An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog

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  • The Long Trail: Section 2

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    We began the steep climb to the Nauheim shelter under overcast skies. The forecast was not promising, but heavy rain the previous day was no longer a threat.

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    snowpackjack
    blue clouds hover over a forest of evergreen on the long trail in vermont

  • The Long Trail- Section One

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    The 272 mile Long Trail is the nation’s oldest continuous footpath. It includes part of the Appalachian Trail sections in Massachusetts and Vermont, before diverging and continuing to the Canadian border.

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    snowpackjack
    A lake in the center of the frame is surrounded by lush green vegetation under a blue sky on Vermont's Long Trail

  • Daylight Savings Time

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    The Long Trail, Rutland, Vermont USA It’s warmer today, and my mind is called back to dawn on the Long Trail in Vermont. Waking when I want, hiking as far as I like. Stopping when I wish. Changing your life schedule every year, at the whim of a group of people in a place far…

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    snowpackjack
    Rays from the sun shine through a misty dense forest. A rugged hiking trail runs through the center of the image.