morvasaaty/AppalachianTrail-LD-Hikers-Blogs-and-Weather-20-years huggingface dataset:
Date: 2011-07-04
From: Congdon Shelter

To: Kid Gore Shelter
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: scattered clouds

My plans were to go only 14 miles to the Goddard Shelter but I arrived their at 2:30 pm rested 45 minutes but decided to move on due to the black flys my deet did slow them down but not enough. Made to the next Shelter at 5;15 & much much to my delight their were no problems with the black flys.   603 miles completed only 563 miles to go. 1616 compelted this trip 2010,2011
Date: 2011-07-05
From: Kid Gore Shelter

To: Spruce Peak Shelter
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: scattered clouds

My plans were to go the William Douglas but once I arrived their I discovered it was 1/2 mile off the trail in & out that makes a mile that would put me nearer to Manchester Center Vt. my next stop. I finally made it at 6:30 pm a very long day but tomorrow I have only 2.7 miles to Manchester fot resupply,good food & rest. 626 miles compelted only 540 miles to go.
Date: 2011-07-07
From: Manchester Center Vt.

To: Lost Pond Shelter
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: scattered clouds

Got on the Trail at 6:30 am after getting a ride with a nice young guy who use to live in Georgia. Today the plan is to go 15 miles but I have two big climbs with great veiws the first is Bromley Mountain which is a ski resort with fantastic veiws of the surrondin mountains then over Peru Peak thru the swampy areas by Griffith Pond great day but very tiring.
Date: 2011-07-11
From: Rutland Vermont

To: Observation Deck
Miles today: 0.0

Today I am hiking to a privately owned cabin a short distance off the A T that lets hikers camp on their property & its an awesome view the is on top of the cabin you climb an ladder but it is very old but the view is worth the risk. the hike today was a lot of ups & downs but I reached the camp at 4:pm the view was fantastic cowboy camped on the front porch you just spread your air mattress,sleeping bag sleep under the stars. Only 470 miles to go 695 completed this year 1709 for 2010 &2011
Date: 2011-07-12
From: Observation Deck

To: Thistle Hill Shelter
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: light rain

Today was hot very hard hot,humid even though I hiked only 14 miles I was very tired when I reached camp. I am hiking alone now but you meet some of during the but at camp you usually have 5 or more people to talk part of the trip is meeting lots of people who love hiking & the outdoors which gives you a loy in common most of the. Most all the people I meet are interesting & help make the trip a lot of fun.
Date: 2011-07-13
From: Thistle Hill Shelter

To: Velvet Rocks Shelter
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: few clouds

Today took through W Hartford Vermont a tiny town right on the trail but with a general store that served an awesome breakfast then on through Hanover New Hampshire home of Darmouth College an very upscale town a different world from what a I experiening every day but more good food for lunch resupply in a nice Grocery Store & on to my shelter for the night just 1 mile out of town. The Shelter has a clear plastic roof a storm came up it was neat to the rain through roof & be dry. Only 440 miles to go.
Date: 2011-07-14
From: Velvet Rocks Shelter

To: Trapper John Shelter
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: few clouds

The hiking is getting very hard this the hardest state on the trail but it scenic & well worth the effort.I went over Moose Mountain which has an South & North Peak but you are rewarded with great views on to the camp it was around 15 people camped near the shelter tonight another hard but fun day.
Date: 2011-07-15
From: Trapper John Shelter

To: Ore Hill Shelter
Miles today: 0.0

The most scenic day yet this year over Smart Mountain where the old Fire Wardens Cabin is & the fire tower which climbed it was very windy cold but worth the this comfort I could see the highest parts of the white Mountains that I am beginning to past through what a day & Mount Cube is next even more spectacular. Today was great but 19 miles over some very hard Mountains but this is what the trip is all about. Only 406 miles to go.
Date: 2011-07-16
From: Ore Hill Shelter

To: Glen Cliff Hostel
Miles today: 0.0

Today I am going just 8 miles resupply but start the hardest & most spectacular part of the trip, most of the next 100 miles is above tree line beautiful scenery but hard hiking & exposed to the elements so the next 10 days should lots of fun with a lot of hard hiking & hopefully I will not get caught out in bad weather. Only 398 miles to go.
Date: 2011-07-17
From: Glen Cliff Hostel

To: Eliza Brook Shelter
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: few clouds

Today was the first day hikiing above treeline in the white mountains the most strenous section of the A T & one of the most difficult hiking areas in the anywhere. I started early 6:30 am climbing Mt Moosilauke it was a long hard hike around 4 hours to the top then 2 miles or so along the ridge with views galore a good reward for the hard work.Then the trail goes down then over kinsman Notch then over south & east peak of Mt Wolf this was my most difficult hike so far I finally reached camp at 7 PM over 12 hours of hiking but another good day.   Only 381 miles to go,& mile 1797
Date: 2011-07-18
From: Eliza Brook Shelter

To: North Woodstock, New Hampshire
Miles today: 0.0

After just 8 miles I decided to go to town to get resupplied but I climbed south kinsman one of the harder climbs on the trail, a rock scramble most of the way after reaching the top it started to rain with a steep decent which was scarely because of the steepest & the wet condtions but I slowly worked my way down safely & weant to town.   Only 372 miles to go
Date: 2011-07-19
From: North Woodstock, New Hampshire

To: AMC, Galehead Hut
Miles today: 13.0
Weather: clear sky

Today was fantastic a long climb over Mt Lincoln,Mt Layfayette on the Franconia Ridge trail one of the most beautiful in the world. The ridge walk is over 5000 feet with 360 degree views ending at the Galehead hut where I did work for stay to save a $100 fee the food was great.
Date: 2011-07-21
From: Ethan Pond Campsite

To: Lakes of the Clouds Hut
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: broken clouds

Today was a very steep section over the Webster Cliffs, Mt Jackson & Mt Clinton ending at the Lakes of the Clouds Hut the highest of the Huts with a spectacular views with winds approaching 40 mph but a great day ending with doing work for stay at the hut tomorrow over Mt Washington.
Date: 2011-07-22
From: Lakes of the Clouds Hut

To: Gorham, N. Hampshire
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: few clouds

Started the day by going over Mt Washington which has the highest wind speed ever recorded with some of the most severe weather in the world. Up Washigton was not bad very windy but I reached the top at 7:30 so I waited til the Consessions opened & was rewarded with a great views. I left Wsahington headed for Mt Madison the winds picked up to 70 mph it was hard to stand up but being caught in it their is no place to go but hike in it. The trail is not marked very good in this section in place of the usual blazes you have rock Cairns a stack of rocks in a pyramid but the side trail & the A T are marked the same. I missed a Cairn got on a side trail that took me off the Mountain but by the time I figured it out I decided it was not safe to go back up to find the trail. I hiked to the bottom walked to a road called a hostel ( the Barn ) got in at 8pm a very long day but safe ,I will go back to the trail at Pinkham Notch after a day of rest. Only 319 miles to go most of the white mountains completed.
Date: 2011-07-24
From: Gorham N. Hampshire

To: Imp Shelter
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: scattered clouds

this two day section will complete the white mountains one of the two mosr difficult, the other being the first 100 miles of Maine. The day started with climbing Wildcat peaks A,B,C,D,E five peaks in all the highest being 4380 feet all above treeline then a very steep desent down to the Carter Notch Hut then avery steep climb out up to Carter Mountain over to Cartere Dome then to south Carter, Middle Cater, North Carter then down to the Imp Shelter where I spent night arriving at 7pm over 12 hours of hiking & only going 13 miles due to the difficulty.
Date: 2011-07-26
From: Gorham N. H.

To: Gentian Pond
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: light rain

My goal today was to get to the next shelter 6 more miles but after arriving at this shelter at 3 PM being very tiring tired seeing a beautiful view I decied to stay for the evening. About half Mt. Hayes picked wild blueberries which were very small but the taste was the best I have ever tasted.
Date: 2011-07-27
From: Gentian Pond

To: Full Goose Shelter
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: light rain

Got my usual early start 6 am today may have been the hardest day yet the next 100 miles is exremely difficult but beautiful with great views very steep one section had a ladder & it was the only way to get up but the views were unbelivable Maine is rugged but magnificent views. Still with the difficultly thier is no shartage of hikers. We had around 20 people at the camp sight including a group of young girls from 14 to 16. Tomorrow we hike Mahoosuc Notch the hardest mile on the A T a jumble of rocks some as big as cars & larger you go over under, over any way you can to get thru it at least I will hike with Dave til we get thru the Notch.
Date: 2011-07-28
From: Full Goose Shelter

To: Bethel Maine
Miles today: 0.0

I have decided to end my hike at Monson, Maine instead of Mt Katahdin, I have summited Katahdin 2 times,hiked the 100 Mile Wilerness 3 times so when I get to Monson that will make my 2nd time of hiking the entire trail. Now the hike today starts with the south peak of Mt Fulling then down to Mahoosuc Notch with Dave since hiking this section makes me very nervous the trail is blazed very good but as you climb over these rosks you never know whats on the other side til you get their. The notch is only a mile but a nerve racking mile at least this time I will have two sets of eyes instead of one which always helps. We got the the notch at 8am it was dry in the 60 s but the rocks were still slippery in places it took us over 2 hours to complete, we meet 15 hikers ,their are always people here. The scary thing about the notch if you fell & ended up going down one of the holes you may never get out a resue here would be extremely difficult, we were very careful & made thru without any mishaps now the next mile goes almost straight the Mahoosuc Arm after falling two times with only two bruises I made to the top. We a young hiker who fell broke his wrist he was able to hike out & get medical attention injuries happen in sections like this frequently. Now we climbed Mt Speck & down Grafto Notch where we decided a break was needed we caught a ride to Bethel, stayed at the Betel Inn I needed new hiking pants I had 2 pairs both now have bigs holes in the seat of my pants from sliding down rocks the lady at the motel loan me her car to go to the outfitters the hospitaity of the Maine people is great only 10 miles hiked in 11 hours what a day.
Date: 2011-07-29
From: Bethel Maine

To: Andover Maine
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: overcast clouds

Got back to the trail at 7:30 am another tough Maine hike only going 10 miles over Bald Plate which has 2 peaks only 3810 at its highest but all over treeline you walk on solid rock surface & its slick the most difficlt part is going down a lot of steep drop offs where you have to be very careful, I fell one time broke one of my hiking poles which will have to be replaced hopefully. Got to the trail head at 4:30 after 9 hours of hard hiking Andover is a wide spot in the road but has two resturants a small grocery with limited resupply & I got lucky the hostel sold me a hiking pole which should me by to the remainder of the all in all a good day.
Date: 2011-07-30
From: Andover Maine

To: Andover Maine
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: scattered clouds

Just don t seem to be able to go more than 10 miles due to the difficltly of the trail very steep lots of slick rocks uneven trail this is the way the 1st 100 miles in Maine is so I decided to hitch back in to Andover on another road tomorrow I will definitely be camping on the trail. A section of the trail was under construction theirb was a land slide part of the trail was closed we were rerouted but I got thru ok tough day but hopefuuly tomorrow will be better. Back to Andover for more good town food.
Date: 2011-07-31
From: Andover Maine

To: Bemis Stream
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: clear sky

I finally hiked over 12 miles today up Old Blue Mountain which is very steep but a lot of fun in fact it has ladders in several steep sections which helps after you get over the Mountain the downhill is not as steep as the previous days in Maine so thankfully just a little easier a welcome relief & tomorrow I hike into Rangeley a nice town thats has a lot tourist a beautiful lake in the winter snow skiing. I camped near a steam, I was the only person their a great day I finnally broke out of the 10 mile rut with a 12 mile day.
Date: 2011-08-01
From: Bemis Stream

To: Rangeley Maine
Miles today: 0.0

A much easier day mostly downhill I got to the trailhead at 2:30 pm we hitched to town after only a 5 minute wait. My first stop was the post office where I was suppose to have another pair of boots waiting in general delivery which after looking 3 times they couldn t find them a major dissappointment my boots are totally worn out with no place place to buy a new pair. after leaving the post office I decided to try again, insisted look one more time the clerk reluctantly agreed after looking for 5 minutes he came back with my boots. This should give me better balance & reduce my falls. I stayed at the lakeshore Inn that had hiker rates on the lake a beautiful place with boating floats planes also & lots of swimmers even in the cool temperatures it rained both days I was here.
Date: 2011-08-03
From: Rangeley Maine

To: S Branch of Carabsssett River
Miles today: 0.0

My goal today was 14 miles to the Crockett Campsite the hike was down to 1550 feet back up to 4000 ft then down to 3600 feet after crossing the Carabassett River a young couple invited to cam with them which a nice spot & they invited me to have dinner with them steak potatoes,red & green peppers with onions a dinner fit for a king after my bland backpacking food a fun day with a great way to end it.
Date: 2011-08-04
From: Rangeley Maine

To: Poplar Ridge Lean -To
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: light rain

Started out at 7:30am the started climbing immediately very steep up Saddleback that has 3 peaks all with rock faced & it started to rain early continuing most of the day the views were great at first but it quickly got foggy slippery I took 3 hard falls on the downhill sections but I survived without any injury going down was steep sloe treachous but I finnaly made the shelter with only 10 miles of hiking. It wsa cold wet so I changed to dary clothes ate & after visting with all the hiking including another summer camp group of young girls it was fun with the rain & the falls. I slept like a log I was so tired from the days hiking.
Date: 2011-08-05
From: Poplar Ridge Lean -To

To: S Branch of Carabsssett River
Miles today: 0.0

My goal today was 14 miles to the Crockett Campsite the hike was down to 1550 feet back up to 4000 ft then down to 3600 feet after crossing the Carabassett River a young couple invited to cam with them which a nice spot & they invited me to have dinner with them steak potatoes,red & green peppers with onions a dinner fit for a king after my bland backpacking food a fun day with a great way to end it.
Date: 2011-08-06
From: S Branch of Carabsssett River

To: Stratton Maine
Miles today: 0.0

10 mile day again but this is completed by 12pm & at the trailhead a hiker that was taking 2 days off had trail magic beer & chips plus a ride to town. Took a 1/2 day to resupply clean up & get ready for the final push to complete the hike from 4 to 6 days in Monson.
Date: 2011-08-07
From: Stratton Maine

To: Little Bigelow Lean-To
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: moderate rain

Today hike took me over the Bigelow Mountains South Horn 3805 ft,west Peak of Bigelow 4085 ft & Avery Peak 3805 all above treeline & very hard climbs then down to the Lean to at 1760 ft a very long day after at 7am I reached camp at 6:30pm their were 20 + hikers their hopefully this is the hardest day I have left a good day I mshould be completed by the 10th.
Date: 2011-08-08
From: Little Bigelow Lean-To

To: Pierce Pond Lean-To
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: light rain

Today it rained most of the morning finally stopped around 1 pm the trail was mostly level footing was bad but thats the case in all of Maine. Arrived at the Lean-To at 3 :30 pm tented by the lake went to sleep early another good day of hiking.
Date: 2011-08-09
From: Pierce Pond Lean-To

To: Bald Mountain lean-To
Miles today: 0.0

Started early again its 4 miles to the Kennebec River which is to wide to ford ,their is a damn upstream that does water releases automatically when they need power downstream one hiker drowned here in 1980 since the A T C has hired a person that ferries hikers across in a canoe but it runs from 9 to 11am & 2 to 4 pm. Had to wait a hour then I got across but caught a ride down to Northern outdoors for breakfast got back in only an hour. The trail was level til noon then we started the ups & downs with a stream to ford around 5pm finally got to camp at 7 pm went to sleep early to rest up for my last day of hiking which will be 21 miles.
Date: 2011-08-10
From: Bald Mountain lean-To

To: Monson Maine 
Miles today: 0.0

Today should be my last day started the day early as usual 6am climbed over Moxie Bald Mountain rain is forecasted so I took the blue blaze by pass same distance but not as steep. Started raining around 8am & it rained til mid afternonn started to get cold after an hour had to ford the east & west branch of the Piscatquis River, got confused crossing the west branch it was not marked well I crossed in the wrong place but finally picked up the trail which followed the river for 4 miles going up & down the ridge. Finally we left the river by a pond to the Monson blue Blaze trail that saves a mile & puts at Shaws Hostel where I plan to stay finally arrived at 5pm they were full but I talked my way into to a spot on the floor great hike it feels wonderful to finally complete it for the 2 nd time 2009 Katahdin to Monson,2010 Springer to Harpers Ferry 2011, Harpers Ferry to Monson. I meet some wonderful people on the trail started with Chicken Feathers (Don Norton) went home in Dalton Mass doe to a staff infection some of the others people I meet on the way are as follows:Tangle Foot,Tank,Apolstle John,Mud Flap,Lego,Birches,Smoke Stack,Mother Nature, Red Ranger,Over the Top Battle Cat,Inch Worm,Spocett,Dram,Rocket Rick,Fire Fly, On Time,Puddle Duck Coyote Ron from Canada White Wolf,Grey Wolf, The Lone Wolf great trip but it is nice to be completed.
Date: 2009-06-18
To: Delaware Water Gap
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: moderate rain

Jess left home today on her final rounds of farewells and to pick up Harvey. This will take until sometime this Saturday when she will travel to trail mile point 894.7 on the PA side of the Delaware Water Gap.Preparation activities included enlisting the aide of Bandit (her bother Doug¢s dog) to check out the tent accommodations. (See photos.) Checking the fit of her backpack. (See photo.) Shortening her hair for the trail. (Ten to twelve inches was cut off, see photos!) And eating a last snack of civilized food at home. (See photos.)For HarveysMom by Harvey's GrandPop
Date: 2009-06-20
To: Deer Head Inn
Miles today: 0.0

Terrible day - everything ran late due to some obligations in the morning. Decided not to start the hike on a bad note. Instead will stay with Aunt Gail & Uncle Bob tonight, start hiking tomorrow morning. Harvey's fine, enjoyed AG's doggie trail mix and pasta for dinner.40° 59' 1.4" N 75° 8' 32.98" W, 400 ftFor HarveysMom by Harvey's GrandPop
Date: 2009-06-21
From: Pa. 611, Delaware Water Gap, PA, Trail Mile: 894.7

To: Mohican Outdoor Center - Trail Mile: 884.3
Miles today: 10.4
Weather: overcast clouds

Day 1Fixed a couple bugs on UB's computer this morning - glad to be able to help. Dropped off rental car, then AG & UB dropped us off at Deer Head Inn - 894.7 from Katahdin.Started hiking at 10:47 am.(2pm lunch break at Backpacker's Campsite - 890.0 from Katahdin.)Pretty peaceful morning, Harvey wants to keep going. Revising itinerary now, will send changes to Dad. Hope to have visit from DD tomorrow night.Mohican Outdoor CenterMade good time this afternoon. The long lunch break (because I found a cell signal) helped. Thanks to AG for both our sandwiches! Some nice views of the river and valleys from the ridgeline.MOC is very friendly, Nice tent pads with bear boxes to lock up food, etc.Mashed potatoes worked well for dinner, eating the second half for breakfast tomorrow. Need to have a better plan for stirring than 'shake a quart size freezer bag of boiling water'. Ouch! Don't worry, Mom, no burns! Will try with my mess kit knife tomorrow, being careful not to break through the plastic.Tomorrow's goal is again about 9 mi, to the dirt road just north of Crater Lake. Need to figure out what it's called so DD can meet us on his day off. Whatever it's called, should be an easy day.H is doing well; sleeping lots. He was a trooper today, still pulling me up hills. Ate well, too. I'll try to get a better idea of his portion size toward the end of week one. Hopefully appetites will settle into new patterns soon.Lots of ticks around here. Doing tick-checks every two hours. I already gave up and started using deet, but am being super-careful about hand washing and H's food. Glad he has his frontline and tick collar as a backup (now tied underneath his regular collar so I don't touch it or he doesn't scratch it off by accident).Tent went up quickly, love the all-in-one roll and tent bag. Sleeping mat is cut perfectly, too.Thanks again to M&D for the well thought out arts and crafts marathon that was my preparation for this trip. More tomorrow.41° 1' 37.63" N 74° 59' 59.59" W, 958 ftFor HarveysMom by Harvey's GrandPop
Date: 2009-06-22
From: Mohican Outdoor Center - Trail Mile: 884.3

To: Dirt Road north of Crater Lk - Trail Mile: 875.0
Miles today: 9.3

Day 2North side of Crater Lake (meeting DD)Harvey woke us at 5:30 am. Slow morning b/c it's a short day. Even so, arrived early and had some fun exploring the picnic / beach area.Of note today:Almost lost trekking pole from K&C - was recovered from lone ridgetop by following hiker - who ended up camping at MOC also - very nice!1st injury (minor!!) - H stung by yellowjacket. Had to run a bit to get away from the bees, then checked for stinger (none), cleaned, applied neosporin, and taped to prevent licking. Bandage fell off a few hours later - all seems well.Hike from Blue Mtn Lakes Rd to Crater Lake was somewhat confusing (badly marked and more 'dirt road' crossings than expected). Thank goodness that (1) H still great at following trail / tracking previous hikers, and (2) I spent all those hours downloading topo maps onto the iPhone. Totally worth it!!One short but very steep ascent; had to hold H's packs. Unladen, he climbs better than I do!Still, we're both glad for the short mileage. Sore feet and paws are not yet used to hiking, and didn't sleep too well last night. Expect to sleep very well tonight!41° 6' 41.28" N 74° 53' 47.72" W, 1440 ftFor HarveysMom by Harvey's GrandPop