It's hard to believe June is almost over already. The New England states are going by much more quickly than the Southern states. We have a very brief update for now, hopefully more later.
On June 8 Emily made it into Massachusetts. She hiked 20 mile days to meet up with Rob in North Adams. The mountains were getting bigger, which was exciting.
On June 12, Rachael met her in North Adams, MA for breakfast, before Rob and Emily hit the trail to Vermont.
On June 13, she met up with Radical Rob (his trail name) and they began hiking Vermont on the combination AT/Long Trail.
On June 19, Trail Angel Uncle Don showed up at VT. Rt. 104, with bags of fruits and vegetables and other trail magic. He had walked down the trail for a couple of miles hoping to meet them as they hiked northward, didn't see them but did meet Snow White and Rooster. Eventually Switchback and Radical Rob appeared and they had a good ol' lunch and filled their packs with provisions. Uncle Don Burchard was officially dubbed as a "Trail Angel" by Switchback.
On June 21, they got slowed down because Radical Rob re-injured a bad knee, so they are only doing about 7 miles a day. Weather has been hot & humid at the lower elevations but quite nice and comfortable up high.
Expected arrival dates in the future:
Glencliff, NH June 28
Crawford Notch July 3
Pinkham Notch July 8
Rt. 2 in New Hampshire July 10
Maine July 14
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Wow - "Trail Angel" !!! Was there an official ceremony for the dubbing? (Big brother) Don was a "Parking Lot Angel" for me many years ago when I locked my keys in my car at work - he then gave me the wire hanger he used and told me to keep it in my car for if it happened again ... Big brothers are so wonderful! I'm very glad Emily has Rob to share adventures with.
ReplyDeleteBe sure to check in at the Hanover PO. Should be a package to coincide with the anticipated June 30 arrival. Hoping to surprise but looks like you're ahead of schedule again!
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