morvasaaty/AppalachianTrail-LD-Hikers-Blogs-and-Weather-20-years huggingface dataset:
Date: 2007-07-19
From: 2.5 miles past Gray Moore Entrance Road

To: RPH Shelter
Miles today: 16.9
Weather: light rain

Date: 7/19/07Mileage:   16.9 miles Elevation: Starting location:   2.5 miles past Gray Moore Entrance RoadStarting time: 8Ending location : RPH ShelterEnding time: Sleeping details: tentMoney spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trail magic: People around me: Online Journal Entry: Rained cats and dogs I was litterly walking in water running down the trail like a creek. When I got to the shelter it had stopped raining. The water was a hand pump but it was so yellow I filtered anyway. They were having a crew working tomorrow and had a crap load of food but didn't offer us any. One of the workers tented right beside me and zipped and unzipped his tent or bag over and over keeping me awake. About 3 I asked if he would like a Tylenol pm but he declined. He stopped playing with his zipper though and I finely got some sleep.Quote you used online:
Date: 2007-07-20
From: 2.5 miles past gray Moore Entrance Road

To: Telephone Pioneers shelter
Miles today: 16.6
Weather: broken clouds

Date: 7/20/07Mileage:   16.6 miles Elevation: Starting location: 2.5 miles past gray Moore Entrance RoadEnding location: Black BrookSleeping details: tentMoney spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trail magic: People around me: Online Journal Entry: Quote you used online: I stopped at the deli off New York 52. I asked the guy cooking in the back if he would charge my phone. Then I put my tent up on the lawn to dry. As my phone charged and tent dried I eat some fruit and 1/2 of a meatball sandwich. I had the other half for supper. The trail was nice today so was the weather
Date: 2007-07-21
From: Telephone Pioneers Shelter

To:  Mountain Algo Lean-To
Miles today: 21.1

Date: 7/21/07Mileage:   21.1 miles Elevation: Starting location:   Telephone Pioneers ShelterEnding location : Mountain Algo Lean-ToSleeping details: tentMoney spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trail magic: People around me: Online Journal Entry: It was a long day but a nice day to walk 21 miles. the trail was a lot of up and downs but better than the rocks in pa
Date: 2007-07-22
From: Mountain Algo Lean-To

To: Pine Swamp Brook Lean-To
Miles today: 17.3

Date: 7/22/07Mileage:   17.3 milesStarting location: Mountain Algo Lean-ToEnding location : Pine Swamp Brook Lean-ToSleeping details: tentMoney spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trail magic: People around me: Online Journal Entry: I was late getting into camp. Normally i set my tent up then get water but it was so late i was afraid it would be dark so i got my water before setting up my tent. I was glad because it was always down and nasty swampy area. The bugs eat on me the whole time I was trying to filter my water. When I got my tent set up I cooked right outside my tent so i could zip the screen and get away from the mosquitoes. Quote you used online:
Date: 2007-07-23
From: Pine Swamp Brook Lean-To

To: Salisbury CT
Miles today: 15.6
Weather: few clouds

Date: 7/23/07Mileage:   15.6 milesStarting location: Pine Swamp Brook Lean-ToEnding location: Salisbury CTSleeping details: Money spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trail magic: People around me: Online Journal Entry: I picked up my mail drop at falls valley. I got it opened and the lady closed the post office for lunch so I had to wait an hour before I could mail back my box. While I waited I asked a guy if there was a place to eat in town. He said not on Mondays but he owned the cafe and i can stop by and he will make me a sandwich. Later in Salisbury I stayed at Vanessa Benton¢s house for $40 I got a nice room, a BATH, and my laundry done.Quote you used online:
Date: 2007-07-24
From: Salisbury CT

To: Hemlock Lean-To
Miles today: 15.3

Date: 7/24/07Mileage:   15.3 milesStarting location: Salisbury CTEnding location: Hemlock Lean-ToSleeping details: Money spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trail magic: People around me: Online Journal Entry: Today was a hard day climbing and rocks that was hard on my hurt knee. The view was great and tonight silver and evil eyes are at the shelter with me, both seams very nice.
Date: 2007-07-25
From: Hemlock Lean-To

To: Benedict Pond
Miles today: 18.3

Date: 7/25/07Mileage:   18.3 milesStarting location:   Hemlock Lean-ToEnding location: Benedict PondSleeping details: Money spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trail magic: People around me: Online Journal Entry: Benedict pond was a great place. It had a beach, public restrooms with hot water and picnic area.
Date: 2007-07-26
From: Benedict Pond

To: Upper Goose Pond Cabin
Miles today: 17.1
Weather: clear sky

Date: 7/26/07Mileage:   17.1 milesStarting location: Benedict PondEnding location: Upper Goose Pond CabinSleeping details: tentMoney spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trail magic: People around me: Online Journal Entry: This camping location has a cabin with a caretaker. Grampie was the name of the caretaker but evil eye's called him grumpy. When we got to the cabin only 2 bunks was left and it was stuffy so we voted to tent. This was my first tent platform and my tent wouldn't fit so I tented off the platform. Today I met a few Sobo's.
Date: 2007-07-27
From: Upper Goose Pond Cabin

To: Dalton, MA
Miles today: 20.6
Weather: scattered clouds

Date: 7/27/07Mileage:   20.6 milesStarting location: Upper Goose Pond CabinEnding location: Dalton, MASleeping details: Money spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trail magic: People around me: Online Journal Entry: The cabin's caretaker fixes breakfast with the fee for staying. He made blueberry pancakes. Pancakes messes my blood sugar up so I eat oatmeal. So I went to breakfast for the coffee. As I was pouring my coffee evil eyes forked up 3 pancakes and grumpy said only 2 per person. So I picked up a plate and got 2 for evil. The trail is getting harder. We had 2 trail magic¢s beside roads today. We stopped for cookies at the cookie ladies. After showering we went to shamrock inn bar and grill but they had already cleaned up and weren¢t serving dinner. So we went to Jacobs who was great he is very hiker friendly and was the first to sign the hiker book.
Date: 2007-07-28
From: Dalton, MA

To: Mark Noepal Lean-To
Miles today: 13.7

Date: 7/28/07Mileage:   13.7 milesStarting location: Dalton, MAEnding location: Mark Noepal Lean-ToSleeping details: Money spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trail magic: People around me: Online Journal Entry: When we got up we got ready and went for coffee and breakfast waiting for the office to open at the motel in hopes of getting to use the laundry. After putting the laundry in I went to the post office and got my mail drop. I carried 5 days of food out of this town -- that very heavy. I hitched up town to get my dad a birthday card. At the pharmacy I run into the couple from Iowa Randy help with trail magic every time he visited me he run into them.   After all the town duties were done we stopped to eat lunch. While we were eating it started raining. We waited it out and it turned out to be a nice day. But we got a late start leaving town around 12:30. We stopped at a ice cream place for a meatball sandwich.Quote you used online:
Date: 2007-07-29
From: Mark Noepal Lean-To

To: Seth Warner Shelter
Miles today: 16.5
Weather: clear sky

Date: 7/29/07Mileage: 16.5   milesStarting location: Mark Noepal Lean-ToEnding location: Seth Warner ShelterSleeping details: Money spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trail magic: People around me: Online Journal Entry: Stopped at North Adams and took a bath in the sink at the laundry mat and did laundry. I washed my stinky backpack in the laundry sink and tossed it in the dryer - now I feel like a new person. I fell 2 times the last time my butt hit the mucky water so I was trying to push up with my hiking poles so my butt didn¢t get muddy and wet it worked.
Date: 2007-07-30
From: Seth Warner Shelter

To: Porcupine Mountain Vista Camping
Miles today: 15.9

Date: 7/30/07Mileage:   15.9 milesStarting location: Seth Warner ShelterEnding location: Porcupine Mountain Vista CampingSleeping details: Money spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trail magic: People around me: Online Journal Entry: This is a great camp site with a great view. The view had 4 windmills way off. I wanted a sun rise but it was behind the trees.
Date: 2007-07-31
From: Porcupine Mountain Vista Camping

To: Camping at Black Brook
Miles today: 18.5

Date: 7/31/07Mileage:   18.5 milesStarting location: Porcupine Mountain Vista CampingSleeping details: Money spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trail magic: People around me: Online Journal Entry: Evil eye and I walked up on a porcupine and he climbed up a tree. He was a lot bigger than I thought porcupine would be. I fall today and couldn't put my hand down first so I hit face first. I thought I might get a sun rise today and woke up to watch and the tree blocked my view I was disappointed. We set up camp next to a brook and across the bridge camping was a couple (Robusto and 12 &1/2) they was only in for the weekend. They brought over some drinks.
Date: 2007-08-01
From: Camping at Black Brook

To: Manchester Center
Miles today: 18.5
Weather: few clouds

Date: 8/1/07Mileage:   18.5 milesStarting location: Manchester CenterSleeping details: Money spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trail magic: People around me: Online Journal Entry:We stayed at the avalanche motel which the book said had laundry. They didn¢t and there was a lot of motels around that weren¢t listed. We walked to Manchester center bar and grill and had a good meal.
Date: 2007-08-02
From: Camping at Black Brook

To: Bromley Mountain observation deck
Miles today: 3.0

Date: 8/2/07Mileage:   3 milesStarting location: Camping at Black BrookEnding location: Bromley Mountain observation deckSleeping details: Money spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trail magic: People around me: Online Journal Entry:We hitched to town and did laundry go to the supermarket and then Evil Eye went to ems and exchanged his pack with no problem. I walked on up to mountain goat outfitter where granit gear is sending my new pack and rain cover that was ripped. While I was at the outfitter I seen they carried Montrial trail runners so I asked if they could do a warranty exchange and they was able to - so I left with a new pack, rain cover, shoes, and a sea to summit bag and a refund of $15. we eat at the lawyer and baker then mailed back my old pack, then hitched to the post office. Where I found a hitch back to town and to the trail with Wendell. We hiked to the top of Brombley and stayed unplanned because it was so beautiful and we could sleep on top of the observation deck. The sunset was excellent.
Date: 2007-08-03
From: Bromley Mountain observation deck

To: Little Rock Pond tenting area
Miles today: 16.8

Date: 8/3/07Mileage: 16.8 milesStarting location: Bromley Mountain observation deckEnding location: Little Rock Pond tenting areaSleeping details: Money spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trail magic: People around me: Online Journal Entry:I love water so camping by a pond was great. By the way ponds in the north are what we call a lake in Kentucky. when we got to the camping area all the platforms was taken so we was able to camp on a grassy area right next to the water.
Date: 2007-08-04
From: Little Rock Pond tenting area

To: Cold River - Mossy Area
Miles today: 16.4

Date: 8/4/07Mileage: 16.4 milesStarting location: Little Rock Pond tenting areaEnding location: Cold River - Mossy AreaSleeping details: Money spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trail magic: People around me: Online Journal Entry:We stopped to get water and eat a snack beside a bridge. A noise came from the weeds and then a raccoon pops out and he was wounded and was dragging his back legs. After we started up the trail I seen a park ranger and told her about the raccoon. Around 15 minutes later I heard a gunshot. We eat lunch at the whistle stop. As it started getting late we was having a hard time finding a spot to setup 2 tents, right about dark we found a mossy area and setup. As evil went over this steep hill to get water I hung a bear bag rope. It was a poor attempt because there were no good trees; evil said it would keep an honest bear out.
Date: 2007-08-05
From: Cold River - Mossy Area

To: Sherburne Pass Inn at the long trail
Miles today: 13.6

Date: 8/5/07Mileage:   13.6 milesStarting location: Cold River - Mossy AreaEnding location: Sherburne Pass Inn at the long trailSleeping details: Money spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trail magic: People around me: Online Journal Entry:When we were coming down the last part of the day I stumped and caught myself before actually falling jerking my back in the process. Evil asked if I needed to stop and I said yes when we get to the shelter. When I got to the shelter I fixed a cup of coffee which is what I do when I need to step back and refocus. My back was hurting and I didn't want to complain. Evil not understanding got impatience with me because he was within a short distance of the end of the day and wanted to get moving and felt it was the wrong time to be having a coffee break. After some tension I said I will drink my coffee as I walk. When we got to the road I met female m&m. She drove us to the inn and had dinner with us. Pootz also was at the inn and I got to meet him also.
Date: 2007-08-06
From: Sherburne Pass - inn at the long trail

To: Chateauquay Road - camped by road
Miles today: 14.7

Date: 8/6/07Mileage: 14.7 milesStarting location: Sherburne Pass - inn at the long trailEnding location : Chateauquay Road - camped by roadSleeping details: Money spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trail magic: People around me: Online Journal Entry:We did a few town chores and Pootz returned his rented car and the 3 of us hiked together. We came by Kent pond and Pootz went up to the lodge and brought me back a root beer. There were animals all over the lawn.We passed the continental divide but there was no sign.   We got to camp late and I fixed a camp fire. After enjoying the fire and company for a short time it started raining.(
Date: 2007-08-07
From: Chateauquay Road - camped by road

To: Cloudland Road - Cloudland Farm
Miles today: 14.5

Date: 8/7/07Mileage: 14.5 milesStarting location: Chateauquay Road - camped by roadEnding location: Cloudland Road - Cloudland FarmSleeping details: Money spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trail magic: People around me: Online Journal Entry:It rained today. The trail had a wooden latter with a missing step which was a challenge for short hikers like myself. At one place we walked on a old woods road that was no longer used but on each side was a stone walk it looked very interesting. We decided to walk up and check out the cloudland farm ice cream listed in wing foots book and maybe stay the night. I am not a big ice cream person but I had a root beer. As the guys eats ice cream I walked over to the garden and inquired about tenting in the yard. She said yes but its work for stay and assigned weeding a few rows in the garden. We could have also stayed in a house stall in the barn but it smelled. We did use the barn restroom
Date: 2007-08-08
From: Cloudland Road - Cloudland Farm

To: Connecticut River - Vermont - New Hampshire border
Miles today: 16.4

Date: 8/8/07Mileage:   16.4 milesStarting location: Cloudland Road - Cloudland FarmEnding location: Connecticut River - Vermont - New Hampshire border - staying in Hanover NHSleeping details: Money spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trail magic: People around me: Online Journal Entry:I was in my tent which was between Pootz and Evil Eyes and I said lets leave some of our gear here and come back with m&m's car and get it when we get to town. They didn't catch what I said at first but as soon as they did we hung our wet tents in the horse stall and eat breakfast in the barn to stay dry. As we finished Big Sky came in the barn she had been dropped off and was going to put on her rain gear in the barn. She hiked with us. We stopped in West Hartford for lunch. The electric went off but we still got hot sandwiches because they cook with gas. It¢s a great place to stop right on the trail. We all split a room and did laundry. We now have m&m's car also.
Date: 2007-08-09
From: Connecticut River - Vermont - New Hampshire border

To: goose pond road - staying at Hanover NH
Miles today: 14.7

Date: 8/9/07Mileage:   14.7 milesStarting location: Connecticut River - Vermont - New Hampshire border - staying in Hanover NHEnding location: goose pond road - staying at Hanover NHSleeping details: Money spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trail magic: People around me: Online Journal Entry:Evil Eyes and I headed out of town going north and Pootz and Big Sky drove around and headed south on the trail to meet us. Evil and I missed the turn in town and had to back track a few blocks. Stopped in town at the outfitters and got a new head light. When we passed Pootz we took the keys for the car and drove it back to town. This is a neat college town (Dartmouth).
Date: 2007-08-10
From: goose pond road - staying at Hanover NH

To: NH 25A (stayed at M&M's condo)
Miles today: 19.4

We did a slack pack today. I will only walk north, with my pack even if it don't have things I don't need. I carry things like food, water filter, first aid, rain gear, basically everything but my cooking supplies, sleeping bag and tent. I never miss a white blaze and i only walk south to north. So Pootz and big sky let us off to walk north and they drove around to walk south, we exchange keys in the middle and pick them up. This time Pootz and Big Sky met M&M on the trail. What's so funny is we have been using M&M's car to slack pack and she is carrying a full pack. So she was glad to see us, then she could slack today also and she picked everyone up at the end of the day.   We drove to M&M's which was about 2 hours to her condo in North Conway. We stopped at the store and picked up a few things including a cake because today was Big Sky's birthday.
Date: 2007-08-11
From: NH 25A (stayed at M&M's condo)

To: NH 25 - Glencliff (stayed at M&M's condo)
Miles today: 9.8

Evil Eye, Pootz and I drove 2 hours back to hike 10 miles while M&M took the day off so we all would be at the same place on the trail. We dropped Big Sky off at the hostel after taking her to the post office. I am going to miss her she is a sweet girl. When we got back to M&M's she had supper on the table seafood and mixed vegetables with wine and salad. She worked hard and it was a great meal. We declared polite night which was fun we had to only say good things to each other, use please and thank you. No degrading or sarcasm toward each other even jokingly. Even I had a hard time because please is not a word I use often.
Date: 2007-08-12
From: NH 25 - Glencliff (stayed at M&M's condo)

To: Kinsman Notch NH 112 - (staying at M&M's condo)
Miles today: 9.5
Weather: broken clouds

The long drive again from the condo to the trail. Today we start the White Mountains which i have been scared of for 1700 miles. I loved my hike today. I was scared for no reason. The view was out of this world it was layers and layers of mountains as far as you can see.
Date: 2007-08-13
From: Kinsman Notch NH 112 - (staying at M&M's condo)

To: Franconia Notch - (Stayed at M&M's hostel)
Miles today: 16.4
Weather: light rain

It rained in morning and again after lunch. Today was a rocky climb. I waited all day to stop at the first hut on the trail and it was late when we arrived. I asked about coffee and the girl said she would fix me some. She used a perkulater coffee pot which took longer than we wanted to wait but I needed the break and Evil Eye was in a hurry which made for a bad experience. We brought in 1800 miles in the dark. We hiked the last few miles after dark even crossing a creek after dark hopping from rock to rock.
Date: 2007-08-14
From: Franconia Notch - (Stayed at M&M's hostel)

To: Garfield Ridge Campsite
Miles today: 10.2
Weather: overcast clouds

Franconia Ridge was the best views of my hike so far and the weather was great. After the mileage yesterday it was nice to slow down today but the trail wouldn't have let us do much more than this mileage anyway. Plus we have full packs back on for a change. Garfield Ridge Campsite has platforms and you pay to stay. The girl came by to collect our money and shared some peanut M&M's with us.
Date: 2007-08-15
From: Garfield Ridge Campsite

To: Crawford Notch, US 302
Miles today: 17.4
Weather: fog

We eat soup at Zealand falls hut as we was getting ready to lave it started raining. M&M and Pootz left before the rain started and we waited a little while hopping it would pass but finely just started out in the rain behind them. We was making good time part of the trail flattened out after the hut running on a old rail bed and the rain stopped. When the 4 of us we got back to M&M's she had 12 hikers there we called it M&M's hostel. I got a shower and worked on my postcards I wanted to send on top of Mount Washington.
Date: 2007-08-16
From: Crawford Notch, US 302

To: Mizpah Spring Hut 
Miles today: 6.4

We went to Post Office, EMS, and Walmart before we started hiking. We had lunch at Webster cliffs. Evil compared the climbs to being harder than Lehigh Gap in Pennsylvania which I felt was the most dangerous climb so far on the trail. But I will admit today was no cake walk.
Date: 2007-08-17
From: Mizpah Spring Hut 

To: Madison Spring Hut
Miles today: 11.8
Weather: mist

We eat soup at Lakes of the Clouds Hut. Then we climbed Mount Washington. The weather was perfect the view was superb. We eat pizza on top of Mount Washington. I mailed out a bunch of post cards from the post office on top of Mount Washington. I was a little disappointed at how dirty it seamed up there. Not the picturesque mountain I had in my head.   The climb was very rocky something like god dropped a pile of rocks and called it a mountain. Madison Hut where we spent the night had bunk beds 4 high in one big room. I got a bottom one with a window view. The night sky was so wonderful the stars was so clear. I even asked a stranger in the bunk above me if he could see out the window at the sky because I wanted to share what I was seeing.