my nice, comfy tent into a stinky, green oven. I opened the zipper and busted out. Immediately, I started taking down my campsite. It was later than I had hoped to get started and … Continue reading
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July 10, 2011 (Mt. Algo Shelter to Sharon Mountain Campsite) Daily Miles: 20.0 – 1,478.1
I woke up at 7:00 am to the sound of children screaming. The kids that were staying in the shelter were playing some sort of loud, annoying game. I decided quickly that it was time to get moving. The shelter I … Continue reading
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