Sabbath Day Pond Shelter to Sluice BrookLoon No Moon Camp to Moose CampAT miles: 22.8Total miles: 1990.3Elevation change: 6211ft gain, 6880ft loss The terrain eased a little more. The mileage total crept higher. Slowly but surely, the crashing waves of New Hampshire and Southern Maine recede, leaving the ocean of miles to flatten and settle….
May 8. The Gila River alternate is not the official CDT, but many hikers choose this path, after more than a week of dry desert hiking. This trail crosses from side to side of the river, as the banks take turns running into impassable canyon walls with the river’s twists and turns. I was lucky…
Gill Flying Fifteen Inland Championship at Grafham Water Sailing Club by Shane MacCarthy & Simon Kneller 1 Jun 08:18 PDT 28-29 May 2022 Jeremy Davey and Martin Huett lead the fleet in the Gill Flying Fifteen Inland Championship at Grafham © Paul Sanwell / OPP 34 Boats arrived in glorious sunshine at Grafham Water…
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Leaving Woods Hole was so hard. Plus it was raining. We finally tore ourselves away, consoling ourselves that we only had 11 miles to do that day. Since we resupplied at Woods Hole the plan was to camp somewhere before Pearisburg but skip going into town the next day. It rained steadily but gently for…
I was very excited to be headed into my home turf of New England on Day 32 of my hike. My four days in Connecticut, though very enjoyable, would carry a bit of an unexpected bite to them. Here’s the summary, which included an in-town stopover in the quaint hamlet of Kent: Day 32: Telephone…
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The Forts Race 2022 at Whitstable Yacht Club by Robert Govier 31 May 12:53 PDT 28-29 May 2022 Whitstable Yacht Club hosted the Forts Race Weekend over 28th and 29th May, after a Covid-enforced absence of two years, welcoming the top UK catamaran sailors back to the club for the iconic event, and kicking…
Sawyer Brook to Sabbath Day Pond ShelterBig Time Beech Camp to Loon No Moon CampAT miles: 19.8Total miles: 1967.5Elevation change: 7175ft gain, 5771ft loss Maine is a jungle. The forest is dense with life at every level, from the floor to the treetops, from moss to needle with leaf and flower in between. It is…
Quick Disclaimer: There’s a little more swearing and poop-talk in this post than normal. Read on at your own risk. Even though I’m 1000+ miles into an Appalachian Trail thru-hike, I still self-define as a creature of comfort. Just because I’m backpacking nearly the entire width of the continental US doesn’t mean I can’t relax…
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11th Hour Racing Team teams up with Environmental Monitoring Group for clean water in Cape Town by 11th Hour Racing Team 31 May 08:47 PDT 11th Hour Racing Team work with EMG for clean water in Cape Town © EMG Worldwide, one person in four does not have access to a clean and safe…
Getting back on to trail from Atkins was quite easy. All we had to do was walk through the gas station parking lot, under the Hwy 81 overpass and then bam, we were in a field and making it back towards the woods. Our first mile and a half took us through cow fields. We…
