Monday, August 18, 2014

Grafton notch to Andover East B rd.

Great hike over baldpate with some sunshine! Great day up there. Coyote and Sasquatch were there with me. Scooted over the day ten miles or so and got into Andover at pine Ellis hostel as the rains came. Stayed there with Hollywood and bearbag and isn't black coyote and oops. 

Carlo col to Grafton notch

Whole day with Hollywood, through the notch, in little over an hour. Fell a ton and ripped my packed, stuff fell out. Broke a pole. Saw miss America . Mahoosuc arm was tough but we did it. Stopped at a shelter as it started to rain, but I pushed on. I climbed old speck mtn. Lightening striking all around me. It's exposed up there above tree line . I sprinted down a tenth of a mile and set up my tent and got in. It made little sense I'm sure. . The storm lasted a hour then I climbed out and proceeded to notch met Hollywood and we hitched to the mahoosuc lodge, wet and tired. Place was nice. Ate old food. 

Gorham to Carlo col in Maine

Got up early , and made 17 miles any 1:30pm. Everyone came in later and we had party. Streamers, swizzle sticks, hats, posters, also joining was Coltrane , isn't black, bearbag, rambling rose, lost boy, toto, and our whole crew. Campsite sucked

Gorham zero

Hung out with chance at trailhead waiting for crew . Toto, Sasquatch , dog, mike and wingnut also joined. We waited till 7 before we headed to campsite right off trailhead

Zero Gorham

Drove to mass to get meds. Hung out with crew 

Monday, August 11, 2014

IMp to Gorham.

Good easy hike into town . In by 1000 and 2.5 days off. Get meds. Car . Tm royalty inn. 

Pinkham notch to imp shelter

Brutal climb up wildcat to long break with usual crew. Down to carter hut. Big lunch there pancakes and soup. Hike out sucked in rain. Drenched. Hike good till lost cell phone . Hiked back 2 miles . Got imp shelter just in time for thunder storm. The trail was suicide. Slid down mountain grabbed tree wrecked arm.