3 States To Go

Day: 120 (July 23)
Starting location: North Adams, MA
Ending location: Seth Warner Shelter
State: VT
Miles today: 6.9
Miles total: 1,589.8

After a great zero day in Dalton, MA, Tom drove us back to the trail head in North Adams, MA. We did a quick 4 day resupply at the local Stop & Shop and headed back on the trail. Bad weather was in the forecast and it began to rain almost immediately once we got on the trail. It was probably the coolest day we have had in over 3 weeks, so the rain was a bit chilly.

We crossed into Vermont after 4 miles today. Kristen and I both have never been above MA so we are both really excited to be in new territory. It still is a little hard to believe that we hiked through 11 states with only 3 states to go. For the remainder of our journey, we will be slowing down our pace for a few reasons. First, the terrain in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine will be the toughest we have faced since the beginning of our journey. Second, we do not want to summit Katahdin any sooner than the middle of September.

We reached our first shelter after 6.9 miles in the pouring rain at 2pm. We waited out the rain until 4pm but the rain never quit. In the beginning of our journey, we might of pressed on. But instead of subjecting ourselfs to the rain, we just pulled out our sleeping bags and called it a day. We spent the rest of the day hanging out in the shelter and talking with all the other hikers.


Tom the trail angel




Welcome to Vermont in the rain

Conan + Backwards