Franconia Notch...a little white

      Although we had no chemical illustrations drawn in the snowbanks, Jerry and I climbed North Kinsman Mountain in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire. The winds were blasting around 50mph in the parking lot, but we bundled up and headed into the woods. The trail was a packed highway up to Lonesome Lake Hut, but we were breaking trail from then on up. The AT blazes were a little hard to find under the snow, and I'm not sure if there is a sign on top or not. I'll keep these woods in mind when I'm in the hot and humid mid Atlantic states this summer!

 

Counting Down

With a little less than a month before I hit the trail in Georgia, I decided I should get this trail journal up and running. I am currently in the middle of a year off from school. I graduated with a degree in marine biology in May, and I am hoping to start graduate school in fisheries science in September (I'll be on Katahdin before then!!). Hopefully some of the southern snow disappears before I head south. I've wanted to hike the Appalachian Trail since I attended camp at the base of Katahdin when I was 12, and now is my chance. Happy trails to everyone else hitting a trail this spring!

Try Again in August

Well, I tried to get a head start on the trail by heading south out of Caratunk, Maine. We made it out of the village and across route 201 (with loaded log trucks screaming past) safely. Someone had walked their dog to the crossing, and the snow was firm. The crossing did not look promising, with the canoe full of icy water, frozen to the bank. Hopefully it looks more plausible in August!!