An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog

Tag: exploring

  • Motorcycle Touring

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    Getting there has been easy, wherever “there” was. Take a flight, catch the train, take a bus or taxi. This was different. The motorcycle would be the key to the journey, which was more than the destination.

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    snowpackjack

  • 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

  • Out of Range

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    I’ve been up in the mountains of New England without connection to the world for several days. There’s much to unpack, but for now here’s a photo for Friday of the final climb to Killington Peak.

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    snowpackjack
    a steep trail of boulders leads to a summit shrouded in mist

  • Mendon Peak

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    While Killiington is well know for it’s ski resort and the inclusion on the New England 67 list, Mendon is a quiet, rarely sought mountain.

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    snowpackjack
    a blue sign with the name "mendon" attached to a balsam fir tree in a forest. a pvc canister is attached to a tree in the background at left