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Week 26: The End
Day 176: The Last Hostel Saturday, August 31st Shaw’s hiker hostel 0 miles today 2082.7 miles total Today was chore day. We got the...
Ian B
Sep 10, 202414 min read
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Week 25: Bittersweet
This will probably be my last post before summiting katahdin (the end of the trail). I will be entering the 100 mile wilderness which...
Ian B
Aug 31, 202410 min read
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Week 24: Maine
Day 162: An Unexpected Reunion Saturday, August 17th Barn Hostel 7.8 miles today 1877.8 miles total We got out of the hut bright and...
Ian B
Aug 24, 20249 min read
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Week 23: The WHITES!
Day 155: Post Debby, Pre Moosilauke Saturday, August 10th Jeffers Brook Shelter 15.7 miles today 1799.4 miles total I slept well last...
Ian B
Aug 17, 20249 min read
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Week 22: Getting Ready For The Whites
Day 148: Killington Saturday, August 3rd Spencer’s house 16.7 miles today 1708.2 miles total It ended up raining last night and into the...
Ian B
Aug 15, 20247 min read
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Week 21: Bye Mass, Hello Vermont!
Day 141: Summiting Mt. Greylock Saturday, July 27th Wilbur Clearing Shelter 20.5 miles total 1596.6 miles total It might as well have...
Ian B
Aug 7, 202414 min read
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Week 20: Bricky & The Blueberry Farm
Day 134: Connecticut is Hard Saturday, July 20th Behind someone’s house 17.9 miles today 1498.7 miles total Today I was really doubting...
Ian B
Aug 7, 202410 min read
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Week 19: The Gateway to New England
Day 127: Voice of Reason Saturday, July 13th West Mountain Shelter 10.7 miles today 1402.7 miles total Everything was wet this morning...
Ian B
Jul 21, 202414 min read
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Week 18: New Jersey Pork Rolls and New York’s Rude Welcome
Day 120: A Hard Bargain Saturday, July 6th Fairmount inn 15.5 miles today 1297.4 miles total The owners of the restaurant were really...
Ian B
Jul 18, 202413 min read
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Week 17: More Rocks and No Water
My fist time cowboy camping, sleeping at a restaurant, going to NYC, and going to a ski resort in the summer.
Ian B
Jul 12, 202410 min read
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Week 16: Rocky Road
Our pace is slow, the rocks are everywhere and the heat isn’t going away.
Ian B
Jun 30, 202411 min read
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Week 15: HALFWAY! (for real)
Day 99: Trip to Lancaster Saturday, June 15th 0 miles today 1,080.8 Woke up later than I thought. Joes car had to be jumped and filled up...
Ian B
Jun 23, 20249 min read
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Week 14: Halfway? Not Quite
Day 92: The Unofficial Halfway Saturday, June 8th Air BnB 1 mile today 1,026.7 miles total We caught the tail end of hotel breakfast...
Ian B
Jun 20, 202410 min read
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Week 13: Milestones
Day 85: DC Chicken Sandwiches Saturday, June 1st (Happy Pride) 14.1 miles today 941.5 miles total We heard of there being trail magic at...
Ian B
Jun 8, 202416 min read
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Week 12: The Shenandoah
Day 78: Forgive Me Father Saturday, May 25th 22.3 miles today 843.8 miles total I had a good sleep but I tried not to make any noise...
Ian B
Jun 3, 202416 min read
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Week 11: Virginia is Flat…
Day 71: Trail days (2) Saturday, May 18th 0 miles today 730.6 miles total Everyone I saw/met at trail days: Tiffany(pub crawl), forager,...
Ian B
May 27, 202416 min read
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Week 10: My Friends, The Big 3, and Trail Days
Day 64: Allen’s Trail Magic Saturday, May 11th 22.7 miles today 698.2 miles total It was cold this morning, first time in a while it...
Ian B
May 19, 202411 min read
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Week 9: Izzy and Woods Hole
Day 57: Izzy! Saturday, May 4th 18.8 miles today 604 miles total May the fourth be with you and happy birthday Rob. Even with the snoring...
Ian B
May 14, 202417 min read
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Week 8: Big Miles
Day 50: Virginia Creeper Saturday, April 27th 0 miles today 471.3 miles total Sometimes it feels like we’re not hiking at all. I had a...
Ian B
May 6, 202416 min read
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Week 7: Lies, a Marathon, and My Dad
“One always sees the soul through words” - Virginia Woolf Day 43: Bed and Breakfast pt. 2 Saturday, April 20th 25.1 miles today 395.9...
Ian B
Apr 27, 202418 min read
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