Sprawl: An Accidental Section Hiker.

Sprawl: An Accidental Section Hiker.

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#226 ME 26/Grafton Notch to East B Hall Rd - Day 144: ATMM1925.8 to ATMM1936.1
I must say - I’m diggin’ on this self-slackpack bid’nez. Light packs by day, heavy food by night.
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#225 Mahoosuc Notch/Bull Branch Campsite to ME26/Grafton Notch - Day 143: ATMM 1918.8 to ATMM1925.8
To affect the quality of the day is no small achievement.
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#224 Carlo Col Shelter to Mahoosuc Notch/Bull Branch Campsite - Day 142: ATMM 1911.7 to ATMM 1918.8
The Mahoosuc Mile, dubbed the “killer mile,” is known as the slowest mile of the Appalachian Trail. Some call it the hardest mile on the trail, others…
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June 2025

#223 Gentian Pond Shelter to Carlo Col Shelter - Day 141: ATMM1906.5 to ATMM 1911.7
Not only did I make new friends to sit with for an evening, but this meeting opens the gate to a unique partnership that we don’t yet realize.
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#222 US2/Gorham NH to Gentian Pond Shelter - Day 140: ATMM 1894.7-1906.5
.....one thing I’ve learned over the course of all these miles on the trail - 1906.5 so far - is that the trail will reveal to the purpose in its own…
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#221 After Mt. Washington (2015) - Hanging out then driving back home.
Today's post reads less like my regular stories and more like an evening at your aunt and uncle's house viewing reel-to-reel videos and slide photos on…
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#220 Hermit Lake Shelter on Tuckerman Ravine Trail to Summit of Mt Washington
We are in our element - like kids playing on a jungle gym. Less adventurous people would be miserable.
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May 2025

#219 Carter Notch Hut to Wildcat Mtn. Peak D - Day 139: ATMM 1879.5 to ATMM 1876.6 - (then to Hermit Lake Shelter off the AT)
Climbing above tree line we are totally exposed. There are no trees to shield us from the cold winds and rain. Clouds obstruct views from the valley and…
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#218 Imp Campground to Carter Notch Hut - Day 138: ATMM 1886.7 to ATMM 1897.5
We pull ourselves upward and onward, rock after rock, using roots, tree branches, cracks in the rocks, and even one other – whatever it takes to carry…
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#217 US HWY 2 (Gorham NH) to Imp Campsite - Day 137: MM1894.7 to MM1886.7
Journey back in time with me and my friends on a 2015 hike across the Wildcats and summit Mt Washington.
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#216 Madison Spring Hut to NH16/ Pinkham Notch - Day 136: ATMM 1865.8 to ATMM 1873.6
Hiker Life: One minute you’re hiking down a mountain across a series of dangerous ridges, the next minute you’re walking into a Walmart with Cat…
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#215 Part 2 of Mizpah Hut to Madison Spring Hut -Day 135: MM1854.6 to MM1865.8
Today was a good day. I learned something today I needed to know - something I found while crossing the barren mountains in the hot sun.
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