An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog

Tag: Backpacking

  • Bear Proof Lunch Box

    Even though I am six months away from returning to the Long Trail, I am beginning to assess what equipment I will change out this year.

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    snowpackjack

  • Summer In Vermont

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    What is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months? Who can know what challenges are coming next week, month or more? Should life not throw any curveballs, I have my annual summer return to the Green Mountains of Vermont. For several years I have backpacked a section of the Long Trail.…

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    snowpackjack
    Mount Ellen is visible though the trees on nearby Lincoln in Lincoln Vermont.

  • The Long Trail: Section 3

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    Many fully enclosed shelter are infested with mice, but tonight Mickey and I might have to share some space. Would I be awakened by the sound of scurrying and scratching?

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    snowpackjack
    A wood hiking hut with a green tin roof sits on a ledge on Vermont's Long Trail

  • Black Dome

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    After three weekends of rain, Jack had given up on waiting for the sun. He repacked his winter pack, removing the snow goggles, hat and gloves. He tossed in a bug net and some bug spray. Jack took the pack out to the car with a sturdy pair of three season boots as well as…

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    snowpackjack
    a mountain covered in brown trees is center in the frame. green fir trees frame the mountain on both sides of the picture. A blue sky with a few scattered clouds are over the peak.