Saturday, July 17, 2010

Another State Bites the Dust

Day: 114 (July 17)
Starting location: Salisbury, CT
Ending location: Hemlocks Lean-To
State: MA
Miles today: 14.1
Miles total: 1,503.5

After two great nights with Maria in Salisbury, CT, we set out for the trail around 8:30am. Kristen was really beginning to feel better which was great news. The AT wasn't going to go down without a fight and Kristen's illness was just another challenage that we needed to overcome. Kristen was certainly a trooper during this difficult time on the trail. There was a lot of tears shed over the last couple of days but she never complained about the situation.

Today we crossed into Massachusetts. This marks our 11th state with only four states to go. The states we have remaining are Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Kristen and I are really excited to reach Vermont. People say that Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine are the best sections on the entire trail. Saving the best for last.

We feel that we haven't been showing many landscape pictures. Here are a few.




A couple of waterfalls today




Entering MA




Blueberries anyone?

Conan + Backwards

1 comment:

Saundra Gamble said...

Sooooo glad to hear you are better, Kristen.....thanks Jason for taking such good care of her....you two are amazing!!!!