Something happened yesterday. I was hiking all alone and I turned a corner and stopped. I just sat there for about 20 minutes without saying anything. The sun was setting and all I could hear was the little noises of the woods. There was a sign that said, “Welcome to MAINE”. I had made it. [...]
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Trill called yesterday to tell us he was on Mt. Moosilauke. He said he was above the tree line, had 40 feet visibility and the wind was blowing constantly at 60 mph…..and he was having a great time! He was hiding behind a stone wall just so we could hear him.
His hiking buddy Allgood has [...]
Trill was recently quoted in a Note of Encouragement from Ciloa.org. Chuck (trailname: Stryder) uses some of Trill’s thoughts and feelings on what it is like to hike the AT to relate to how we can and do look at life’s journey. One interesting quote from the Note:
Solomon once wrote, Two are better than one, [...]
Trill sent these photos along with his last update, but didn’t include any descriptions. I can only assume the one of the roof has the infamous “Whites” in the background. The rest I guess are fairly self explanatory.
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Well I am back on a college campus. Kinda. Dartmouth is in summer session and the only students here are rising juniors. The campus is filled however with high school and college students from all over doing camps and workshops. Almost everyone we meet is not a student but still a cool place.
We are [...]
Trill’s article came out in the Auburn Plainsman newspaper today. Thank you Katie for sharing his story. Here is the link which I hope will take you to the article. If not, Ben will post a link later.
Auburn students fulfill dream, venture up Appalachian Trail – The Auburn Plainsman
Trill is so much better at coming up with titles for these posts. Oh well, Here are some pictures he’s sent from Vermont.
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Vermont Border
AllGood Doing Trail Maintenance
AllGood and SunnySide
View From Stratton Mtn Fire Tower
Patch of Butterflies
Rock Cairns Along the Trail
More Rock Cairns
Even More Rock Cairns
That is what people think Vermont has to offer. They call it the green state. Let me tell you it is VERY green. I’ve really enjoyed hiking in this state. Constantly surrounded by dense forests with spruces and firs. The only problem I see is that people are focused on “the Whites”. They have an [...]
Just heard from Trill and he is in Manchester Center VT and sleeping indoors. Allgood and he were hiking Monday and ran into some people that were doing trail maintenance, I assume from the Green Mountain Club but he did not say. They helped them carry some whopping big timbers about a mile [...]
It’s about time for a picture update and Trill has finally been able to find a computer to upload some pictures. I’ve included Trill’s description of the photos below.
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Auburn lookout in PA
Dan’s Pulpit in PA.
Old zinc mining mountain that destroyed the veg.
Master alex calling Quebec
Rattlesnake [...]
