This will be the hardest and most dangerous section yet, the section I'm the least physically and mentally prepared to face. It's now or never. Ready or not, here I go.....
Holy cow! That is an auspicious way to start a difficult LASH. I hope you have better luck on the trail. In 2011, I tested my ability to hike the AT by starting at Hanover and trekking north. I managed to reach Crawford Notch, the last road crossing before the presidentials, covering 100 miles. Parts like Moosilauke were indeed challenging. I was 60 at the time. 10 years later, age 70, I thru hiked from Springer to Katahdin. The section I covered in 2011 was a lot harder the second go round. Somehow I managed not to fall and kill myself. I took my time negotiating the north slope of moosilauke, like 5 hours to descend. Poor knees. Even more difficult parts lie ahead. Mahoosuc was a house of horrors. Nimble footed kids love that section. I showed my age and my compromised balance. Are you out there now? Or is this a memoir?
Wow, what a start.
Holy cow! That is an auspicious way to start a difficult LASH. I hope you have better luck on the trail. In 2011, I tested my ability to hike the AT by starting at Hanover and trekking north. I managed to reach Crawford Notch, the last road crossing before the presidentials, covering 100 miles. Parts like Moosilauke were indeed challenging. I was 60 at the time. 10 years later, age 70, I thru hiked from Springer to Katahdin. The section I covered in 2011 was a lot harder the second go round. Somehow I managed not to fall and kill myself. I took my time negotiating the north slope of moosilauke, like 5 hours to descend. Poor knees. Even more difficult parts lie ahead. Mahoosuc was a house of horrors. Nimble footed kids love that section. I showed my age and my compromised balance. Are you out there now? Or is this a memoir?
i was out there this past autumn. i write my stories in present tense. thanks for reading. many more stories to come from this hike
.......and congrats on your thru hike