Mile 1734 - Thistle Hill Shelter To Mile 1749 - Dartmouth We had a lot planned for today so we were up and hiking a little earlier than normal. In the morning the trail took us in and out of fields for several hours. It was so refreshing to have some new scenery. Fields After … Continue reading Day 30. New Hampshire

Mile 1722 - Winturri Shelter To Mile 1734 - Thistle Hill Shelter We knew there was a farm market less than a mile off the trail this morning, so we started hiking in time to arrive there right when it opened. We picked out a blueberry and sour cherry pie and some ice cream for … Continue reading Day 29. Farmland

Mile 1712 - Stoney Brook To Mile 1722 - Winturri Shelter We didn't have a lot of hiking planned for today so we took our time with breakfast and then hit the trail. There are some steeper sections in this part of Vermont and today we even encountered a place where the trail uses an … Continue reading Day 28. Outlook

Mile 1704 - Rutland To Mile 1712 - Stoney Brook After a leisurely breakfast at the inn, we packed up our backpacks and stashed them in a storage area they have set up for hikers. We caught a bus out front which took us into Rutland where we stopped at Walmart for a quick resupply … Continue reading Day 27. Rutland

Mile 1691 - Governor Clement Shelter To Mile 1704 - Rutland With our first peak over 4000 feet on the horizon today and the possibility of real food for lunch, we were excited to get going this morning. It was a beautiful day for hiking and we had a nice morning walking up Mt. Killington. … Continue reading Day 26. 4K!

Mile 1682 - Minerva Hinchey Shelter To Mile 1691 - Governor Clement Shelter We had a pretty nice walk today as we tried to stay on schedule for our resupply in Rutland tomorrow. It was raining in the morning when we woke up so we waited around hoping it might clear up before we set … Continue reading Day 25. Slow Day

Mile 1667 - Lost Pond Shelter To Mile 1682 - Minerva Hinchey Shelter As our pace has increased, we've had a little more time to pause along the way and enjoy the trail a bit more. Today, there were plenty of opportunities to do just that. Pausing for a snack Rocket can't resist going for … Continue reading Day 24. Enjoying the Trail

Mile 1654 - Bromley Shelter To Mile 1667 - Lost Pond ShelterToday's hiking was so amazing we almost forgot about the last three weeks of rain! We had three peaks on tap for today and each had great views.Walking up BromleyOur hotel in town was at the base of a skiing area. The first peak … Continue reading Day 23. Bromley

Mile 1652 - Manchester To Mile 1654 - Bromley Shelter We said goodbye to Brenda as she headed back up to Montreal. After just a couple of miles we reached our destination for the evening and instantly returned to our familiar routine of making dinner and hanging out with other hikers in the shelter. Rocket … Continue reading Day 22. Back in the Woods

Mile 1652 - Manchester With our cotton clothes and a comfortable hotel, we planned a low-key day together. Fun new t-shirt from Grandma Enjoying a day off We got caught up on everything that has happened in the last few weeks and just enjoyed "normal" life. I had been having a problem with one of … Continue reading Day 21. Zero