morvasaaty/AppalachianTrail-LD-Hikers-Blogs-and-Weather-20-years huggingface dataset:
Date: 2005-08-27
From: Galehead Hut

To: Trailside Tent In Crawford Notch
Miles today: 14.7
Weather: broken clouds

1829.9 miles                                                   8/27/05 Saturday                                                                  Day 136 Sunny                                                                  Tent      "Thank You Rock Dancer"O/K night of sleep. Had to get up early to set up the dining room. I left early before I could get breakfast. Have 15 miles to hike in the whites and it is not easy to hike in the whites. First off was a climb up to South Twin Mt. Good climb to get the blood flowing so early in the morning. Above tree line hiking for a few miles so I did get some views. The whites are the best so far yet by far. Down to Zealand Falls Hut for a bowl of soup for $2.00 with home made bread. After lunch the trail was great. It was a old rail road track so made some of the best miles in a long time. Hiked with Goose Bumps and Easty today. Got into Crawford Notch and there was a 1997 AT thru hiker by the name of Rock Dancer. What a great person. Had cold drinks and food. He then drove us down to the hostel for the night but it was full. Did meet up with Stan. Great to see someone you know. Rock Dancer took us out to eat real food. Life is Good. Camped on the trail at Rock Dancer's secret site. I can't tell you where it is it's a secret.
Date: 2005-08-28
From: Trailside Tent In Crawford Notch

To: Lakes Of The Clouds Hut
Miles today: 11.2
Weather: fog

1841.1 miles                                                   8/28/05 Sunday                                                            Day 137 Rain-Wind                                                            Lakes In Cloud Hut      "The Name Should Be Lakes Of The Crouds"Great night of sleep by the brook. Well today is a rain day. Hiking out of Crawford Notch was straight up over all kinds of rocks. Got to Mt. Jackson and the rain started. Got to Mispah hut to meet up with Stan.Then he hiked to Lakes of the Clouds Hut with me. We were going to go to Madison hut but the weather got so bad we had to stop at Lakes. I have never seen so many people there. With the bad weather a lot of hikers had to stop there. Lighting -Wildcat and I are doing the work for stay program. Lots of dishes to wash and setting the tables. All my gear is so wet. Trying to dry some but it is not working. Thank you Sister Buzz for putting my sleeping bag in the trash bag inside of the stuff sack it stayed nice and dry. We did a talk on the AT again to the people staying here. Off to get dinner then to bed. Got a long day ahead tomorrow hoping to make it all the way to Pinkham Notch. 15 miles of hard miles. Wish us all good luck. Talk to you later. P.S Hello East Sandwich miss you all. Love you Sister Buzz
Date: 2005-08-29
From: Lakes Of The Clouds Hut

To: Pinkham Notch
Miles today: 14.8
Weather: fog

1856.0 miles                                                   8/29/05 Monday                                                         Day 138 Rain-Lightning                                                               Gorham motel      "I Am All Done"O/K night of sleep. Slept in the dining room on the floor with a lot of other hikers. Stan and I took off at 8:00 a.m. A long day ahead. On the Presidental Range north of Lakes of the Clouds hut the trail loses all dirt. The trail is all rock. Most of them are big so you jump from rock to rock and here we are out in the rain hiking. Fun Fun. Up to Mt. Washington. Stan called his step father and he got on his computer while we stood in front of the web carmar then he printed it out for us. I got ice cream at the restaurant. Life is Good. Hiking on we stopped at Mt.Adams on the way. We hiked up to the summit and now I am all done with the NH 4000' Mts. All 48 of them. We hiked on with the wind and rain. It was just long walking. We had about 4 miles to go when it got dark so we had to hike with our head lights. When things could not get worse here comes the rain,lightning and thunder. Got to Pinkham Notch at 11:00 p.m. My longest day on the trail. Hope I don't have any more. Stan did great hiking. Thank you Stan for the beer and coming out hiking with me. It means a lot to me
Date: 2005-08-30
From: Pinkham Notch

To: Carter Notch Hut
Miles today: 5.9
Weather: fog

1861.9 miles                                                   8/30/05 Tuesday                                                               Day 139-Cloudy                                                                  AMC Hut            "I Did My A-B-C-D-E's Today"Good night of sleep. Up at 7:00- Only 6 hours of sleep. The motel-hostel we stayed at has breakfast so off I go. Got eggs-toast and a order of french toast. Great way to start the day off. Back to the room to pack the pack. Sister Buzz has sent us a box of food so we were all set on food resupply. Thank you !! Sister Buzz. Stan dropped us off at the trail head around 10:00. 6 mile hike to get us to Carter Notch Hut for the night which is o/k by me. I need to give my body and feet a break after yesterdays hike. Todays hike was over the Wildcat Range. The trail goes straight up out of Pinkham Notch then follows a ridge going over the Mts of Wildcat's summits with names of A-B-C-D-E. Someone really tried hard to name the Mts. The trail has a lot of small ups and downs to go over each of the peaks. Plenty of mud too. Lightning just found in the log book a entry that we made on 10/3/81 when I-Chris and our friends Dave & Connie came up hiking. Chris would have been pregnant with Neil then. Got to get to work. Lightning and I are staying here under the work to stay program. Got to go clean the bathrooms.    Talk to you later. Good short day today.
Date: 2005-08-31
From: Carter Notch Hut

To: Carter Notch Hut
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: fog

1861.9 miles                                                8/31/05 Wednesday                                                               Day 140-Rain                                                               AMC Hut               "Today Was #4 For Me"Great night of sleep-In the hut-I needed a good night of sleep. The White Mts have been hard so I need to rest up. Today we took a zero at Carter Notch Hut #4 zero for me and it felt good. Brian the care taker is a great person. He had no problems with us staying. We ended up cleaning the bathrooms-swept the hut floors and cleaned out the refrigerator. Took a 2 hour nap before lunch. Got to eat some great food that weekend hikers left behind. The reason we took a zero here was the weather. We got more than 4 1/2" of rain in the last 24 hours. Thanks to the hurricane. Hope it did not do much damage down south. We do not hear much out here. Well going to make dinner even I am not too hungry. Going to try to get to bed early tonight. Got a 16 mile day tomorrow to get us into Gorham NH. Once we hit Gorham we are out of the Whites with only 16.5 miles left in NH. Then 281 miles in Maine then we are done. All day at Carter Notch Hut we did not see any other hikers we're here all alone.   Good day of rest. See you all soon
Date: 2005-09-01
From: Carter Notch Hut

To: Hiker's Paradise Hostel In Gorham NH
Miles today: 15.2
Weather: clear sky

1877.1 miles                                                   9/1/05 Thursday                                                         Day 141 Cloudy-Sunny                                                               HostelGreat night of sleep-Got to bed early and it feels good too. Long day of hiking a lot of ups and downs over the Mts. Saw a lot of college kids out hiking today. The colleges send groups out to hike to get to know each other and their outing clubs do the hiking. The trails today were rivers from all the rain we had. Some of the trails were full of water and mud. We did get a few views. Well lets talk about the Whites. The only views we got was from Mt. Mooselocke and today. All the rest of the time we were in rain or clouds no fun at all. I feel bad for the hikers that have not been in the whites before and did not get any views. Tonight we are back in Gorham NH. Lightning and I have rented a room. Shower and a pillow Life is Good. Went out for pizza and then stopped at a store and got some ice cream. Did a food resupply. The best part is I got to call home and talk to Sister Buzz. It is such a great feeling to talk to her. I could talk to her all night. No hanging the bear bag tonight.Well the pillow is calling me.   Good night to all
Date: 2005-09-02
From: Hiker's Paradise Hostel In Gorham NH

To: Gentian Pond Shelter
Miles today: 11.8
Weather: few clouds

1888.9 miles                                                      9/2/05 Friday                                                                  Day 142-Sunny                                                                  Shelter               "It Is Hard To Leave The Pillow"Great night of sleep-Had a good breakfast. Hard to get a ride back to the trail. Stared hiking around 10:30 a.m. Well we are out of the white Mts but the trail is still hard-very hard. Lots of ups and downs big ups and downs one after each other. It is hard for me takes a lot out of me. If you are not going up and down and you do have flat land it is full of roots. It is slow going. Most of the time I am going about 1 mile a hour slow going. The views have been great and it is not raining. Hiked some with a couple from Florida and their dog. The trail has been muddy and wet so yes my boots are wet again. So the feet are not doing to good. Hope things dry out again. Water has been easy to get. Well great shelter tonight it has a great view you could see the Carter and Wildcat Ranges. There is 5 sobo hikers here with Lightning and I. Good food bag so I have to go cook some of the food to get the weight down. Talk to you later
Date: 2005-09-03
From: Gentian Pond Shelter

To: Full Goose Shelter
Miles today: 9.6
Weather: broken clouds

1898.5 miles                                                9/3/05 Saturday                                                            Day 143 Sun & Wind                                                               Shelter               "The Way Life Should Be"Good night of sleep. These hiking days make for a very tired hiker. Off on the trail around 8:30 a.m. Hope to do about 12 miles today. Maine has been hard very hard. There are a lot of bigger ups and downs. They say that Maine is one big rock. The trail going up the Mts is one big slab of rock so you just have to walk up it and hope not to slide to far when you lose your footing. Today was good for a view looking back towards the White Mts in NH. It has been very beautiful. The wind today has been strong. You have to be careful where you walk on the open summits it may blow you away. There has been a lot of bog walks in ME so far and they say there will be a lot more. Bog walks are where they have built wooden walk ways over the mud and wet lands. Cooking dinner now so I got to go. Great talking to you all. Going to get to bed as early as I can tonight. Hiking the Mahoosuc Notch in the morning.   Wish us all luck!!
Date: 2005-09-04
From: Full Goose Shelter

To: Trail Side Camping Gragton Notch,ME
Miles today: 9.7

1908.2 miles                                                      9/4/05 Sunday                                                      Day 144 Sunny-Windy-Rain                                                            Tenting            "Wet Morning In The Woods"O/K night of sleep. I woke up a few times thinking of hiking I have ahead of me. The day started out not so good. It is raining. The first part of our hike today is the Mahoosic Notch. It is 1 1/4 miles long and is said to be the hardest mile of the whole AT. Great 1 1/4 miles of wet rocks. Off I go. Well I made it through the Notch o/k in 2 hours. A few slides and slips but I am o/k. Now the climb up the Mahoosic arm 1 1/2 miles streight up on the wet rocks. I should tell you about the notch before I go any further. It is a notch in between two Mts that is just full of car size rocks so you have to climb over-around and yes under them. Need to take off your pack to fit in between some of the holes in the rocks. Now climb up Old Speck Mt. Coming down Old Speck Mt was great nice easy trail something we had not seen in over 100 miles. I was happy moving right along again at 2 miles per hour. Not the 1 mile an hour that I had been doing. Got down to Grafton Notch and walking along and I am not sure what happened but my right foot started to hurt so I stopped. Could not walk on it to much pain. I am in trouble Lightning was 2 miles ahead of me.I had to make camp for the night.
Date: 2005-09-05
From: Trail Side Camping Gragton Notch,ME

To: Andover Guest House
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: clear sky

1908.2 miles                                                      9/5/05 Monday                                                               Day 145 Sunny                                                                  Hostel               "I Am Being Tested"Yesterday When I stopped and made camp for the night I was on the trail.A few day hikers passed by but they could not help. At dark a thru hiker by the name of Doc Narley came by. He made sure I was o/k then he pushed on the 2 miles to get Lightning for me. About 10:00 p.m. Liightning came around the corner. Good to see him. Set up the tent and tried to get some sleep. Well this morning my foot was a little better still not good. We got a ride into Andover ME to the Guest House Hostel for the night. I have kept ice on my foot and kept it up all day. Got to do some reading today and watch some TV. I can't believe all that is happening in the south. Some of it is not right. Great hostel here very clean. Got a shower-out to eat. I did need to get some real food into me. I lost 5 more pounds down to 165. I had 2 large subs-order of fries-order of cole slaw and a quart of ice cream for dessert. The scary thing is I am still hungry. I cannot get enough to eat out here. As I am getting ready for bed tonight my foot does feel a little better. I will be taking a zero day tomorrow and stay off of it again.   Please say a few words for me.      Love you all
Date: 2005-09-06
From: Andover Guest House

To: Andover Guest House
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: clear sky

1908.2 miles                                                   9/6/05 Tuesday                                                                  Day 146 Sunny                                                                     Hostel            "A Hug Goes Out To You All"Good night of sleep. It felt good to sleep in some. Went out to breakfast. I ordered 2 breakfasts I think I was weak for the last week in the whites and begining of ME did take a lot out of me. My foot is doing o/k. The Honeymooners gave me a ace bandage so I now have it wrapped. Thank you all for signing in my journal. Great to read it. As I read them I can hear your voice reading it to me and I can see you in my mind. Thank you. I did forget to tell you that the other day I saw a small black bear getting a drink out of a brook. So nice to see the animals in the wild out here. still have not seen a Maine Moose. As of now we have 266.8 miles to go and yes I will crawl if I have to. I have not walked 1908.2 miles to stop now. I am going to try to hike in the morning and see how it goes. If not any better I may have to go see a doctor. Hoping that I just over worked my feet. Sister Buzz I love you and here is a big long distance hug to you.   Thank you for being my wife and best friend forever
Date: 2005-09-07
From: Andover Guest House

To: Pine Ellis B&B Andover ME
Miles today: 10.3
Weather: clear sky

1918.5 miles                                                   9/7/05 Wednesday                                                               Day 147 Sunny                                                                  Hostel               "It Is A Pain In The Foot"Good night of sleep-love those pillows. Well I made the decision to try hiking today. Having 2 zero days were driving me mad. The trail was a challenge. Got a ride back to the trail head at 8:30 a.m. We had to pay $25.00 for the ride. The gas cost even effects the hiker. O/k about hike. The first 4 miles was o/k it seemed like my foot was better. Then I had to go down off of Baldpate Mt. West to the East peak and the foot did start to hurt. So I slowed down and took it easy. Lightning did stay with me so I felt real good about that. Made it out to the road 10 miles. The last 4 1/2 miles was flat and it felt better for my foot hiking on that. Got a ride into Andover by the 2nd car that went by. I told Lightning that I needed some more time off to let the foot heal some more. I do hope that I did not break anything in their and that a few more days off is all I need.Talk to you later-Good Night
Date: 2005-09-08
From: Pine Ellis B&B Andover ME

To: Andover Guest House
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: overcast clouds

1918.5 miles                                                   9/8/05 Thursday                                                               Day 148 Sunny                                                                     Hostel               "40 lbs Where Did They Go"Good night of sleep. I got to talk to Sister Buzz last night. Nice Hostel we were in last night. We did move out and went back to the Andover Guest House. A little cleaner-the beds are new. Closer to town and food stores. We both thought it would be better for my foot. So lets see today the only hiking was into town and then back and forth to the store a few times. It is great to take a break from the trail. I am getting to rest my foot and also the whole body needed a rest. All we have been doing also is eating. I think I needed that too. I am down to 165 lbs. So that means I lost 40 lbs. I would love to keep some of the weight off. It will be hard to do but I will give it a try. Other than eating today I watched TV and kept my foot iced. Went out to dinner tonight with Tumble Weed and Chef-Boy-R-Dee. Not much to talk about so I am going to bed. See you all soon
Date: 2005-09-10
From: Andover Guest House

To: Trailside Camping By South Arm Road
Miles today: 10.1

1928.6 miles                                                9/10/05 Saturday                                                            Day 150 Sunny-Cool                                                                  Tent            "Happiness Is A Flowing Stream"O/k night of sleep-I did wake a few times thinking about hiking in the morning. Up early-cooked our own breakfast on the trail at 8;30 a.m. The trail should not be too bad today. There was only 2 ups and downs-not to big. The foot did o/k still hurts but I can walk on it. The trails in ME have been in great shape. There is a lot of roots and rocks and they say that all the way to the Big K will be the same. Since Lightning and I took 4 days off some of our old hiker friends are catching up to us. Plus we are meeting a few new hikers. Met Fish and Game today he said he has been following us the whole time. He started on 4/15/05 and had heard about us so he was happy to meet us. I heard that Peter Pan was very close too and sure enough we saw her today too. Blaze and Badger were hiking with her. Word has it that Snot Rag got off the trail. Tonight we are camping right next to a stream so nice. I love the sound of the water. I think it is a great way to end the day. I went and got water tonight and as I was pumping the water with our filter I was soaking my foot in the stream. My foot does hurt but it could be worse. My dinner got burnt in my pot and as I was trying to clean it I broke my spoon. Bad luck.                   Good Night
Date: 2005-09-11
From: Trailside Camping By South Arm Road

To: Trailside Tenting By Bemis Stream
Miles today: 12.5
Weather: overcast clouds

1941.1 miles                                                   9/11/05 Sunday                                                                  Day 151 Sunny                                                                     Tent            "Be Careful Where You Set Up The Tent"Well a good night of sleep until=Not sure what time it was but I woke up to the sound of two moose walking in the stream making all kinds of noise. So I started to worry then they decided to get out of the water right next to our tent then I was rear worried. All I needed was a moose to step on our tent. That would not be good. The two moose made a lot of noise then they went into the woods. Teir foot prints were about 6' away from the tent. Good hike today. The trails have been on the tops of the Mts so not only great views but the Mts are above tree line so that means open and no trees. Walking on the rocks. Had a big up today walked on the ridge then a big down at the end of the day. As I was getting close to where we were camping tonight I came across a porcupine right in the trail and he was in no hurry to leave so I talked to him for a while. Tonight we set the tent away from the stream a little so lets hope for no moose tonight. Foot hurts but not to bad-see how it goes tomorrow a longer day. About my spoon I broke. It was not just any spoon I had that spoon for about 10 years. Many scouting outings-Philmont-The Long Trail and all but 200 miles on the AT. Oh well.   Talk to you all soon. 233.9 to go.
Date: 2005-09-12
From: Trailside Tenting By Bemis Stream

To: Gull Pond Lodge Rangeley,ME
Miles today: 13.9

1955.0 miles                                                   9/12/05 Monday                                                                  Day 152 Sunny                                                                     Hostel            "It Is Good To Sit On Tree Stumps"Good night of sleep. I think I am so tired at night that I sleep well. My body and mind is tired. The word on the trail from all the hikers is that we are ready to get our hike done. The young and older hikers all say the same. Today hike was about 14 miles the trail was good. Past by 3 ponds today. I sat on a tree stump and just looked out over one of the ponds. Thinking of what this AT hike has been. I do not think words can say it. Foot hurts. Did the 14 miles today in a little over 7 hours it felt great to almost hit 2 miles a hour.Again got to the trail head road and got a ride real quick into Rangeley, ME. The man that picked me up was the owner of Gull Pond Lodge and that was where I needed to go. Lightning was already there waiting for me. Took a shower and headed into town to resupply food and go out to eat. Back to the lodge. Called home and talked to Sister Buzz. Found out she got two new kittens. I can't wait to see them. Kittens are so much fun. Went to bed and I listened to the loons out on Gull Pond. Life is good. 220.0 miles to go
Date: 2005-09-13
From: Gull Pond Lodge Rangeley,ME

To: Poplar Ridge Lean-To
Miles today: 10.7
Weather: broken clouds

1965.7 miles                                                   9/13/05 Tuesday                                                                Day 153 Sunny                                                                  Shelter               "Great Mt. Dining Room Today"Great Night of sleep-Clean hiker and a pillow Life is good. Today's hike was 10 plus miles no problems. Got to the trail head about 10:00 a.m. my foot still hurts but what can I do. I still have 200 miles to go so I have to walk and then walk some more. The trails in Maine has been great. I am very happy hiking here. The ponds in the middle of no where,streams around every corner. The Mt summits are very beautiful,rock tops just big flat rocks. So back to todays hike up Saddleback Mt. at least 2500' climb great view had a fine lunch on the top. Then the fun started down into the drop between Saddleback and the Horn up over the Horn then the drop again and up again to Saddleback Junios. It was a big roller coaster ride. My feet and legs do hurt tonight but the views made it worth it today. Did meet up with Litefoot today had not seen him since Maryland. Good dinner tonight. Finished up my chores and now I am off to the sleeping bag. 209.3 miles to go. Good day and Good night to all