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4.1 miles in. Beginning of Long Trail. Feeling good Location: http://gpstwit.com/b6b

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Official start on AT. 3 miles to start of LT. Late start today: maybe 15-18 miles

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Official start! On AT for 3 miles till LT begins. Late start- probably 15 today Location: http://gpstwit.com/b5u

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Official start! On AT for 3 miles till LT begins. Late start- probably 15 today Location: http://gpstwit.com/b5t

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Hanging out at the general store today. Anxious to start hiking tomorrow! Location: http://gpstwit.com/b2z

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Enroute to Vermont. Leaves are beautiful- much rain today still. Hiking begins Tuesday Location: http://gpstwit.com/axi

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Just landed at Boston Logan. Didn’t see the runway/land until the wheels touched! Stormy day here Location: http://gpstwit.com/atn

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I’ve slowly been adding more ways to keep updated as I trek 272 miles on the Long Trail in Vermont. If you prefer email updates, on the left hand side of this webpage you will see Subscribe to Posts. There you can enter your email address and receive immediate notification whenever a new post is [...]

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Here’s the final itinerary for my upcoming hike. I won’t start hiking until Tuesday September 30th, and hope to finish on October 12th. As you can see, its an ambitious schedule, with a few really good climbs in it. This of course could change to be longer or shorter. I have two detailed guide books [...]

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Here’s the most current gear list. Will probably still make some changes before I leave early Saturday morning.
Gear list:
Northface Prophet Backpack
Marmot Sawtooth 15F sleeping bag and bag
Sierra Designs MXS32 Rain Jacket
Goretex Bivvy Sack, homemade
Thermarest Zlite Regular pad
Paradox anti-bacterial undergarment wear, top and bottom.
Columbia Sportswear Packable rain paints
REI Multi-towel – medium
GSI Soloist Cook system
Older Optimus stove
SteriPEN [...]

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On top of table mt. Gorgeous. Very windy, cold. Visibility off and on with cloud cover. Heading down now Location: http://gpstwit.com/9xq

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Almost to the top of table mountain. Not much visibility today. Good climb! Location: http://gpstwit.com/9×5

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Alright- heading out tomorrow for a 15 mile hike or so with full gear. Call it a try-out for the big hike starting in a week.
Weighed in tonight at 40 lbs! Gasp…
So- I need to cut ten lbs out. Here’s my options:
1) Carry one liter of water instead of three liters : should be enough [...]

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Today is the Red Cross Roadblock day. All social networking sites and blogs are encouraged to add banners, videos, etc. to help support the Red Cross and the Hurricane Relief Fund.
So to do my part, here is a PSA from the Red Cross, and also a chance to donate funds. I’ve always been a [...]

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I’ve still got some work to do, but I’m getting closer to a daily menu.
Breakfast:
4 “servings” of instant mash potatoes
1 carnation instant breakfast drink
Lunch / Snacks while hiking:
2 pepperoni sticks
3 bags of fruit snacks (2.5 servings per bag)
2 zone protein bars
2 king size snickers
assorted jolly ranchers
Dinner:
5 “servings” of organic brown rice
1 carnation instant breakfast drink
Here’s [...]

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