morvasaaty/AppalachianTrail-LD-Hikers-Blogs-and-Weather-20-years huggingface dataset:
Date: 2005-07-21
From: Vernon,NJ. St Thomas Church Hostel

To: Wildcat Shelter
Miles today: 17.3
Weather: clear sky

1371.4 miles                                                   7/21/05 Thursday                                                               Day 99 Sunny-Hot                                                                  Tenting      "I Am a New Yorker Now"Not a good night of sleep-The hostel was hot and I kept waking up all night.Called a few Post Offices to get our mail drop and bounce box forwarded ahead all worked out o/k now lets hope they make it. The only Post Office I trust is the best one and that is right in down town East Sandwich. Talked to Sister Buzz again I think we are all set now for her to meet us in CT. I am very very very very happy that she is coming out to hike with us. All right now the hike today was good- A long day- we are now out of the flat lands so the trail is always up and down not much but enough to slow down your pace. I only did a little over 2 mile hours today. Did get a soda trail magic today and water which I needed real bad. 17 plus miles with no water resupply on the trail. You had to hike into towns to get it. But the magic saved me from having to. We did climb Prospect Rock today at 1,433' the highest point on the AT in New York. Today I hiked with Bear Can- Clear Water- Stilts- Swinger & Lightning. 2 miles before the shelter we crossed a road and saw there was a ice cream shop so yes we had to hike to it.    Life is good with a bowl of ice cream in your hand
Date: 2005-07-24
From: Lake Tiorati 

To: Hemlock Spring Campsite
Miles today: 15.3
Weather: overcast clouds

1401.8 miles                                                   7/24/05 Sunday                                                            Day 102 Sunny-HotGood night of sleep but not long enough. Well put the hiking boots back on today after a good breakfast. In NY the trails have been going up and down a lot. Not much of a change but just all day long in up and down. It does slow me down so I am back to 2 mile hours. With the heat also my days have been long. Today we did have a big climb over Bear Mt. Then one of the strangest feeling hikes we had to hike through a very large town park all the time walking in it the people were giving me the big stare down. Very strange. Then we had to go over the Hudson River so across the bridge we went. Had some nice views from the bridge. Only had a few more miles to go after the Hudson River which was o/k by me. The old feet were burning up. Staying at a trail side camping site which did have water. Got to do my chores-eat dinner and off to bed. Long day in the woods or should Isay in the park.               A good day - Good night
Date: 2005-07-25
From: Hemlock Spring Campsite

To: Fahnestock State Park
Miles today: 16.0

1417.8 miles                                                   7/25/05 Monday                                                               Day 103 Hot-Humid   "No Pain-No Gain-No Maine"                                    TentingO/K Night of sleep. Still hot and humid at night. When I set up the tent I have been leaving off the fly cover so the tent does not get as hot inside but it still keeps the bugs off of you. Same old day of hiking today up-down and walking in the woods. Did see a few deer today- One fawn with its mother and the buck deer are starting to grow back their antlers. The afternoon did seem to go by slow for me with all the heat and humidity it slows you right down. Drink as much water as you can and keep on walking. No pain -No Gain- No Maine. Got to the road for the camp ground and the 6 th car picked me up. Sweet. Drove me right to the Camp ground. Lightning was there waiting for me. Tryed to order pizza for supper but the pay phone did not work so we could not. Well mac and cheese for dinner. Bugs are bad tonight so off to the tent early so the bugs can't get us.   Talk to you later.   Bye Bye,Be Good
Date: 2005-07-27
To: Sister Buzz Reunites With Brother Buzz Again
Miles today: 0.0

Hi Everyone, I will be joining Brother Buzz again this Thursday afternoon. This time I will be meeting him in Kent CT. I will be hiking along with him until monday August 1. We will be covering about 50 miles. We will finish in Great Barrington MA. I'll be back by Tuesday for four days and will try to up date Brother buzz's latest journals. Until then I will be returning back to the trail on August 6th at Greylock Mountain in MA. There will be several of us meeting the guys there. Scouter friends and some family will all be there. One of the scout parents promised Cliff a deep fried turkey dinner when he got to Greylock. A true highlight of the trip! Brother Buzz can hardly wait, he'll be drooling before he arrives that day I'm sure of that.                           Write to you later                              Sister buzz
Date: 2005-07-27
From: Pawling,NY Town Park

To: Ten Mile River Lean-To
Miles today: 12.3

1454.4 miles                                                7/27/05 Wednesday                                                   Day 105-Sunny-Hot-Humid&Rain                                                Thunder&Lightning Shelter      " You Can Not Out Run The Rain"Good night of sleep-Slept a little later today knew I only had 12 miles to go so I went to the local store and got breakfast egg sandwiches so good. Life is good. Off to the Post office for our drop boxes and yes only one made it. I told you I can only trust E.Sandwich Post Office. They will mail the box up for me and I will pick it up in a few days. Got a ride back to the trail and off I go. Very hot today and had to walk through some old farm fields in the sun. The sun and I do not get along real good. Stopped at a hot dog stand today on the side of the road that was cool. Well took my time to much and got caught in a real good afternoon thunder and lightning storm. No fun. By the time I got to the shelter my boots were full of rain-No rain no Maine. At the shelter tonight is Pus Gutt that I hiked with yesterday and my first 2nd south bound hikers I have been with. They left Mt.Katadin at the beginning of June. One of them gave me the data trail info that I needed from my mail drop. Now I know were to go.
Date: 2005-07-28
From: Ten Mile River Lean-To

To: Stoney Brook Campsite
Miles today: 16.1

1470.5 miles                                                   7/28/05 Thursday                                                               Day 106 Sunny                                                                     Tent      "20 Minutes Late Is Not Bad"O/K night of sleep-hard to get to sleep kept thinking about Sister Buzz joining up with me today. Got on the trail later than I wanted to. Over slept. That meant I really had to move so I could meet up with Sister Buzz at noon. It is amazing how fast you can hike to see your wife I miss her so. Got to the road at 12:20 p.m. not bad for a old man Lightning said. Went into Kent Ct. for a resupply and called Bear Mt. Post office again trying to get my drop box. Hope it works this time. Hit the trail and Sister Buzz and I had about 7 miles to go. It was great to be hiking with her again. Nice trails in CT. Had a good size climb and then a real neat down to the river. Over the years they have built steps out of rock so it was not to bad going down. Saw a few more Sobo's today. I guess I will be seeing many more as time goes by. Got to our campsite which was a nice one up on a hill. Got right to our chores -got them done and then dinner.   I am a happy camper tonight.
Date: 2005-07-29
From: Stoney Brook Campsite

To: Pine Swamp Brook Lean To
Miles today: 9.6

148.1 miles                                                      7/29/05 Friday                                                            Day 107 Sunny-Hot                                                                  Tent      "Life Is Good Hiking With Sister Buzz"Good night of sleep and we slept late. I knew we had a short day today so we could take it easy. Last one out of the campsite today. Last night at the campsite was Sleeveless-Africa-Buffet&Goat. It was Buffet's birthday so there daughter came out to hike with them. In the morning we hiked by the river. Flat hiking so the miles go by fast. It seemed today we kept going across the ridges we never got upon one and stayed on it. So all day up and down. Got a few farm views today of corn almost ready to eat. Got to the shelter and set up our tent. Then went for water. It was not good. Plenty of water but it was coming from a pond and pond water is not good. We would have had to hike many miles to the next shelter so I was very careful filtering the water. Hope we will be o/k. Did not see many hikers out today. Maybe we will see some weekend hikers the next two days.             Good night-Good day
Date: 2005-07-30
From: Pine Swamp Brook Lean To

To: Limestone Spring lean To 
Miles today: 12.3

1493.4 miles                                                   7/30/05 Saturday                                                            Day 108 Sunny&Hot                                                                  Tent      "Hikers Need A Lot Of Ice Cream"Good night of sleep. Once you got used of the sounds of bugs outside of the tent screening. A great hike today. A little ridge walking then we dropped down by the river. Stopped and got a great lunch. Oh yah I did get some ice cream. Back into the woods hiking again but it was neat we were along the river for a long time. Got to take a cold shower at the power plant. Then went by one of the best waterfalls I have seen yet. Then our hike for the rest of the day was in a nice pine forest so that means the trail is soft to walk on. We took a short snack break and I said we still had a mile or 2 left. No sooner did I say that and we got to our side trail to the campsite. I like when that happens. Tonight we got to listen to a man talk about his thru hike back in the 80's and how the trail has changed. They have moved the trail to the Mts. more so you go over every Mt. top it seems. Great day in the woods. I am going to miss my hiking partner when she goes home.
Date: 2005-07-31
From: Limestone Spring lean To 

To: Laurel Ridge Campsite
Miles today: 12.8
Weather: few clouds

1506.2 miles                                                   7//31/05 Sunday                                          Day 109 Sunny-Hot-Thunder&Lightning                                                            Tent      "Rain Sounds Nice On The Tent"Good night of sleep. Packed up had breakfast and then we started our 1/2 mile climb from the campsite back to the trail. A good way to warm up in the morning. Had a few miles to hike and then we were going into Salsbury,CT. Food a food resupply. Well all went o/k but Salsbury is not a hiker friendly town. Climbed up and got up on the Mt ridge- a good little climb. Stopped on a great view spot and had lunch. CT has had some great views. Looking forward to getting into New England. Nice hiking today the trails are in good shape. But then the sound of thunder & lightning and it all went down after that. We moved very fast and climbed Bear Mt. and did not want to be on the summit in the storm. After getting down into Sage Ravine the rain and storm started and it did not stop. Got to our campsite for the night. Set up our tent and sat inside till it stopped raining. Cooked our dinner and finished our chores. Off to bed after a long day today. Listening to the sound of rain on the tent.
Date: 2005-08-01
From: Laurel Ridge Campsite

To: Great Barrington,MA . Motel
Miles today: 12.7
Weather: broken clouds

1518.9 miles                                                   8/1/05 Monday                                                             Day 110 Sunny & Hot                                                                  Motel      "Bugs Don't Bite They Suck"Not the best night of sleep in the woods. All night long it either rained or the rain falling off of the tree leaves made it sound like rain. We wanted to get up early today so we would get up to town early so at 7:00 a.m. we went to get up and it started to rain again so went back to sleep for 1 1/2 hours more. Got up at 8:30 - had breakfast and packed up a very wet pack of gear. The hike today in the morning was nice. Got a few views. Sister Buzz is a great hiker . She moves up and down those Mts. I know that she could of hiked the whole AT with no problem. Got out of the Mts and started going through a few old fields and horay trail magic. Someone had left cold drinks and donuts. Life does not get better than this. Back on the trail and we were going over a lot of swamp lands on wooden planks. That is always fun but with swamps you have bugs. They were bad. Got to the road and got Sister Buzz's car. Off to the motel- shower and out to eat. Mayfly has been with us most of the day. Good day today with the one that I love so much.            Talk to you later
Date: 2005-08-02
From: Great Barrington,MA . Motel

To: Beartown Mountain Road
Miles today: 14.1

1533.0 miles                                                   8/2/05 Tuesday                                                            Day 111 Sunny&Hot                                                               Tent      "We Need Water"Great night of sleep. Clean hiker- a bed with a pillow how could I not sleep well. Up early to do the town chores. Off to do laundry- pick up a mail drop box that got shipped from Bear Mt,NY. [Yes they got it right this time] Food resupply shopping is needed too. Sister Buzz and I went out for breakfast-eggs do taste good. Back to the motel to pick up Lightning and finish packing the old pack. Sister Buzz dropped us off at 1:00 p.m. So I knew it was going to be a long day. 14 miles that late in the day means I get into camp late at night. Had a few good up and downs seems like they are getting bigger. We are in New England. Saw Easty today had not seen him since Delaware Gap. Also Pus Gut. Got to camp around 8:00 p.m. tonight. Got to make dinner and chores.         Talk to you later         Good night
Date: 2005-08-03
From: Beartown Mountain Road

To: Finerty Pond
Miles today: 18.1

1551.1 miles                                                   8/3/05 Wednesday                                                            Day 112 Hot&Sunny                                                                  Tent         "Hope For No Rain"O/K night of sleep-the two shelters before Beartown Road had no water the springs had dryed up so we kept hiking till we found water last night. Then camped on the side of the trail. Long day today. A lot of small ups and downs. They get to me more than the bigger ones. The other bad deal today was no water I went without a few times today for a while which I do not like to do. There are no views at all in MA. All we have been doing is hiking in the woods. Tonight I am at Finerty Pond by myself I do not know where Lightning is. We talked last night about our day today and we agreed on tenting at Finerty Pond. So I had to rig up the tent without poles or stakes. I do hope it does not rain tonight or I will be in trouble and wet.       I am missing Sister Buzz Big time.
Date: 2005-08-04
From: Finerty Pond

To: Dalton, MA-The Bird Cage
Miles today: 15.9
Weather: clear sky

1567.0 miles                                     8/4/05 Thursday                                                    Day 113 Sunny&Hot   Hostel" Cookies Are Not Just For Little Kids"                                Not the best night of sleep. Lightning never did show up so I tossed and turned all night thinking about him hoping he was o/k. The bugs in MA have been the worst by far. My tent stayed up o/k last night and no rain. Life is good. The hike today was good 15 miles and most of it was easy. There is a lot of wet lands and tree roots along the trail but that is what New England has. I stopped at the Cookie Lady's house today. She gives free cookies and water to the hikers and the cookies tasted great. As I was leaving Lightning comes walking down the driveway. He said that he stayed at Upper Goose Pond last night. He had stopped there and hung out with Pus Gut-Fancy Pants-and Swinger. Oh well so much for Dad. Tonight I am at the Bird Cage Hostel in Dalton,MA. It seems funny to say Mass. We have now hiked through 10 states and in our 11 th state and only 3 more to go. It does seem like we just were starting in GA yesterday. Off to dinner we go. Then when we get back I have a lot of chores to do.            Good Night to All
Date: 2005-08-05
From: Dalton, MA-The Bird Cage

To: Mt.Greylock Camp Ground
Miles today: 17.0

1584.0 miles                                                   8/5/05 Friday                                                         Day 114 Cloudy-Warm                                                                Tent      "I Love Sister Buzz"O/K night of sleep once I got to sleep. I was on the pull out couch in the same room as the TV and they did not turn it off till midnight. Packed up the pack and out of the hostel by 8:00 a.m. Lightning and I went out for breakfast. Hit the trail by 9:00 a.m. I meet up with Sister Buzz and everyone that is coming up to cook us our turkey dinner. A push it would be to start climbing bigger Mts. I have not seen a Mt over 3000' high since we were in the south. Started the day off good no sooner did I start hiking and I walked over a bees nest. Got stung twice. Oh well. Saw 2 snakes today just small garden type. Stopped at a Ice Cream shop in Cheshire,MA and got a rootbeer float some good. Had done 10 miles by then so I decided to do 7 more miles to meet up with my wife. I did beat them to the camp ground so I am having dinner and getting or trying to get caught up on my journal. Great hike today feels good to be climbing mountains again.
Date: 2005-08-06
From: Mt.Greylock Camp Ground

To: Mt.Greylock Camp Ground
Miles today: 0.0

1584.0 miles                                                   8/6/05 Saturday                                                                  Day 115 Sunny                                                                     Tent      "All I Can Say Is Thank You"Great Night of sleep-I am with the one I love sister Buzz. Well today was my 3rd 0 day of the hike and it felt good. But the best part is that is Turkey Day. A bunch of great !! friends have come to Mt.Greylock to cook a complete turkey dinner for Lightning and I. Real food and good food alright. A friend a few years ago said to me on a camp out that when I hike the AT he would cook me the dinner. Well he never thought that I would do it. So a word of advice to you all be careful what you say to people. Rick I can not thank you enough for putting the dinner together. Thank you to all that helped. Tom and Denise thank you for coming too. It helps a lot to see some of home while you are out here. To be so long away from friends is not good. Today was a very Good Day for me.      Good day to you all P.S. Thanks Tom for the root beer barrels
Date: 2005-08-07
From: Mt.Greylock Camp Ground

To: Seth Warner Shelter
Miles today: 13.2
Weather: clear sky

1597.2 miles                                                      8/7/05 Sunday                                                               Day 116 Sunny                                                                     Tent         "Hello Vermont"Great night of sleep-Great breakfast too. Well Sister buzz and I started out on our way to Vermont. I needed to finish hiking to the top of Greylock and then it means hiking down from the top too. The hike down from Greylock was a hard steep down. A little hard on the knees. But we made it. Then we started our climb up to the Vermont-Mass border. Along a nice river for a while then right up a nice rock face. At the top we picked a few blueberries. Still had a few miles to reach the border so off we went. No problems and when we got there it was neat to see it. This is where Lightning and I started on the Long Trail in 2003. At the state line we met a young kid just starting out on the Long Trail-he was some happy his trail name is Red Headed Step child. Still had a few more miles to the shelter so off we go again. Got to the shelter around 6:00- set up the tent -threw the bear bag rope-got water- cooked dinner washed the dishes-ate some more food-hung our bear bags and finally off to the old sleeping bags. Great to be with Sister Buzz again
Date: 2005-08-08
From: Seth Warner Shelter

To: Melville Nauheim Shelter
Miles today: 13.1
Weather: clear sky

1610.3 miles                                                      8/8/05 Monday                                                            Day 117 Sunny-Hot                                                                  Tent      "Eastern Mountain Sports is #1"Good night of sleep. The days and nights have been a little cooler so sleeping at night has been better. Trail Magic is a big part of hiking the At some say that the hikers expect it. That is not true. Well I got some of the best magic any one could ask for. Eastern Mountain Sports from my home area on Cape Cod helped me big time. My old boots wore out and the pair that I had for my 2nd pair did not work out at all. So EMS set me up with a new pair of ASOLO Fugitive boots. The right size my feet have grown a size. The ASOLO Fugitive boots are known to be a great pair for the AT and there is no break in time for them. Put them on and hike that is what I did. I now have much happier feet. Not as many pains at the end of the day. So EMS here is a BIG thank you to you all. Todays hike was good. Went into Bennington VT. for a food resupply and picked up a sub for dinner. Hard hike up to the shelter but we made it. Busy at the shelter tonight there are AT thru hikers Nobo&Sobo-Long Trail hikers and a few section hikers. Good day with my happy feet and oh yeah my wife. Good night Cape Cod
Date: 2005-08-09
From: Melville Nauheim Shelter

To: Kid Gore Shelter
Miles today: 12.8
Weather: light rain

1623.1 miles                                                   8/9/05 Tuesday                                                                  Day 118 Sunny                                                                     Tent      "They Are Taking Down Our House"Great night of sleep. Too good did not get up till 8:00 a.m. On the trail by 9:00. Short day today but that is o/k. Had a good day the trail is not bad. There is a lot of mud puddles but the mud is not to wet. Had one good climb up to Glasstenbury Mt. At the top is a neat old fire tower you can climb. Great views from the top. The Green Mountain Club is taking down the old Goddard Shelter on the Mt and building a new one. Sad to see the shelter being torn down but it was in bad shape. Saw some hikers on the trail and they said when we pass the big rock it meant we only had one mile to go till we got to the Kid Gore Shelter so we said sweet. Well hiking down the trail you know how many rocks you see [a lot] so that did not work at all. Got to the shelter before long. An early day today so it was a little more relaxing than most days. Got to sit back and enjoyed our dinner with a great view from the shelter. Had a fun day in the woods with happy feet. Hello to all the friends in East Sandwich-miss you all-be home soon.      I will give you a big wave when I see you