Frosty and I left the Toymakers Cafe and got back on the trail.We saw a couple bunnies near the hydroelectric plant. Then we crossed an iron truss bridge. I was surprised that the bridge date was 2016. When I was a kid, where I grew up, there were many truss Read more…
Our day started uphill as we left the Silver Hill Campsite heading north. We had our breakfast, Mitten Shakes, while sitting at a stream. It was a nice view and had a big rock that we could both sit on. Before leaving, we refilled our water. The trail went through Read more…
Today we picked up where we left off from our Memorial Day Weekend hike. Last time we went south from 341. This time we headed North. We left our vehicle at our end point and got dropped at 341. We got a late start for our day. We didn’t start Read more…
This was the third and last day of our backpacking trip. We packed up and left Telephone Pioneer Shelter headed toward our vehicle which was parked at a trailhead on New York Route 52. It was a cooler day which made it more comfortable to hike. We started the day Read more…
Day 2 of our Memorial Day Appalachian Trail hike took us from Ten Mile Shelter in Connecticut to Telephone Pioneer Shelter in New York. To start our morning, we came out of our tent to see a deer in the field. It was so peaceful in the early morning. We Read more…
Frosty and I headed down to Connecticut for a three day shake down hike on the Appalachian Trail. We have a section hike planned for the summer, so we wanted to try out some gear. Frosty has gone on long backpacking trips that last months. I had never been on Read more…
I decided to make myself a rain skirt. My inspiration was the Zpacks rain kilt. Frosty recently got the Zpacks rain kilt. He is not a fan of rain pants. He is going to see if the rain kilt works for him. If I had been thinking ahead, I would have Read more…
In February of 2017, I began to think. Hmm, I’d like to try running. I had never run before. I had never even had the desire to run before. But, the last week in February, I started running on my treadmill. I also signed up to run a 5K on Read more…
As I started the Caravel 5 Miler, I thought the title of this post might end up being… Give me a broom. I’ll sweep! I ended up not being last, but I was the last adult! This was the 5th annual running of the Caravel 5 Miler. This race benefits the Read more…
On Sunday, June 3rd, I ran in the Acadia Half Marathon.This race is hosted by and benefits the local YMCA. There is a 10K race as well. The day was cool, which is good for running, and sunny. The views on the park loop road were awesome! I had a great Read more…