Date: 2009-07-31
From: Salberry CT

To: Cornwal Bridge CT
Miles today: 0.0

7/26/09 SundayThis morning I attended the Nazeren church. After church I played my fiddle. I found a 3D Puzzle and started working on it. I also went to Walmart and resaplied for the next four days. I am still in my Bible and fiddling. I plan to pick my package up tomorrow morning when the post office opens.7/27/09 mondayI went to breakfast at a mini market this morning. After breakfast, Rob gave me a ride to the Post Office so I could pick up my package that Claudia and Mike Greiner had sent me. I couldn't believe all the good stuff that was sent. Thank you Claudia and Mike for the money. I then stopped at the Libary to update my trail journal.7/28/09 tuesdayThis morning I finished the 3D puzzle of the sky scrapper. Rob took a picture of it. I ate breakfast at the minimart down the street and headed out about 9:30 am. The trail was extrememly muddy in the beginning of the day. I took a picture of a frog. It seems all the mud and water on the trail draws the frogs and bugs. For lunch I stopped at the "Cookie Ladie". She came with a big tray of cookies for the hikers. I jammed out there on my fiddle with a NoBo. I came across two trail magic. The one box was empty, but the second trail magic was a cooler full of soda. I sat down and enjoyed. That night I stayed at Goose Pond Cabin. I was surpriss to find it to be a real nice cabin. Can't wait for pancakes towmorrow.7/29/09 wednesdayThis moring I was served free pancakes with blueberries on top. They were really good. Those were my first pancakes in 2 months. I walked through a couple meadows to day. I went over Mt Wilcox which took forever. They were switch backed the whole way up. I ate my lunch at the Mt Wilcox South Lean-to and was surprised to find a very lousy water source, you could call it a puddle. I seen a ton of Beaver Dams today. I am sick of Skeeters, the bugs are eating me alive. I hope I will be able to go to the beach with my family in August, it would help heal my bug bites. I seen some dary cows for the first. When I crossed MA 23, they were a sign for Route 183. I am staying at the Tom Leanard lean-to and in Isaih 51 in my Bible.7/30/09 ThursdayIt rained pretty much all night. This morning it finally stoped. I started this morning at 7:30. The morning was hot and humid. The Housatonic River was overflooded but I didn't take the Detour like I should have and I end up walking in wast deep water. When I got out of the flooded area, there were skeeter larva all over me. I Stopped at the Dolls house along US 7 were a ladie there gave me free water. Then I walked 3.1 miles to Great Barrington and bought a a Skeeter net. The first outfitters I came to were out of stock, then I stopped at Ageway and they were out, then I stopped at a flower shop were I bought one. I was also able to call my brother Randall. He was unable to visite me but next week he is going to pick me up so I can go to the Beach with my family. After I got out of Great Barrington I walked into a area that was like a Skeeter nest, just like the NoBos had warned me. I would have 5 or 10 skeeters on me at a time even with my 100% deit sprayed on 50 times. they were a lot of skeeter sitting on my head net. I took one picture of the water laying on the trail witch cost me several skeeter bytes. Hiking up jug end was a relief from the skeeters. The view on top was amazing. that evening I stopped at the Glen Brook Lean-to and ate supper. I sent out a SPOT there and decieded to keep on moving since it was a buetiful night for night hiking. That night I met up with a NoBo who hiked the whole trail at night since Georga, he works on his labtop during the daytime. I watched the stars that night. I was amazing being able to see more stars than I have ever seened before. I also crossed the Conneticut boarder that night around midnight. At 3:00 am I stopped at Plateau Campsite and pitch my tent there till morning. What a fun night!