Appalachian Trail Presentation

Come and experience the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. Join Andy Myers on Sunday, June 9th, 1:00 pm at the Historic School House on Skyline Trail, Chester, MA, to see highlights of his 5 1/2-month journey....
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New Book

Just published a book on Celebrating National Treasures, now available on Amazon.com....
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Middlebury Gap

Up early on 10/1, waved goodbye to Bonny & Clyde, and hit the trail at 7am. Fairly long and somewhat steep climb up Worth Mountain. The descent was good trail through the Middlebury Snow Bowl ski resort, then down to Middlebury Gap, Route 125. I needed to hitch a...
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Back on the trail!

On Friday 9/30 I drove to Brandon Gap to hike a couple of days on the Long Trail. Fairly steep climb up Mt Horrid to the Great Cliff. Nice views of the valley and surrounding mountains. Got to Sucker Brook shelter about 4pm. Very fortunate to see Bonny and...
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Day 3 – Sayonara

Got an early start this morning, it was a chilly night, and left Sunrise Shelter about 6:30 am. I headed down again to Brandon Gap. Unfortunately my hip muscle strain was not getting better, it was worse. At highway 73, I looked at the prospect of climbing Mt Horrid....
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Day 2 – David Logan Shelter to Sunrise Shelter

This 6.3 mile stretch starts off steep and rugged, then smoothes out a bit. Had to go slow today and take many breaks. My strained hip muscle was causing me to limp along. Arrived at Sunrise Shelter about noon and caught up with Lady Slipper and Wanderlost. Nice to...
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Day 1 – Killington to David Logan Shelter

Started the trail at 8:00 am. This 12.7 mile section is rugged! Lots of obstacles to navigate with many ups and downs. Scrambled over boulders, crawled under down trees, hopped on rocks over streams, and slid down steep declines. Had a good view of Chittenden Reservoir. Made it to...
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Day 0, Killington, VT

Lee and Tucker and I arrived at Gifford Woods State Park this afternoon. Our campsite is right across from the Appalachian Trail, 2.4 miles from the Long Trail....
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Beacon Hike

Hiked up to the Beacon, Gobble Mtn, this morning. It’s 1.5 miles straight up. Made it in 43 minutes – not a fast pace, but just right for me....
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Littleville Lake Hike

Sunday, 7/17/22 hiked around Littleville Lake this morning. Some blowdown to skirt around, however a perfect day for a walk in the woods. Took about four hours for a 9.75 mile stroll. Came across a nicely constructed stone carin. There was a paper folded up under a rock. I...
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