tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21188767046141803682024-03-05T02:56:54.375-05:00Wayward 30-SomethingsA snapshot of our lives before, during and after The TrailChris and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11544883977508123821noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118876704614180368.post-34128975848747815722016-07-11T11:39:00.004-04:002016-07-11T11:41:00.438-04:00Long Trail 2016 Day 3After an OK night's sleep, we awoke excited for the day! For this will mark the finish of our section hike that we began back in 2008 (!). Same morning routine plus a little extra play in the tent by Parker. Go figure - she sleeps out under the stars all night, then gets IN the tent for horsing around.<br />
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We got rolling around 8:30 and we decided to push on to the MA border before breaking for lunch which is exactly what we did. We made it! Long Trail is complete :-) Pictures were taken at the border though Charlotte and another dog Mahoosuc could not see eye to eye and tempers flared between them which made us hasten our departure.<br />
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Beyond the border, we had a mile to our turn-off at Pine Cobble Trail which took us the 2 miles directly down to the trailhead where Impreza was parked. It got pretty hot on this last section but we ambled our way down the 1000 feet or so of elevation loss and got to our car mid afternoon. As promised we stopped at Friendly's in Bennington for ice cream and other tasty food before retrieving my bike that I locked to a tree at the Rte 9 trailhead.<br />
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3 hours later we were back in Boston for 4th of July celebrations at home and we all had smiles on our faces. We are very proud of Parker for walking the entire 17 miles!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bright eyed and bushy tailed after her night's sleep under the stars</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Char, after an extra long detour into the woods where she must have picked up a scent</td></tr>
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<br />Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004370147704159394noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118876704614180368.post-77880387716850337072016-07-09T12:40:00.001-04:002016-07-09T12:40:09.618-04:00Long Trail 2016 Day 2We had a cozy night near Congdon Shelter, though due to there being so many hikers (it was Saturday of 4th of July weekend mind you) we ended up camping somewhat close to the privy. Not ideal, but it sufficed.<br />
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It dawned dry and clear Sunday morning... Emily and I settled right back into our morning routine from the PCT - I made the coffee and got breakfast ready while she packed up the sleeping bags/pads and organized the stuff inside the tent.<br />
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The itinerary had 7 miles on the docket and we got rolling by 8:00am. Our hope was to put in 4 miles before breaking for lunch, which ended up working out well because that was also a water stop. Unfortunately, our steripen failed to work so we had to use backup tablets to treat the water. After lunch, we kept moving and enjoyed a short sunny break under some power lines, and made it to our destination - Seth Warner shelter - by 3:00pm :-) That gave us plenty of time to pick a good site, get some water, goof off a bit and even build a fire! We met some nice hikers, one of which was a thru-hiker who shared some hot dogs with us.<br />
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Parker wanted to cowboy camp and so we let her. Surely she would want to come inside the tent at some point! But nope we were wrong - she slept outside the entire night, even through the barrage of fireworks people were shooting off right over our heads. Brutal but what are you gonna do? Emily and I finally fell asleep after they petered out. It was a good day. 7.2 miles hiked.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parker LOVES taking breaks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Her new obsession: "Where the Red Fern Grows"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Feeling a little tired</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Daddy can you put this rock in my backpack?" "Uh, how about I take a picture instead?!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Family!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goofing off - taking some slo-mo videos</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Campsite near Seth Warner shelter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Proud of my fire :-)</td></tr>
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<br />Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004370147704159394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118876704614180368.post-16890668603572489842016-07-08T14:57:00.000-04:002016-07-08T17:11:49.925-04:00Long Trail 2016 Day 1It's been 8 years since we began our section hike of the Long Trail. Emily and I hiked the majority of it in 2008 and 2010, 2009 being the year we did our PCT thru-hike. Since then, a lot of life has happened and we finally got around to walking the last 14 miles of it :-)<br />
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Parker (daughter) and Charlotte (dog) are both 5 years old and one of them can go a lot faster and further than the other... I shall leave names out of it. So we opted to use up our 4th of July weekend to tackle it over 3 days. It was 14 miles to the MA border from Route 9 near Bennington but then another 3 miles down to the Pine Cobble trailhead near Williamstown equaling a total of 17 miles.<br />
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Pics from Day 1:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The girls are ready!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And they're off. But not me. I have a car to go drop off.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I drove to the southern trailhead, parked the car, and rode my bike the 19 miles back to the northern trailhead</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And I'm off! 2.5 hours behind the ladies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, Parker poses for a number of pictures</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our hike in Blue Hills on the Skyline Trail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parker waiting patiently while I get my backpack and Charly Dog situated</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Across a little grassy area before heading into the woods - Parker is very skilled in following the blue blazes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steep climb up to something Hill</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our one wildlife sighting. Parker touched it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cooling off our feet during lunch</td></tr>
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Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004370147704159394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118876704614180368.post-17288499530680319392015-05-11T20:58:00.001-04:002015-05-11T20:58:29.748-04:00SKT3Back on the Skyline Trail today with Parker, to do section 3! (of a planned 4). The little 4 year old walked a majority of it, though our "picnic" at the top of Buck Hill was cut short due to weather (wind and dropping temps).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Map, courtesy of Garmin Fenix2 and iPhone 4S</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hollow tree, great for saying hi to your daughter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was initially nervous about my chosen footwear for Sparks, but she rocked the Tevas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost to the top of Buck Hill</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the Poco for the return trip because it got cold and Daddy didn't prepare well - shame!</td></tr>
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Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004370147704159394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118876704614180368.post-17476918202101776942014-06-17T07:13:00.001-04:002014-06-17T07:13:16.454-04:00SKT2Back out on the Skyline Trail for section 2 of our SKT section hike! It was a beautiful day - warm weather, blue skies with a few clouds mixed in and few people, why I love my Mondays off with Parker :-)<br />
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Today's section was from the Great Blue Hill Observatory (where we finished section 1) to Hillside St via the South Skyline Trail, and back via the North Skyline Trail. NOTE: This is the only section that has 2 Skyline trails.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quick selfie before we start today's section</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"I wanna walk, I wanna walk, I wanna walk" I gave in eventually.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A rocky trail makes for a slow moving toddler</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the turnaround point. Notice the sign for N Skyline and S Skyline</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Per Parker's request, we had a picnic before heading back. I felt like a giddy thru-hiker when I discovered the soda machine!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parker showing me how to get back to our car</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"We go this way, Daddy"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up and down, up and down, this trail is a good workout with 35 lbs on your back!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Blazes mark the Skyline Trail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charly Dog wore herself out</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charlotte take a seflie</td></tr>
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It was a great day! Next up, Section 3… Hillside St to Randolph Ave.<br />
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It's warming up in Boston. We miss being outside. We hike. To get exercise. To just "get outside". To get out of the city, even if for a few hours. It's what we do. It's what I hope Parker does. So Parker and I began our section hike of the Skyline Trail yesterday. It's a short trail. Only 9 miles end to end but hell it's a trail to thru-hike so we began it today.</div>
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<br />Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004370147704159394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118876704614180368.post-13904666792463885552013-09-23T15:26:00.000-04:002013-09-23T15:26:50.184-04:00LT 2013 Day 4Fast forward to 6:00am the next morning. Emily and I awoke to mega loud booms and super bright flashes directly above our tent. Oy, another thunderstorm. Nothing we could do but wait it out. Thankfully, Charlotte and Parker slept through the whole thing... we are lucky that neither of them is scared of thunderstorms and we know that we are lucky.<br />
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After the storm passed and the rain let up a bit, we packed up and went back to the shelter, where all of the hikers were up and at 'em. We made breakfast of coffee and oatmeal, then waited for the rain to stop. We waited and waited some more. Surprisingly this didn't bother me in the least. Sometimes it's nice to have a REASON to stay put.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The look of "not looking so good out there is it?"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's the same Marmot jacket I used to woo Emily with 10 years ago in Arizona</td></tr>
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As 10:00am approached, the rain began to let up, so we packed up and headed out! Within 10 minutes we came to a surprising view... of a tree completely obliterated by lightning.<br />
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<br />Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004370147704159394noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118876704614180368.post-59717678983326409312013-09-16T15:52:00.000-04:002013-09-16T15:52:22.538-04:00LT 2013 Day 3So one of the things we didn't mention in the last post was that, during our layover at Stratton Pond Shelter, we checked the weather forecast on my iPhone. It wasn't looking good for Day 5: rain all day and then a low into the 30's that night. Not only did that help us decide to skip Stratton Mtn, but it also persuaded us to make plans for a bailout on Route 9 (Bennington, VT) at Mile 40, meaning we would plan to get off the trail 14 miles early to avoid the cold damp weather. We were thinking of our 2 dependents, not ourselves.<br />
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Day 3 dawned warm and muggy, and we had 19 miles to our destination... 9 miles to Goddard Shelter, where we planned to stay this night. After coffee and oatmeal and ProBars and a Parker stand-up tinkle and poop (yikes!) right in the middle of our campsite, we packed up and began walking south.<br />
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At 5 miles for the day, we came to Kid Gore Shelter, so we stopped for lunch...<br />
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And after 3 hours spent at Kid Gore, we moved on with 4 miles until our destination for this day. But... 3 miles in, Charly dog went on an excursion off-trail for about 45 minutes, which not only scared the bejeesus out of us because she hadn't done this before (she also had a bear bell on, so we could hear where she was) but it also pushed back our arrival time to Goddard close to sunset.<br />
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Once Charlotte reappeared (phew) we kept walking south towards Glastenbury Mtn, and as we approached, loud thunder booms and bright lightning flashes greeted us. We hustled up and over the mountain, and set up our tent close to the shelter, finishing up just as the skies opened up (phew again).<br />
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We had dinner in the shelter with three hiker dudes, as the sky was dumping copious amounts of rain on the roof. Worried that our tent was being flooded I ran up to check on it - dry! Way to go REI Quarter Dome T3+! The weather eventually let up a little bit, and we high-tailed it into the confines of our tent for the night. Plans to have our just-add-water creme brulee fell by the wayside, as sleep came quickly.<br />
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<br />Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004370147704159394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118876704614180368.post-26189852056352183952013-09-14T23:20:00.000-04:002013-09-14T23:21:36.431-04:00Long Trail 2013: Day 2 <a href="http://alongerwalk.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Chris and Sarah</a> amazed us with an awesome assortment of goodies at camp our first night out. Beers, nips, hot chocolate and dessert...mmmmm. Almost made it OK that our campsite was mildly trashy. (Charlotte had a nugget of human poop in her mouth at one point. Human. Feces. Infinite grossness. But that's the risk you take bringing a dog on a busy trail, I guess.) Loved spending time with those two, hearing their PCT stories and future plans. Made me wish they didn't live so far away...<br />
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Anyway, our morning started under gray skies. We headed out across the lovely "big water"—as Parker called the nearby water source—and continued south along the Long Trail. It wasn't long until the skies got darker and the heavens opened.<br />
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We put the pack covers on and continued on to a shelter to wait out the rain for a bit. Met a fellow from Boston (really, Wellesley but only Bostonians would care about the distinction) and stuffed our faces with snacks and indulged in some laziness that's not permitted during a serious thru hike.<br />
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We had a choice ahead of us: do we want to slog up and over Stratton Mountain. I was the only one of the four of us—Chris, Sarah, Chris and me—who hasn't done this section of the AT/LT, it was up to me whether we wanted to make the 1500' ascent and decent. In the rain. On the slippery roots and rocks synonymous with the Appalachian/Long Trail. With a 28-pound kid on my back. Well, I'm <i>hardly</i> die hard and it wasn't a hard decision. I opted to skip Stratton Mountain and take the flat and lovely bypass trail.<br />
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The rain let up and the 5+ of us rambled through the woods, looking for animals and telling stories and enjoying an easy time of it. Slipped on a slick bog bridge and my passenger was not phased by it, only asked, "You OK, Mommy? Be careful, Mommy." Yes, Parker, I'll try. So cute.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh the difference of a couple years. On the PCT, Chris toted his giant orange Crocs from the same carabiner</td></tr>
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Lunched with Chris and Sarah by their car. They shared an avocado with us—luxury of all luxuries on the trail, fresh produce! They hiked with us for a few more miles before turning back toward the real world.<br />
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We continued on to Story Spring shelter, where a few dudes (including a particularly chatty know-it-all) were already making dinner and swapping stories. Having a secluded tent site is nice for multiple reasons. It means we can put Sparky to bed without disrupting other thru hikers—and we don't have to chit-chat or jostle for floor space in a shelter.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parker was obsessed with our SteriPen, which we used for purifying the water. Would have really sucked if her toddlery self broke our most important item of gear.</td></tr>
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emoparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541975811581959461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118876704614180368.post-69177300586334463412013-09-13T22:06:00.000-04:002013-09-14T23:21:27.823-04:00LT 2013 Day 1Our last section of Long Trail, to become end-to-enders! From Bromley (Rte 11/30) south to the MA border is the goal. 54 miles in 6 days. We brought with us our 28lb daughter and 50lb dog, though thankfully the dog carried her own food :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Special sock mittens for chilly Parker</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dinnertime at camp, night one</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2012 PCT thru-hikers Chris S & Sarah, Parker, and us (beer on night one thanks to Chris S!)</td></tr>
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<br />Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004370147704159394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118876704614180368.post-45281221705356199442013-09-07T14:30:00.001-04:002013-09-07T14:30:07.048-04:00Blast from the past (2003)Looking back in my handbook from my '03 AT thru-hike, it turns out I hiked this section at the same time of year! In early September... 8th-11th. The shelters I stayed at were Spruce Peak, Goddard, and Seth Warner. I think we'll likely be staying near at least 2 of those.<br />
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Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004370147704159394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118876704614180368.post-34428282126668986042013-09-05T20:57:00.001-04:002013-09-05T20:57:06.564-04:00PackingOy. We are now packing for 4. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5pEoOET6DCAljIJ6HjIMYYcXhKWNMrKKVljaxGCRfZqj_a6Nf1E-SQ1KZWTj4xmD3ChwI1v0w9emyXkLLawx4QIVGWkGLWhYQ4PIZ_i28e2uak2SnnYG8SyTWdfvO_TXi4Oo1VqwmZJI/s640/blogger-image-1443356241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5pEoOET6DCAljIJ6HjIMYYcXhKWNMrKKVljaxGCRfZqj_a6Nf1E-SQ1KZWTj4xmD3ChwI1v0w9emyXkLLawx4QIVGWkGLWhYQ4PIZ_i28e2uak2SnnYG8SyTWdfvO_TXi4Oo1VqwmZJI/s640/blogger-image-1443356241.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004370147704159394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118876704614180368.post-73282360376170659342013-08-25T21:39:00.001-04:002013-08-25T21:39:48.152-04:00T3+I made the purchase! We are now owners of a 3-person tent.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdX0KpvAYc4uoRp1amqhmLXAiF88nmwSVvQf_Dqv4gnZI8bKjJKyG5PBl-mel8C3lb13uvua0wJX4d2x8uZ72ekI5WhMdI0IMEE5026xW3jHhk9d7ymO8JkImT7-vCwYVMftK7qwXEZQ/s640/blogger-image--1496466805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdX0KpvAYc4uoRp1amqhmLXAiF88nmwSVvQf_Dqv4gnZI8bKjJKyG5PBl-mel8C3lb13uvua0wJX4d2x8uZ72ekI5WhMdI0IMEE5026xW3jHhk9d7ymO8JkImT7-vCwYVMftK7qwXEZQ/s640/blogger-image--1496466805.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Noticeable differences from the Quarter Dome T2 (what we used on the PCT and last year's LT hike):</div><div>Length = 10" longer</div><div>Width = 21" wider</div><div>Weight = 1lb 8oz heavier</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004370147704159394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118876704614180368.post-32442390476023823222013-08-24T11:58:00.000-04:002013-08-24T11:58:44.942-04:00Itinerary (first draft with 2 options)This is one of the reasons why I love hiking (not kidding)...<br />
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<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">2.8</span></td>
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<td class="xl63" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Spruck Peak Shelter -
0.1m W</span></td>
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Shelter - 0.5m S</span></td>
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<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
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<td class="xl65" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">10.6</span></td>
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- 450ft S</span></td>
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Road</span></td>
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resupply</span></td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">1.6</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">21.1</span></td>
<td class="xl63" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Story Spring Shelter</span></td>
<td class="xl63" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Tue night</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">10.7</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Tue night*</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">*10.9</span></td>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">4.6</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">25.7</span></td>
<td class="xl63" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Caughnawaga Shelter</span></td>
<td class="xl63" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">0.2</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">25.9</span></td>
<td class="xl63" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Kid Gore Shelter -
0.1m E</span></td>
<td class="xl63" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">4.1</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">30.0</span></td>
<td class="xl63" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Goddard Shelter</span></td>
<td class="xl63" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Wed night</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">8.9</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Wed night</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">8.9</span></td>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">8.5</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">38.5</span></td>
<td class="xl63" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Melville Nauheim
Shelter - 250ft E</span></td>
<td class="xl63" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Thu night</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">8.5</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Thu night</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">8.5</span></td>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">1.6</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">40.1</span></td>
<td class="xl63" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">VT 9</span></td>
<td class="xl63" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">4m to Bennington /
resupply</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">3.7</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">43.8</span></td>
<td class="xl63" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Old
Bennington-Heartwellville Rd</span></td>
<td class="xl63" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">0.6</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">44.4</span></td>
<td class="xl63" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Congdon Shelter</span></td>
<td class="xl63" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">6.9</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">51.3</span></td>
<td class="xl63" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">County Rd</span></td>
<td class="xl63" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">0.3</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">51.6</span></td>
<td class="xl63" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Seth Warner Shelter -
900ft W</span></td>
<td class="xl63" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Fri night</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">13.1</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Fri night</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">13.1</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">2.8</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">54.4</span></td>
<td class="xl63" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">MA/VT State Line</span></td>
<td class="xl63" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">1.2</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">55.6</span></td>
<td class="xl63" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Pine Cobble Trail /
AT split</span></td>
<td class="xl63" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
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The rest of the day's hiking was pretty mild. 2.5 miles after leaving Killington, we came to our turn-off: Sherburne Pass Trail, which would take us directly to our destination. The <a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/greenmountain/htm/greenmountain/links/recreation/hiking/sherburnpass.htm" target="_blank">Sherburne Pass Trail</a> was originally the AT/LT. It was rerouted in 1999, and now crosses Route 4 almost a mile west of the pass. Obviously, we opted for the original route.<br />
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Long Trail 2012 was a success. We now have 54 miles left to complete our section hike of the Long Trail. 2013??<br />
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<br />Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004370147704159394noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118876704614180368.post-42140379399407292632012-06-30T11:42:00.000-04:002012-06-30T11:42:24.242-04:00Long Trail Day Four: It's hot out hereWe had another relaxing morning at our campsite, all the teenage and 20-something boys trying to ignore Parker's squeals and our clanking and swishing packing up the gear. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Sparky found a moment to kick back before getting packed up in her Poco for the day.</span> <br />
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On the trail by 9ish again, as it happened it was the same time as most other days on this trip. (A big difference from the 6 and 7 a.m. start times on the PCT). The morning started out with a gentle climb through a bright deciduous forest, more toads, rocks, roots and leaf litter. The heat was already slowing me way down so Chris went ahead. (He had a quote on the PCT, "Heavy pack + hot weather + incline = one slow Baby." Now that quote is doubly true.) <br />
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After our slight climb we enjoyed a long slow decent to the Gorge. I
knew Chris was still ahead of me because I found our tent poles along
the trail. Apparently they'd slipped out of the bed roll when he took a spill. Good
thing I was bringing up the rear! <br />
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The Gorge was a delightful opportunity to strip down and go for another swim. We clambered down the steep, rocky slopes underneath the suspension bridge for a delicious cool down.<br />
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But our break was short lived. Moving on, we tackled quite a climb. After we passed a steamy field under power lines, we climbed a rock tumble that could only be found on trails in New England. (The PCT was graded for pack animals, so none of this climbing on your hands and knees.) <br />
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And we emerged on a road where a trail angel had just left a cooler of icy cold bottled water. The ice cubes were still crunchy! From there the trail detoured onto a ~2 mile road walk after Hurricane Irene had washed out part of the trail. The smooth and graded gravel roads were a welcome change, despite the hills. We passed farms and beautiful yards and even a stable with trotters peeking out of their stalls.<br />
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The road disappeared — literally, washed away by Irene again — and we turned back into the woods. Our destination was only a mile or so away. We'd heard about a shelter with a tenting area near a brook.<br />
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The campsite and brook was exactly what we needed on a steamy summer day. Chris and I took frigid skinny dips in the rushing water, each taking a turn holding the babe. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">A real mountain stream: Refreshing to Mom and Dad, too chilly for Parker to even dangle her piggies in the rushing water.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Rushing water also made for cooler temperatures and cozy sleeping.</span><br />
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We discussed briefly whether we wanted to stretch our last 10 miles into two days. There was little debate, we were ready to get off the trail. So this lovely little campsite was our last, and it was fantastic place to finish up. Next stop <a href="http://www.innatlongtrail.com/Home.html" target="_blank">Inn at Long Trail</a>! But first a four mile climb up Killington and Pico peaks...emoparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541975811581959461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118876704614180368.post-21661184140030273972012-06-27T16:41:00.000-04:002012-06-27T16:47:09.042-04:00Long Trail Day Three: Napping and NudityThe third day dawned beautiful and warm. A perfect morning for a run (if you are like Emily then you think I am crazy!) around Little Rock Pond. It was less than a mile around the pond, and less than ideal terrain (rocky, muddy, rooty) but it was enough to inspire me to go for a morning swim post-run.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parker gazes out of the tent after waking up.</td></tr>
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We got our usual ~9AM start and continued northward. Overall, it was a pretty mild day with regards to climbs and descents, although the temperatures made it into the 90's, not Emily's favorite weather ;)<br />
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We even had time for some fun during breaks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me whistling with a blade of grass really cracked her up!</td></tr>
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And we were caught a little bit off guard when we met 10 naked men hiking southbound. Because it's a leap year, summer solstice lands a day early in 2012: June 20, which is the official <a href="http://www.hikingnaked.com/" target="_blank">naked hiking day</a>.<br />
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To lighten our load for the hike, we sent ourselves a resupply box to the town of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallingford,_Vermont" target="_blank">Wallingford</a>. In it was clean clothes for all, diapers, dehydrated milk, food, etc. I hitched into town solo while the girls continued north to the next shelter, where I met them a few hours later,<br />
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This is what it's like to put a toddler to bed in a tent while the sun is still up.<br />
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-ChrisChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004370147704159394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118876704614180368.post-35570630130332207572012-06-26T09:44:00.000-04:002012-06-26T11:00:07.964-04:00Long Trail Day Two: Toads and TranquilityWe woke on <a href="http://wayward30s.blogspot.com/2012/06/long-trail-2012-day-1.html">Styles Peak</a> to hear the dreaded "drip...drop...plick...pock..." on the sides of the tent. Fortunately, rain wasn't it the picture. It was just condensation on the pines overhead. We were in a cloud and dressed Parker accordingly in her <a href="http://wayward30s.blogspot.com/2012/01/emily-said-to-me-other-day-what-do-we.html">rain jacket and rain pants</a>, plus a hat because it was pretty chilly.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Parker scoots around the tiny campsite inspecting the tent.</span></div>
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She slept well in the tent. Probably better than me because I never sleep well in tents. It's just not that comfortable, and now we were putting three people in a two person tent. Crowded. Actually, Parker was pretty thrilled about all things involving the tent, especially at bed time. (We'd put her down in her sleep sack and she'd proceed to thrash around the tent, push on the screen sides, put her lamb into the pockets of the tent, flop onto the sleeping pads, etc. Never got old.) She scooted around the tiny campsite that morning, inspecting the tent as Chris performed the morning ritual of boiling water for coffee and oatmeal. We were packed up and on the trail 9 a.m.<br />
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An old fellow hiker heading southbound warned us of floating bog boards. He wasn't exaggerating. We managed to stay dry by jumping from the dry ends of the boards to the nearby shoreline.<br />
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The floating boards were possibly the most noteworthy event of the
day. Mild ups and downs, plenty of rocks and roots. Some frogs, toads and more efts. Lots of birds. I rejoiced when I heard that wilderness call of the hermit thrush, which was familiar from our time on the PCT. It's a sound I could never replicate but would describe as sounding like a rusty swingset. <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/hermit_thrush/sounds" target="_blank">Have a listen.</a><br />
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it to a campsite 13 miles away from Styles Peak that promised a pond—Little Rock Pond shelter. As the day heated up, that proved a powerful incentive.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Frequent mini rests were needed as much for my legs rest as for letting Sparky stretch her legs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">One of dozens of handsome butterflies at a Big Branch shelter, a short stop to replenish our water supplies.</span></div>
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As the afternoon stretched longer and the temperature oozed higher, I started getting a little cranky. But my sour attitude melted as Little Rock Pond appeared through the trees around 5 p.m. It was a lovely, woodsy pond with a steep mountain rising on the opposite shore. The water temperature was refreshing but hardly shocking. The woman thruhiker sleeping in the shelter said, "You guys must be from around here, the water's too cold for swimming." She was from Virginia.<br />
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Chris and I parked the napping baby, still in her <a href="http://wayward30s.blogspot.com/2012/02/little-blue.html">Poco backpack</a> on the waterfront tent platform (which surprisingly hadn't been claimed by the other two individuals camping at this area already) and I slipped into the water while Chris set up camp. My whole body relaxed as I cut a wake through the calm water, that festering cranky attitude fluttered to the bottom of the pond.<br />
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This is what it's all about.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">We traded places and Chris got to swim, then Sleeping Beauty got to dabble her feet in the pond. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Lots of newts and other critters to be seen swimming in the shallows.</span></div>
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It's evenings like these, at enchanted ponds in the wilds
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welts on the ankles and several days in the same sweaty pair of shorts. That blissful evening swim, the lush and leafy smell of fresh water, the not-quiet of a night in the woods — they completely recharge your memories for another year the city.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Chris brushes his teeth with a view of the pond.</span></div>emoparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541975811581959461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118876704614180368.post-39629783176954709282012-06-25T10:43:00.000-04:002012-06-26T12:42:57.872-04:00Long Trail Day One<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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We started our hike at the base of Bromley Mountain, after being dropped off at the trailhead at Route 11/30 by Patrick, the chef at the Inn at Long Trail. After he left, we had a moment of "oh boy, I guess we're doing this" and began walking north. It was 50 trail miles back to the Inn, where we had left our car for the week.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parker inspecting the little red eft.<br />
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On our way up Bromley Mountain, a 1400' climb, we stopped to check out an orange newt. I later learned that it was a red eft, the immature terrestrial phase of the eastern newt, <i>Notophthalmus viridescens.</i><br />
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<br />Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004370147704159394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118876704614180368.post-6779437732995480482012-03-26T13:43:00.000-04:002012-03-26T13:43:04.620-04:00Diaper Dilemma<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Poop happens. It happens daily. Everyone does it (so goes the book) but babies are especially great at it." We obviously don't want to be carrying around days and days of crappy diapers during the hike, so the solution is... biodegradable diapers (for #2 only).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We'll have to predict when, ahem, Parker needs to empty her bowels, but over this past year, we've learned her habits ;) Which reminds me, she turns ONE this Friday March 30!</span><br />
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<br /></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004370147704159394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118876704614180368.post-15985868887486857202012-02-21T12:47:00.008-05:002012-02-21T22:25:28.551-05:00Little Blue!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fztJS3jEXxMwcKgEmcfqDK5tX10NH3ydecNSOts5pWUruV1raFoRXD4kAlwZdXoGNnNpSi_qFH_nJ6GPIwJ56PoMX1FsOEp_pricgfka-CXoQDWEWbJ-uE68qJXHijPfjHEjWBkrvjw/s1600/P2200173.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fztJS3jEXxMwcKgEmcfqDK5tX10NH3ydecNSOts5pWUruV1raFoRXD4kAlwZdXoGNnNpSi_qFH_nJ6GPIwJ56PoMX1FsOEp_pricgfka-CXoQDWEWbJ-uE68qJXHijPfjHEjWBkrvjw/s320/P2200173.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711792945474062402" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8ZXfRD4fUCwCf_kkQEMWoWlqdBHrKCOWIgpiLMGssxrKplK7XNNxQ8JwWCuNCEbRzy2hIwRJhGqquSiOIWYe-7JWBecQqgrAzydB4ccIXzQn1VWVvY113Vlx40uOC8bDu5_QYweHQjc/s1600/P2200165.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8ZXfRD4fUCwCf_kkQEMWoWlqdBHrKCOWIgpiLMGssxrKplK7XNNxQ8JwWCuNCEbRzy2hIwRJhGqquSiOIWYe-7JWBecQqgrAzydB4ccIXzQn1VWVvY113Vlx40uOC8bDu5_QYweHQjc/s320/P2200165.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711792712337836770" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Big purchase this weekend. The new Osprey Poco, the baddest of the kid carriers out there. This thing has pockets galore, a torso super easy to adjust, a seat easily adjustable to the height of the kid, a sun/rain hood that comes with it, and it's decently lightweight.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5WcAVqcT09BXLu0RMgaMd9tyBw1RqUYWlJWODdXh0n3l_OuSw6Gdmyc7pRfBToTdPrE0b4FXqugkiC5LqX7JXpIpAHfpD06hz8uLQ77IBtZnbUqpnuHQwROSrloyVtbvYPdCSbX5C_8/s320/P2200171.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711793338093897650" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We took her for a test spin in the Blue Hills Reservation on Sunday. Since Emily will be the primary Parker-carrier during Long Trail 2012, she had her on her back for the entire walk. Which made me look like a slacker, with nothing but my REI Flash on my back (with water and warm clothes).</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE735tDn1nXxDNWhkhnqS9XkDr53raKhUuSpqxwak1EMB8wkXWI1ovJVvXlzYm4_-PGmC_HwaWt6hZBGRYHwmcjDKhT6yVZir6dB8PMfxSca4c4jzrui0EeTnFcPTKEzjVA_KOPR930Ow/s320/P2200170.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711794297987682754" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>But that's OK. It was a successful hike, on a beautiful sunny winter day in Canton... with a view of Boston on top of Rattlesnake Hill.</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, and of course we had to give the new pack a name: Little Blue!</div></div></div></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004370147704159394noreply@blogger.com1