morvasaaty/AppalachianTrail-LD-Hikers-Blogs-and-Weather-20-years huggingface dataset:
Date: 2012-07-05
From: Manchester Center, VT

To: Lost Pond Shelter
Miles today: 14.8
Weather: overcast clouds

Started Manchester Center, VT finished Lost Pond Shelter 14.8 mile day. Started with a ride from town to trail, nice guy with truck offered to drive us to the trail from the local dougnut shop. HIked up Mt Bromley. Ski Mountian with ski runs all over. Great weather rain again overnight but great weather today. Hiked across rocky ledge on the way to shelter. Trail in Vermont is very rugged lots of rocks and roots and elevation gain and loss to make hiking very tuff. some of the trail was flooded from the rain so had to walk in water 6 to 12 inches deep. Still hiking with "Chippy" and "Mavrick". Met "lone Star" and "Dude Man".
Date: 2012-07-06
From: Lost Pond Shelter

To: Minerva Hinchey Shelter
Miles today: 14.9
Weather: clear sky

Started Lost Pond Shelter finished Minerva Hinchey Shelter 14.9 mile day. Ruff and rocky today lots of roots and mud. Still hiking with "Mavrick" and "Chippy", hiked over bear mountain 800ft climb trail is tuff in Vermont just very rugged. Staying in shelter with "Coconut", "Mavrick", "Chippy".
Date: 2012-07-07
From: Minerva Hinchey Shelter

To: Cooper Lodge Shelter
Miles today: 16.3
Weather: light rain

Started Monerva Hinchey Shelter finished Cooper Lodge Shelter 16.3 mile day. The day started with a short hike to the road then walk down to the Whistle Stop Resturant for breadfast. I had the works 2 eggs, bacon , sasuage home fries toast and french toast. Great place and good food. Rock Scramble right after the road then a nice climb up to Cooper Lodge. Rain it was cold and wet and foggy. Staying in Shelter.
Date: 2012-07-08
From: Cooper Lodge Shelter

To: The Inn @ Long Trail
Miles today: 7.1

Started Cooper Lodge finished The Inn at the Long Trail 7.1 mile day. Foggy and cold to start the day. Clothes are all wet from the day before, rain and sweat. HIked down from Killington passed the main junction where the Long Trail goes North to Canada and the AT goes East to Hanover, NH. Staying at The Inn on the Long Trail nice place. "Chippy" met us here and took us to the plant where they make the Long Trail Ale for lunch. Then dropped us at the market for resupply. We ate dinner at The Inn and "Shake down cruise" paid for our dinner. Great trail magic.
Date: 2012-07-09
From: The Inn @ Long Trail

To: Winturri Shelter
Miles today: 16.6

Started The Inn at the Long Trail finished Winturri Shelter 16.6 mile day. Ate breakfast at The Inn part of the room includes breakfast. Met a lot of South Bound Hikers today passed the 1700 mile mark today. Vermont is a tuff state to hike in lot of long ups and steep ups and downs that will wear on you all day. Still hiking with "Mavrick" will be until Hanover. Stayed in the shelter.
Date: 2012-07-10
From: Winturri Shelter

To: West Hartford, VT (back of house)
Miles today: 16.6

Started Winturri Shelter finished West Hartford, Vt tenting in back of hartford sign company. He has a sign out front to allow hikers to tent in his back yard. Hiked all day with some ups and downs that go on all day. Vermont is a tuff hiking state. Seeing a lot of southbound hikers everyday now. Will be in Hanover tomrrow wo ho another state down 2 to go. We had a couple views today lots of ski runs on all the mountains around Vermont. We can still see flood damage from the hurricane last fall. Some of the bridges have not been repaired yet. We had to cross a few creeks that had no bridge. We ate 2 times at the deli store right on the trail in twon. I only have 452 miles total to finished. Getting closer everyday.   I am counting down the miles now, 160 miles left in NH and 281 miles in Maine. Woo ho.....
Date: 2012-07-11
From: West Hartford, VT (back of house)

To: Hanover, NH
Miles today: 9.9
Weather: clear sky

Started West Hartford,VT finished Hanover, NH 9.9 mile day. Passed through another state @12 of 14. Only 2 to go and I will be done. Crossed the CT River today the border for VT and NH took the pics on the bridge. We had trail magic 3 times on the way into town. Two coolers and one bowl of cookies. There is a trail angle network here in Hanover setup by "Short and Sweet" its a few pople who open there house to thru-hikers for us to stay for free. Its a great thing they do for hikers. I can't say enough how it means so much to hikers that people will do this. I am staying with Gregg and he has been great. Picked us up in town and drove us to town and dropped us off for dinner. Got all my chores done washing and food drop, new shoes and taking extra days in prep for the White Mountains.
Date: 2012-07-12
From: Hanover, NH

To: finished hanover (zero day)
Miles today: 0.0

Started Hanover finished Hanover zero day. Rest today in prep for the White Mountains. "Mavirck" is leaving on a bus to Boston the Rode Island then he will catch a plane home. I will be hiking by myself again to the finish line in ME. Hung around town waiting on the bus for "Mavrick". We visited the Mountain Goat got a free snickers bar for thru hikers only, the pizza place gave me a free slice pizza for thru hikers, and the bagle basment gave me a free bagle. So we stayed busy visiting all the stores around town. Hanover is a collage town with Dartmouth Collage right in downtown. I am staying at trail angle "Gregs again tonight heading out in the morning.
Date: 2012-07-13
From: finished hanover (zero day)

To: Trapper John Shelter
Miles today: 16.6
Weather: clear sky

Started Hanover, NH finished Trapper John Shelter 16.6 mile day. Hot today "Mavrick" is on his way home so its just me hiking now. Did good coming out of Hanover made good time up to Moose Mountain. Then it got real hot and heat slowed me down. Stopped at Moose Mountain Shelter for lunch no water at the shelter. All dryed up. So I moved on I needed water but had to hike 2 miles before finding some. Crossed the road and started the climb up to holts ledge about 1000ft climb. The heat made it much worse. I made it a short day because of the heat. Stayed in the shelter.
Date: 2012-07-14
From: Trapper John Shelter

To: Ore Hill campsite 
Miles today: 19.5
Weather: overcast clouds

Started Trapper John Shelter finished Ore Hill Campsite 19.5 mile day. Did not sleep good the bugs flying around my head all night kept me awake all night. Left early could not sleep and was tired all day. Had the climb over Smarts Mountain first thing it took a long time to get to the top. Then Mountain Cube to climb it was a tuff climb also. The trail in NH is very steep and rocky rooty and makes you work for every mile. The heat at the end of the day made for some hard hiking. Going into Glencliff, NH tomorrow for shower, laundry, and slackpack opions. Camping in my tent to keep bugs away. So I guess I will sleep better tonight.
Date: 2012-07-15
From: Ore Hill campsite 

To: Glencliff, NH (Hikers Welcome Hostel)
Miles today: 7.3
Weather: overcast clouds

Started Ore Hill Campsite finished Glencliff,NH hikers welcome hostel 7.3 mile day. Hiking over Mountain Mist today hot and humid day, 90's again sweating alot and soaked my clothes. Staying at hiker hostel got a shower and laundry and will be slackpacking tomorrow. Slackpacking is where you carry just a day pack or your pack with very little gear just for the day only. I will be slacking over Mountain Moosilauke tomorrow back to the hostel than a shuttle to North Woodstock for motel stay and one more day of slackpacking.
Date: 2012-07-16
From: Glencliff, NH (Hikers Welcome Hostel)

To: North Woodstock, NH (Carriage Motel)
Miles today: 9.03

Started Glencliff,NH Hiker Welcome Hostel finished North Woodstock,NH Carriage Motel 9.3 mile day. Stayed at the hostel in Glencliff then had them shuttle me to Kinsman Notch so I could slackpack Mountain Moosilauke it was a humid start to the day. It rained overnight and foggy this morning. The trail started out flat but soon turned straight up so steep in places the cut notches out of the rock face and put wooden blocks for you to get foot holds on. Sometimes they had put rebar handrails up along the side mountain to give something to hold to. It was a hot sweaty climb but on top the views was hit and miss. It was windy and blowing fog in and out. Made for hard day to see the beauty. When I first got up there it was not bad then when I started down it got so foggy could hardley see the trail. The trail down was pretty steep down, but not as bad as the up side. The trail continues with the same rocky and rooty steep conditions. Tommorrow will be Onword North Mountain. Today I am soaking up all of the hot showers I can get. Icecream and sodas and food will be in placed while staying at the motel. When a person is hiking on the AT miles and miles apart from town , until you have to do without like the simples things in life, we are talking about hot showers, and so on while out on the trail. You learn right quick to appreciate more, in life and to not take things for granted.   I am signing off good night sweet dreams . "LIme Green"
Date: 2012-07-17
From: North Woodstock, NH (Carriage Motel)

To: Finished North Woodstock, NH (Carriage Motel)
Miles today: 16.3

Started North Woodstock,NH finished North Woodstock,NH 16.3 mile day. Got a 5 dollar shuttle to Kinsman Notch started Hiking North. Trail went up and over 2 mountains today. 1st one was Mountain wolf, it seemed like climbing was all I did all morning. Ruff and rocky all day. Stopped at Eliza Brook Shelter for quick break. It started raining and made the trail very slick. Next I had climb up Kinsman Mountain. Lot of rock scrambles all the way to top. Mt Kinsman has two summits a North and South. It stopped raining about the time I got to top. Not too good views foggy and cloudy so I kept going. The North side had more 6x6s nailed into rock face to help get you down. Rocks were wet and slick had to hike slow. Long day of hiking. Passed the first Amc Hut Lonesome Lake but did not stop. It was getting late and the forcast said thunderstorms tonight so I hurried to the road. Started down the road and hitch a ride back to town. It was nice lady who gave me a ride back to my motel. The community is just always willing and helpful. I cannot say enough how I appreciate the lady who gave me ride. I'm staying at motel tonight. Going to get plenty of rest tonight, so I will be ready in the morning.
Date: 2012-07-18
From: Finished North Woodstock, NH (Carriage Motel)

To: Greenleaf Hut 
Miles today: 6.3

Started North Woodstock finished Greenleaf Hut 6.3 mile day. Left town late so made it a short day. Lot of rock scrambling up to Liberty Springs Campsite. Then the trail goes into the woods area for a little bit then you pop out onto Franconnia Ridge above treeline and just rocks. Good thing the weather was good. You are exposed all the way across the ridge for 2 miles. I stopped at the top of MT Lafayette and took the 1.1 mile side trail to Greenleaf Hut and did work for stay. The AMC has a deal where they will allow the first two through hikers to arrive at a Hut (early) can be granted work for your stay, but its up to each croo to grant work for stay or not. My job was to sweep the floors and bunkroom , before leaving the next day. In return for the floor to sleep on and and dinner and breakfast and all the leftovers to eat.
Date: 2012-07-19
From: Greenleaf Hut 

To: Galehead Hut 
Miles today: 6.7
Weather: overcast clouds

Started Greenleaf Hut finished Galehead Hut 6.7 mile day. Late start due to work for stay and I had a 1000ft climb back up to Mt Lafayette just to get started. Ridge walking and wind was blowing and it was cool to start the day. Took 1 hour to get back up the top of Lafayette. The trail then dropped down into the trees rocky and roots ruff 3 ft drops and just slow going. 1 mph is all you can do on this trail. Doing work for stay at Gatehead Hut. My chores for my stay, were to wash dishes.
Date: 2012-07-20
From: Galehead Hut 

To: Stelth Campsite 
Miles today: 16.0

Started Galehead Hut finished Stelth Campsite 1840.1 mile 16.0 mile day. Did work for stay so we did not get moving till 8:40am. The day started with 1000ft climb up South Twin Mountain good little rocks scramble up to the top, took me 1 hour to get to the top. The trail was steep and rocky going down then after a bit got a little better. Was able to make some good miles today. Crossed the road at Crawford Notch 1277ft. Tomrrow I have a long climb up to Mt Washington 6288ft. Sleeping in my tent tonight.
Date: 2012-07-21
From: Stelth Campsite 

To: Madison Springs Hut
Miles today: 16.9
Weather: overcast clouds

Started Stelth Campsite finished Madison Springs Hut, 16.9 mile day. Left early from campsite. Started the day with hand over hand climbing and rock scrambles over Webster Cliffs. I was low on water so I hurried up to get to Mizpah Hut for water. Its 4.8 miles to Lakes Of The Clouds Hut from Mizpah so I started my climb up at 10:30am. Walked out of the tree line onto a ridge and followed a open ridge all the way to Lakes Of The clouds Hut stopped for water and countinued my climb to Mt Washington. Ariived at the Summitt and there were people all over. Took the Picture at the summitt then started the hike to Madson Hut, 6 more miles of ridge and open exposed area to hike over. Its very pretty mountains to look at but the hiking is tuff. No place to camp so hiked on to Madson Hut. Tuff long day for me. Doing work for stay.
Date: 2012-07-22
From: Madison Springs Hut

To: Pinkham Notch (Joe Dodge Lodge )
Miles today: 7.8
Weather: fog

Started Madison Springs Hut finished Pinkham Notch Joe Dodge Lodge 7.8 mile day. Needed a short day after all the tuff days of hiking. Took a fall just before the Lodge. I think I stepped on the string that holds my gators on and went head first into the ground and course my pack pushed my head into the ground. Lucky for me there were no rocks, where I landed but I did hit a log and cut my face just below my left eye. I thought I was going to have a black eye but it ok just a cut. No major injury. I can count my lucky stars for not getting hurt to bad.
Date: 2012-07-23
From: Pinkham Notch (Joe Dodge Lodge )

To: Imp Shelter 
Miles today: 13.1
Weather: fog

Started Pinkham Notch Joe Dodge Lodge finished Imp Shelter 13.1 mile day. Today started with breakfast at the lodge then the climb up Wildcat Mountain long rock scramble hand over hand climbing up 4 different peaks. IT was long and hard day, may I add called for a tuff day. What were the trail builders thinking when they built the trail here, they run it straight up and over the hardest terrain and they don't move anything out of the way for sure. Up and over 3 to 4 ft. drops 15 to 20fts climbs straight up the rock faces. This goes on all day. It was over exposed sides of rocks faces with one slip and it called your lights are out. One more long hard day of hiking. I'am staying in the shelter tonight, and I will have no problem in sleeping. See you again in the morning it called happy trails. "Lime Green"
Date: 2012-07-24
From: Imp Shelter 

To: Gorham, NH 
Miles today: 8.0
Weather: fog

Started Imp Shelter finished Gorham, NH 8.0 mile day. $8 dollars to stay in the shelter on the AT. What is happing to the world when you have to pay to stay in a shelter on the AT. Hiked up and over Mt. Moriaha, same old story 3 and 4 ft. up and downs rocks climbs up to the top. The trail was the same until Rattle River then it was good and smooth all the way into At. I had a mail drop at White Mountain Lodge so I stopped there picked it up hitched a ride into town. I had a tooth thats been hurting so I needed to see a dentist. I called the dentist and going in to see him tomorrow.
Date: 2012-07-25
From: Gorham, NH 

To: finished Gorham, NH ( Motel)
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: fog

Started Gorham,NH finished Gorham, NH zero day. Went to dentist he found I needed a root canal and he could do it right then. So I told him to go ahead and get it done. 1 hour 30 mins later he was done. Very good dentist in NH said everything went good and came out clean so he closed it up and put temp- cap on it that should last until I get finished with the trail. Had to ride the local bus to walmart for meds. Felt a little pain but went away by night. He wants me to stay around town two more days just to make sure no problem. I think one more day waiting around should be enough time to see if I feel ok.
Date: 2012-07-26
From: finished Gorham, NH ( Motel)

To: Gorham,NH (zero day)
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: overcast clouds

Gorham,NH zero day letting my root canal heal some. Dentist said to stay and make sure no problems with it. So I am just hanging out at the hotel. Raining here today so good day to take zero. Looking at the rest of the trail and possible finish around the 15th of August.
Date: 2012-07-27
From: Gorham,NH (zero day)

To: Carlo Col Shelter 
Miles today: 17.0
Weather: light rain

Carlo Col Shelter 17 mile day. Left Gorham around 8am easy hitch back to the trail. Trail was not bad to start but then started getting tuffer as the day went. Climbed Mountain Success and the rock scrambles started and hand over hand climbing and big boulders scrambles just kept coming at us. Then I crossed the state line MAINE WHOOHOO WHOOHOO !!!! Last state and 281 miles left to finished the at. I am now starting to get excited about the finish. I am getting closer to home and missing my family. Staying in the shelter tonight. I am so tired I will not have any problems sleeping. Started this morning at 8am and got here at the shelter at 7pm. nite nite.
Date: 2012-07-28
From: Carlo Col Shelter 

To: Bull Branch Campstie 
Miles today: 7.2

Started Carlo Col Shelter finished Bull Branch Campsite 7.2 mile day. Goose Eye Mountain two peaks and real tuff hking. Lots of ladders to go down. Guess they felt sorry for us and put ladders to go down. Slick rocks up and down all morning took 4 hours to go 4 miles. Then the Mahoosuc Notch jumbled pit of boulders that the trail goes through. You have to go over under and take your pack off to get through some areas. This took me 1hr 30 mins to go 1 mile. I hiked late yesterday and so decided to camp early and it looked like rain. It did rain and rained all night. Stayed in my tent.
Date: 2012-07-29
From: Bull Branch Campstie 

To: Baldplate Lean
Miles today: 9.2

Started Bull Branch Campsite finished Baldplate Lean 9.2 mile day. Up and over Mahoosuc Arm a long straight up rock scramble 1600ft in 1.1 miles. Took me 2 hrs to climb to the top. Next up was Old Speck Mountain 600ft but seemed like it took a lot longer to the top. Straight up rock slabs it was a bit unerving going up in the rain. Then dropped to Grafton Notch and a short climb up to Baldplate Mountain. Staying in the shelter.
Date: 2012-07-30
From: Baldplate Lean

To: East B Hill Road (Andover,ME)
Miles today: 8.0
Weather: few clouds

Started Baldplate Lean to finished East B Hill Raod Andover,ME 8.0 mile day. Hiked over Baldplate Mountain this morning. This Mountain has 2 peaks, seems like there are alot of mountains up here that have more than one peak. The West Peak was not to bad the East Peak was 70 degrees incline and was rock plates just lying flat on the side of the mounatin for you to climb up. They marked the trail with rocks carens to show you the way. It was still very scary to climb. It had rained the day before and the rocks were still wet. If you slid you would not stop for at least 200 yards to the bottom of the mountain. The down side was a little steep going down so it took a while stopped at the raod I needed for resupply. Hiked the last 4.5 miles with 2 percent staying at the cabin hostel.
Date: 2012-07-31
From: East B Hill Road (Andover,ME)

To: Bemis Lean-To Mountain 
Miles today: 17.1
Weather: scattered clouds

Started East to Hill Road Andover,ME finished Bemis Mountain Lean-to 17.1 mile day. Wow what a long day. Started 7:45am at the road hiked over 4 mountains finished at 7pm. The first 7 miles were great, then Moody Mountain straight up. Next was Old Blue Mountain a long 3 mile climb to top elavation was not bad just long long climb. Then the milage is off in Awol guide to the Lean-to- we hiked extra 2 miles that we don't get credit for. It was one of the hardest days of hiking I have had today. I'am staying in a shelter tonight.
Date: 2012-08-01
From: Bemis Lean-To Mountain 

To: Rangeley,ME @ ME4 
Miles today: 19.4
Weather: broken clouds

Started Bemis Lean-To finished Rangeley,ME at ME4 19.4 mile day. Left early to get my hiking in when its cool. The first 4 miles went quick then yesterdays hike started getting to me. I felt sluggish all day. Yesterday was such a hard day for me. The trail was suppost to go down hill all day but it kept going up and down. I had these little short steep ups that will wear on you all day. Got to the road at 4pm and Duchman was there talking with a couple and they offered us a ride into town so we gladly accepted the offer. Staying at the town and Lake Motel they have a special hiker rate of 45 a night. The owner let me used his truck to go eat in town. Nice guy great place to stay. Resting up for tomorrow. Good nite everyone, signing off "Lime Green". State of Maine miles left 220.4 whoohoo ! Getting closer each day.
Date: 2012-08-02
From: Rangeley,ME @ ME4 

To: Orbeton Stream 
Miles today: 13.4

Started Rangeley,ME finished Orbeton Stream Tenting 13.4 mile day. 9:30am start from twon, had a 5 mile climb up Saddleback Mountain then the Horn, you went down first then back up the horn. Then back down and up Saddleback Junior. As I expected Junior was harder than Saddleback. Straight up a rock scramble to the top. Then I headed down to the Shelter for water and on to the stream where I am tenting. There were no tent sites so I just made my own. 207 miles left onto Stratton Tomrrow.
Date: 2012-08-03
From: Orbeton Stream 

To: Stratton, ME (Stratton Motel)
Miles today: 18.8
Weather: overcast clouds

Started Orbeton Stream finished Stratton,ME 18.8 mile day. Started early wanted to make it to Stratton. Had to climb Lone Mountain, not to bad of a trail. Then Spaulding Mountain a good little climb to get you warmed up about 900ft. Then I passed by the bronze plaque for the completion of the last section of the AT. Then Sugarloaf Mountain it was a harder down than up. Dropped down to 2100ft at the Carrabassett River. Then came the big climb of the day 1900ft in 2.2 miles up to South Crocker Mountain. Then up drop back down to climb up to North Crocker Mountain at 422ft. Then the 6 miles down hill to the road to Stratton. Whoohoo ! what a day. Resting at the hotel.
Date: 2012-08-05
From: Stratton,Me (Stratton Motel)

To: Little Bigelow Lean-To
Miles today: 15.3
Weather: scattered clouds

Started Stratton,ME finished Little Bigelow Lean-To 15.3 mile day. Should be my last tuff day of hiking. I finish the Bigelow Mountains started the day with climb up to South Horn Mountain from 1450ft to 3831ft. It was windy and foggy when I got to the top so no views. Then I droped back down and climb Bigelow Mountain West Peak, drop back down and climb Avery Peak 4090ft lot of ruff and rocky up and down trail with lots of roots. Long hard day. Staying in shelter expecting storm tonight.
Date: 2012-08-06
From: Little Bigelow Lean-To

To: Kennebec River 
Miles today: 21.3

Started Little Bigelow Lean-To finished Kennebec River North side tenting 21.3 mile day. Rained and stormed all night but morning started out good. Had a good little climb up a Unnamed Mountain then a long flat section with some small up and downs. Went around a couple ponds the trail was slick and my boots kept sliding around all day. I fell once on my side just slid on a rock no injury. Trail still very rocky rooty but getting better. Had to make miles quick to make the Ferry across the Kennebec. The ferry only run 9-11am and 2-4pm. I did not want to wait until the next day to get the ferry so it ment 21 miles before 4pm. I did good got there at just before 3pm. I am stelth camping on the north side of the river. I have only 151.6 miles left to finished the At.