BACKPACK NEW HAMPSHIRE APPALACHIAN TRAIL

June 2-10, 2009

Last year I tried to backpack the Appalachian Trail across New Hampshire but had to retire after 7 days of heavy rain and three more days of thunderstorms forecast while I would be exposed above treeline. I returned June 2nd to finish the 82.7 trail miles to the Vermont border. I spent 7 pleasant days except for the morning of the last day backpacking under sunny skies with temperature in the low 60s at high altitude and low 70s at lower altitude with a soft breeze most of the time. I encountered snow patches on the northern slopes of the higher northern mountains and one small patch of ice on the trail.

Starting in the Presidential Range of the White Mountains I hiked above treeline in an alpine environmentt over Mt Garfield, Mt Lafayette 5249', Mt Lincoln down the Franconia Ridge and over Mt Moosilauke. I get excited on top of these mountains with row after row of mountains in every direction. The views are stunning. The scenery is fantastic as I cross over other mountains too many to mention.

I climbed 27,000 plus feet over the rugged terrain some of the toughest on the entire AT. Southern Maine is as tough but doesn't last that long. The entire state of NH is tough with constant climbing and descending over rough trail with very little trail that your can make time on. Consequently I averaged about 1.25 to 1.4 miles per hour (mph) each day. Climbing the north face of Mt Moosilauke along the spectacular cascade I avaraged 0.7 mph.

I saw many birds but not much else wildlife. I saw what looked like a weasel, many squirrels, and hundreds of tiny orange lizards (I don't know what their real name is). I also rousted a quail and a small duck with a Mohawk haircut along with her many goslings. The spring flowers were in bloom and abundant.

I stayed in AMC huts for three nights, in a motel one night and camped two nights. The AMC huts are interesting in that they are energy and water self sufficient with composting toilets (using no water) despite supporting 30-65 people a day.

Tuesday June 2, 2009   Drive Columbia,MD - Hanover,NH Shuttle to Highland Center

Up about 4:00 a.m. I am driving my silver 09 Mazda6 from Columbia north in the dark on US-29 by 4:30. I am irritated because my 96 Mazda 626 had just been repaired and my exhaust developed a hole yesterday. I merge onto I-70 east then I-695 east to I-95 north. Stopping at Maryland House for 6.9 gallons of gas for $17.01 I continue north befor paying Maryland $5 toll. Crossing into Delaware I pay them $4 but cross the Delaware River Bridge for free before getting on the New Jersey Turnpike. Exiting the NJT I pay another $9.05 toll then cross the George Washington Bridge paying New York $8 toll. I quickly head north on I-87 to east on the Cross County Expressway merging onto the Hutchinson Parkay north into Connecticut. The road is now CT-15 or the Merritt Parkway which I follow to I-91 north into Massachusetts. I stop at a McDonalds in Greenfield for a fish sandwich, fries and a milkshake $7.03. Driving into Vermont I cross the Connecticut River into New Hampshire and park in the Dartmouth crew house on the river at 12:46.

I don't want to hike the 0.5 miles from the river to the Hanover Inn where the AT comes in at the end of my trip, so I hike to the inn and back to my car one mile. I drive past the inn and out E Wheelock Street another 0.7 miles to Dartmouth's A Lot on the left. Long term parking is free by calling ahead 603 646-2204. I call Steve Lake's Apex Shuttle on 603 252-8294 on Anne's barrowed cell phone (I must be the last person on earth without a cell phone because no one believes me when I say I don't own one). Steve (hiked AT 96 & 06) arrived in a Suburban at 1:45. I load my 25 pound pack and we're off sharing experiences until we arrive at the AMC's Highland Center ($219 on credit card) on US-302 at 4:00.

I check into room 112 $69.12 and relax in the lounge with a local beer $4.50 and a small bag of chips $0.99. I meet a man from Georgia 73 who hiked the AT 02-06. Dinner is served family style at 6:00. We have soup, salad, beef, bread and dessert. Everything is very good and hearty. The Innes' give a nice powerpoint presentation on their 07 through hike of the AT at 7:00 with Q&A afterwards.

Wednesday June 3, 2009   Shuttle to Gale River Trail & Hike to Galehead Hut

I'm up a little before 6:00 a.m. and pack up. The 7:00 breakfast is buffet style. They have everything so I have eggs, sausage, pancake, orange juice, mellon and milk. I take my last shower for a few days. My shuttle $16 departs at 9:30. Sarah, the young woman driver is a very avid hiker and knowlegeable. We chat about lots of hiking stuff as I am the only passenger.

I start up the Gale River Trail at 10:30 a.m.. It is a pleasant hike along the river with 3 crossings. The river is at normal levels unlike last year when it was flooded and a little scary coming down. The climb is gentle at first but ever increasing slope up and more rocks. At each crossing I find a stick to cross and then deposit it on the other side so my feet stay dry.

I arrive at the Galehead Hut 3830' at 1:02 having climbed 2240' over 4.6 miles in 2 hours 32 minutes averaging 1.82 mph. There are only 3 crew members as one had a 104° temperature and had to be taken out. I am the only guest $79.58 (1st night the hut is open this year). I loumge around until 6:00 supper anxious to get going. With only 4 of us it is a pretty subdued group as I eat supper of lentil soup, salad, green fettucini, hot chocolate, bread and dessert. The croo is Elizabeth, Kathrine (great cook) and Nick. I'm in bed shortly after 8:00 as I seem to need the sleep.

Thursday June 4, 2009   Backpack Galehead Hut to Greenleaf Hut

I'm up about 6:15 a.m. and packed ready to go by 7:00 breakfast. Nick made oatmeal, pancakes, bacon and hot chocolate which I eat quickly. Nick asks me to carry a note to Greenlaf Hut as I set off at 7:28 on another day of great weather. I have a short distance to cover today but this section of trail has a reputation for being very tough. I climb over Mt Garfield with it's 360° views, the best according to some hikers. I pass a 3-4' chunk of ice on the trail and spot six to eight patches of snow on the north slopes of Garfield and Lafayette the largest next to Garfield Pond. As I climb 1500' up Mt Lafayette I see 14 hikers. As I descend 1300' to Greenleaf Hut I pass another 12 people. Paul, a young General Motors engineer from Toronto, catches me near the top and we chat down to Greenleaf at 2:38. There are many people milling around the hut and a black dog guards the entrance. The dog seems to relax so I offer my open hand and he nips me. Today I hiked 7.7 miles in 7 hours 10 minutes averaging 1.07 mph while climbing 3275' and descending 3070'.

Workers are finishing the installation of a new weather station. I talk at length with a young man who is a friend of the installers. The croo is Taylor (remembers me from last year), Emma, Will and a blond chap with his friend Sarah. Sarah is biking from Seattle to Portland, ME in July. As the installers leave for the day Emma's parents arrive and then two young women and a young man. They are doing some kind of research reading HOBOs? spaced along the trail. I didn't see any of them. There are 12 people for supper and spending the night. Again I am the only guest $79.58 as everyone knew each other. Supper was minestone soup, rice, beef, vegetable medley, bread and salad. Emma's father played the mandelin for about an hour while most went on a bog walk and talk. Afterwards Taylor and I had an interesting talk about the wind turbines, solar panels, battery storage, waterless composting toilets, etc. I went to bed around 9:00 the latest I would be up all week.

Friday June 5, 2009   Backpack Greenleaf Hut to Lonesome Lake Hut

It gets daylight around 5:00 a.m. and I have a window at my head so I'm up before 6:00. My backpack is packed by 7:00 breakfast of apple juice, oatmeal, pancakes, bacon and hot chocolate. It is another glorious day as I bid everyone adieu and start the 1300' climb up Mt Lafayette at 7:48.

I reach the Mt Lafayette summit 5249' in a surprisingly fast 50 minutes. It is a cool 43° with 20 mph winds but I am comfortable in shirt sleeves. The air is clear and the extensive views in every direction are unbelievable. Looking down the bare rocky narrow spine of the Franconia Ridge, which I am about to traverse, is exciting. I too quickly descend then ascend over Mt Lincoln before repeating the process over Mt Haystack dropping down below treeline. I meet a nice man younger than me coming up and we have a good chat. I meet a man whom I greet. He informs me that he is the leader of 11 "Silent Hikers" and asks me not to say anything but only nod to the other 10. As I passed the other 10 spaced out about 50 yards apart most wanted to talk to me but in hushed tones. It was very strange and a 1st for me. I came to the Liberty Spring Camp Trail and it looked lie the AT continued straight. The trail rose rapidly and got very rough. I noticed some blue markers on some boulders and realized after consulting my map that I was off the AT. Unfortunately I was almost on the summit of Mt Webster. I returned and turned left down the steep and rocky Liberty Spring Camp Trail. The AT markings in NH especially for south bounders are sparse and often confusing. You often have to know the local trail name that the AT follows. I encountered 25 people climbing up to Mt Lafayette.

Passing under I-91 in Franconia Notch I began the 2.9 mile 1400' climb to Lonesome Lake Hut. A southbound moose is also hiking the AT as I followed his tracks and scat almost all the way to the hut. I arrived at the hut $79.58 at 3:30. Today I backpacked 10.9 miles in 8 hours 42 minutes averaging 1.25 mph climbing 3350' plus while descending 4550'.

The hut croo is Elizabeth (just graduated college), Peter, Taylor's sister and a wild but nice young man. The only other guest is the young red headed Paul who is climbing the 46 4000' mountains in NH. A through hiker entered and the croo asked him his name. He said: "Incognito, but that's not my real name". I think the croo chuckled to themselves as I did. Workman doing some construction work (a new building) departed. We had excellent vegetable soup, bread, bow tie pasta and cheesecake brownies for supper at 6:00. It's to bed by 8:00 as tomorrow is a big day.

Saturday June 6, 2009   Backpack Lonesome Lake Hut to NH-112

I planned to backpack 15.3 miles to Beaver Brook Shelter.I didn't realize this involved over 6500' of climbing including a 2000' ascent up Mt Moosilauke after 13.6 miles to end the day. I did the math and realized I wouldn't get in until after dark. Rising with the sun I packed my backpack carefully to make sure I had adequate food and other essentials on the outside of my pack. Paul asked me at 7:00 breakfast of eggs, oatmeal, cornmeal cakes, bacon and hot chocolate, if he could hike with me over the 4000' Kinsman mountains to which I agreed.

We set off at 7:30 ascending 1700' to N Kinsman Mountain 4300' and then climbing another 1000' over S Kinsman Mountain 4350'. Paul bid me goodbye as he was looping back to his car and getting off the trail. It is another beautiful day as I pass the Eliza Brook Shelter continuing on over Wolf Mountain to Kinsman Notch and NH-112. I start down the road and am picked up at 5:10 after a quarter of a mile. I backpacked 13.6 miles in 9 hours 40 minutes averaging 1.41 mph climbing over 4300' and descending over 5200'.

A nice couple from southern NH in a Suburban picked me up. He had a cooler full of iced water and beer. I inhaled a Miller's draft as I relaxed in the back seat and answered their questions concerning the AT. They dropped me in the Comfort Inn & Suites in Lincoln, NH. A friendly young man full of questions checked me into room 222 $128.52. After my 1st shower in several days, I walked about 0.25 miles to GH Pizza for an excellent 10" sausage and mushroom pizza for $8.91. Next door at Cream Delights I added an extra thick vanilla frappe (milkshake) $4.22 to the mix hoping I had enough fuel to get me over Moosilauke and Mt Mist tomorrow. I turned the air conditioning on and passed out til dawn dreaming of real food, ice water, showers, flush toilets and a soft bed,

Sunday June 7, 2009   Backpack Kinsman Notch to One Hill Shelter

I get up with the sun and pack up filling water bottles etc. Starting breakfast before 6:00 a.m. I consume a banana, orange juice, milk, bagels with cream cheese and strawberry jam. I call the shuttle 603 745-3140 for 6:30 pickup. The friendly young shuttle driver drops me off at the trailhead at 6:45.

Almost immediately I start climbing up the north face of Mt Moosilauke which is a virtual 2000' cliff face along a tumbling cascade. It is slow hard work but exciting, ruggedly beautiful and satisfying. I traverse the 1.6 mile 2000' elevation gain to Beaver Brook Shelter where the slope begins to moderate in 2 hours 15 minutes so I averaged 0.71 mph up the cliff. As I descended from Moosilauke I came to a trail junction which was marked for the AT to take the right fork. Within 25' there was another fork with a sign post but no sign. The AT marker seemed to point to the left fork which I followed. I soon had my doubts (I later learned it was the trail to the South Mountain summit) and returned to the junction. I figured the rocky descending right fork was the AT because it seemed to have more traffic. I started descending checking the trees front and backwards for the white AT blaze but saw none. Not wanting to go too far without confirmation, I returned back up the mountain. As I reached the junction again I spotted the blaze on the wrong side of a rock to be seen (frustration with the trail maintainers). I passed 15 people climbing Moosilauke from the south. I talked to an English couple at length. Near the bottom of the descent I passed a swaggering overweight man and his chubby snow white girl friend. He asked me in a boisterist voice if they were near the top? I simply said yah and chuckled to myself.

Crossing a significant stream at NH-25 using my poles I got one foot wet as the water was 4-5" flowing over a rock. The trail went up and down 500' to 800' several times crossing NH-25C and NH-25B while going over Mt Mist. There is a misting rain for several hours of the afternoon but it is so light that nothing got even damp. I arrived at One Hill Shelter at 6:06 after backpacking 17.3 miles in 11 hours 21 minutes averaging 1.52 mph climbing 5600' and descending 5600'. I am back on schedule.

One Hill Shelter is remote and deserted except for me. The privy is delapidated, the worst I have ever seen and there were holes in the shelter walls. I pitched my tent near the shelter and got water a long walk down a hill. I simply boiled water and had soup, hot chocolate and freeze dried spaghetti which tasted very good. I slept well but woke up many times with a hip or shoulder hurting to roll over and back to sleep.

Monday June 8, 2009   Backpack One Hill Shelter to Smarts Mountain Tentsite

I'm up a little past 5:00 and pack up my tent and backpack. I am very thirsty from yesterday so I boil over a quart of water and drink it as hot chocolate. I feel much better as I leave camp at 7:26. I have a large bag of my own gorp in my shirt pocket which I graze on all morning as I hike.

I cross NH-25A and climb 1200' to Mt Cube 2900'. I pass one red bearded through hiker headed north. I start the long 1400' ascent of Smarts Mountain 3250'. I catch Ray Thornton a retired American Airlines pilot and ex-Marine living on Block Island also south bound doing 10 mile days. I arrive at the Firewarden's Cabin shelter at 3:38, about 10 minutes ahead of Ray. Today I backpacked 12.7 miles in 8 hours 12 minutes averaging 1.55 mph climbing 3100' and descending 4300'. I am on schedule so far.

I set up my tent under a tree next to the cabin. Ray sweeps the cabin and sets up inside. I use my remaining cup of sterilized water to make cheesecake pudding. I make the long trek down to the spring which isn't much more than a mudhole for water in my bladder bag. Back at the cabin I fill my two liter bottles and add an iodine tablet to each. Filling my titanium pot with water I boil it on my home made alcohol stove for a quart of hot chocolate and freeze dried beef stroganoff. I normally don't use freeze dried food but carry a couple for long days when I'm tired and don't have the time to cook and clean up. Ray tells me we are to have rain storms tomorrow. I crawl into my tent and sleep soundly until sunrise.

Tuesday June 9, 2009   Backpack Smarts Mountain shelter to Hanover, NH

I'm up at 5:20 and packed up stiking my tent. I start down the trail at 5:59 and say goodbye to Ray still in his sleeping bag. It is very overcast and windy 20-30 mph. I am headed down Smarts Mountain along a cliff on my left. The trail is good for the first time in New Hampshire so I move along quickly. After about an hour it rains very hard for about an hour then tapers off for about two more hours. Everything is soaked and the wind keeps blowing water off the trees so it is like rain. I pass through overgrown areas so my shoes and shorts are repeatedly soaked. I descend 1300' climb 1200' past Trapper John's Shelter, descend 1200' then climb 1400' over Moose Mountain then descend 1100'. It is windy and cold at elevation but warm and breezy at lower levels. I reach Moose Mountain Shelter my planned destination for the day at 1:38. The strong wind is blowing water into the open face of the shelter. I know my body will shut down and I will get very cold and miserable in the windy cold damp. It is too early to quit for the day. I do a quick calculation that I can do the 10.5 miles to Hanover in 4-6 hours. Worst case I will be in before dark so I decide to go for it. I pass another through hiker, a woman with 3 dogs who greet me warmly and want to play, a man with a dog and a trail runner. I kick up a heron, a grouse, a small mother duck with a Mohawk haircut and many goslings and see hundreds of tiny orange lizards. The closer I get to Hanover the more rugged the trail gets as I am constantly going up or down very steep slopes of 100-600' elevation change. I can feel a bad rub spot on the top of my left foot toes and a bad bruise on my right big toe in my wet boots. One slope has a knotted tow rope to get up or down it. I literally drop steeply down 600' into Hanover onto the Dartmouth campus.

I reach the end of the trail on the corner by the Hanover Inn at 6:58. I turn right on E Wheelock Street and walk another 0.7 miles to my car in A Lot at 7:16. I backpacked 24.1 miles in 13 hours 17 minutes averaging 1.81 mph climbing 4800' and descending 7800'. It was sweet relief to get the wet boots and socks off substituting dry sandals and settling into the drivers bucket seat. I drove 8 miles south on I-91 to White River Junction, VT and checked into the Econlodge room 125 for $82.79 at 8:00. I stayed here last year and drove about a mile to AJ's for soup, salad bar, haddock, baked potato, snow peas, bread and a Long Trail blackberry Wiesbier $27.98 including tip. Back in room 125 I showered and passed out in bed.

Wednesday June 10, 2009   Drive White River Junction, VT to Columbia, MD

I got up at 6:30 and packed up. I went down stairs for breakfast of orange juice, milk, waffle and bagel with cream cheese and jelly. After checking out I stopped at the Lukoil station next to the motel for 12.9 gallons of gas for $32.75. I drive south on I-95 through MA to CT's Merritt Parkway to the Cross County Parkway to I-87 south to I-95 south across the George Washington Bridge and onto the NJ Turnpike. I stop at an Arthur Treacher's well south of NY city for surprisingly good fish & chips, hush puppies, slaw and lemonade for $7.07. Exiting the NJ Turnpike $9.05 I cross the Delaware River Bridge then pay $4 on the Delaware Turnpike. Following I-95 into MD to I-895 through the Harbor Tunnel $2 to I-95 south to MD-100 west to US-29 south to Columbia and home at 4:25. I drove 502 miles because I missed a turn in CT.

Daily Data

						Cum	Elev	Up	Down	Trail
Day	June		Activity	Miles	From	Miles	Feet	Feet	Feet	Hours	Cost
1	2	Tue									$698.03
	4:30		Drive	1.5	Columbia	1.5	550
			Drive	6.5	US-29 north	8.0	5249
			Drive	5.0	I-70 east	13.0
			Drive	17.0	I-695 east	30.0					$4.00
			Drive	76.7	I-95 north	106.7					$5.00
			Gas		MD House		6.9 gal				$17.01
			Drive	124.6	NJ Turnpike north	231.3					$4.85
			Drive	22.6	I-87 Cross County then Hutchinson Pkwy north	253.9					$8.00
			Drive	64.7	CT-15 Merritt Parkway north	318.6
			Drive	168.1	I-91 north	486.7
			Lunch		McDonalds Greenfield,MA		Fish,fries,milkshake				$7.03
		12:46	Drive	1.6	Hanover, NH (603 646-2204)	488.3
			Hike	1.0	Hanover Inn return
			Drive	0.7	Park "A" Lot E Wheelock St (free)	489.0
	1:45	4:00	Shuttle		Apex Shuttle-Highlnds Center 603 252-8294		Steve Lake				$219
							Long Trail blackberry Wiesbier & chips				$5.49
	6:00		Supper		Highlands Center room 112		Soup,salad,beef,bread,dessert				$69.12
2	3	Wed	Breakfast		Highland Center		Eggs,pancake,sausage,orange juice,milk
	9:15	10:30	Shuttle		Gale River Trail		1581				$16.00
	10:30	1:02	Backpack	4.6	Galehead Hut - Nick,Elizabeth,Kathrine	5.6	3820	2239			$79.56
	6:00		Supper		Soup,salad,pasta,bread,dessert
3	4	Thu			Galehead Hut (LMw)		3820	175	470
	7:00		Breakfast		Bacon,pancakes,apple juice,hot chocolate,oatmeal	5.6		125	50
	7:28		Backpack	2.7	Garfield Ridge Camp (CSw)	8.3	3500	125	200
			Backpack	0.4	Mt Garfield	8.7	4488	1050	50
			Backpack	3.5	Mt Lafayette (w.2W;LM1.1W)	12.2	5249	200	850
		2:38	Backpack	1.1	Greenleaf Hut	13.3	4049	1500	150		$79.56
	6:00		Supper		Soup,salad,pasta,bread,dessert			100	1300
					7.7			3275	3070
4	5	Fri			Greenleaf Hut	13.3	4049	1300	100
	7:00		Breakfast		Bacon,pancakes,apple juice,hot chocolate,oatmeal		100	400
	7:48		Backpack	1.1	AT - Mt Lafayette	14.4	5249	200	100
			Backpack	1.0	Mt Lincoln	15.4	5100	50	300
			Backpack	0.7	Little Haystack Mountain	16.1	4800	50	600
			Backpack	2.1	Liberty Spring Camp	18.2	3800	150	50
			Backpack	2.6	US-3 (L1.6E;GLM2.2E;PGLM5.8E;C2.1W)	20.8	1450	100	2600
					Franconia Notch	20.8	1450	1400	400
		3:30	Backpack	2.9	Lonesome Lake Hut (LMw)	23.7	2760	3350	4550		$79.56
				10.4
5	6	Sat						100	200
								1700	250
					Lonesome Lake Hut (LMw)			300	2025
	7:00		Breakfast		Bacon,eggs,apple juice,hot chocolate,oatmeal	23.7	2760	50	100
	7:30		Backpack	1.9	Kinsman Pond Camp (CSw)	25.6	3800	75	125
			Backpack	0.6	N Kinsman Mountain	26.2	4300	50	100
			Backpack	0.9	S Kinsman Mountain	27.1	4358	1000	100
			Backpack	2.5	Eliza Brook Shelter (Sw)	29.6	2500	150	100
			Backpack	2.9	Mt Wolf (E peak)	32.5	3478	100	200
		5:10	Backpack	4.6	Kinsman Notch (NH-112)	37.1	1812	50	500
			Backpack	0.2	NH-112		250	300
			Hitchike	13.6	Lincoln, NH		100	300
			Supper		GH Pizza + Ice Cream Delights		50	150			$13.19
			Lodging		Comfort Inn & Suites			350	800		$128.52
								4325	5250
6	7	Sun	Breakfast		Orange juice,milk,bagel,cream cheese,banana		2700	200
	6:30	6:45	Shuttle		Kinsman Notch (NH-112)	37.1	1812	500	3700		$13.00
	6:45		Backpack	1.6	Beaver Brook Shelter	38.7	3650	600	250
			Backpack	2.2	Mt Moosilauke	40.9	4802	750	550
			Backpack	0.2	South Mountain Trail	41.1
			Backpack	0.2	Backtrack on AT	41.3	100	100
			Backpack	4.6	Jeffers Brook Shelter (Sw)	45.9	1350	150	250
			Backpack	1.1	NH-25 (PL.5E)	47.0	1140	350	250
			Backpack	2.5	Mt Mist	49.5	2200	100	150
			Backpack	2.5	NH-25C (w;PGM4E)	52.0	1500	350	150
		6:06	Backpack	2.4	One Hill Shelter (CSw)	54.4	1850
			Camp	17.3			5600	5600
			Hydrate		2 cups each of soup,hot chocolate
			Supper		Spaghetti
7	8	Mon				200	900
			Breakfast		GORP as backpacked		100 100
			Backpack		One Hill Shelter	54.4	1900	100	1300
	7:21		Backpack	0.6	Cape Moonshine Road	55.0	1500	1200	400
			Backpack	1.8	NH-25A (PG4.8E)	56.8	900	1400	1200
			Backpack	3.3	Mt Cube side trail	60.1	2900	100	100
			Lunch	1.6	Hexacuba Shelter (w;S.3E)	61.7	2200		300
			Backpack	1.4	S Jacob's Brook (w)	63.1	1450
			Backpack	3.9	Firewarden's Cabin (Sw)	67.0	3240
		3:38	Backpack	0.1	Smarts Mountain Tentsite	67.1	3250
			Camp	12.7			3100	4300
			Hydrate		4 cups hot chocolate
			Supper		Beef stroganoff,cheesecake pudding
8	9	Tue					200	900
	5:20		Up,pack&eat		GORP as backpacked		100	100
	5:59		Backpack		Smarts Mountain Tentsite	67.1	3250	100	1300
			Backpack	3.7	Lyme Dorchester Road	70.8	1100	1200	400
			Backpack	2.0	Dartmouth Skiway (PGLM3.2W)	72.8	880	1400	1200
			Backpack	0.9	Trapper John Shelter (Sw.2W)	73.7	1400	100	100
			Backpack	0.5	Holts Ledge	74.2	2100	300	300
			Backpack	2.0	Goose Pond Road	76.2	920	100	1100
			Backpack	1.3	S Fork Hewes Brook (w)	77.5	2000	100	200
		1:38	Backpack	1.9	Moose Mountain Shelter (Sw)	79.4	2000	100	200
	1:45		Backpack	0.1	Moose Mountain Shelter	79.4	2000	200	300
			Backpack	1.8	Moose Mountain (S Peak)	81.2	2250	150	100
			Backpack	1.6	Mink Brook (w)	82.8	100	250
			Backpack	0.2	Three Mile Road	83.0	1400	200	200
			Backpack	1.5	Etna Hanover Center Road (P1.2E)	84.5	880	300	100
			Backpack	1.4	Trescott Road	85.9	900	100	250
			Backpack	2.5	Ledyard Spring (w.2W)	88.4		50	600
			Backpack	0.5	Velvet Rocks Shelter (S.2W)	88.9	1000
			Backpack	0.8	NH-120	89.7	550
		6:58	Backpack	0.7	Dartmouth College (PGLM)	90.4	550
		7:16	Backpack	0.7	A Lot Parking	91.1	4800	7600
					24.1
			Drive	6.0	White River Junction, VT
			Supper		AJ's - Soup,salad,haddock,bake potato,peas,Long Trail blackberry Weisbier						$27.98
			Lodging		Econolodge room 125						$82.79
9	10	Wed
	7:20		Gas		White River Junction, VT		12.9 gal				$32.75
	7:30		Drive		White River Junction, VT
			Drive	168.1	I-91 south	168.1
			Drive	12.0	Lost	180.1
			Drive	64.7	CT-15 Merritt Parkway south	244.8
			Drive	22.6	I-87 Cross County then Hutchinson Pkwy south	267.4
			Drive	124.6	NJ Turnpike south	392.0					$9.05
			Lunch		Arthur Treachers	392.0	Fish & chips,hush puppies,slaw,lemonade				$7.67
			Toll		Delaware Turnpike						$4.00
			Drive	76.7	I-95 south	468.7
			Drive	16.0	I-895 - Harbor Tunnel	484.7					$2.00
			Drive	6.0	I-95 south	490.7
			Drive	8.0	MD-100 north	498.7
			Drive	1.0	US-29 south	499.7
		4:25	Drive	2.5	Columbia	502.2

COSTS

     

Lodging with food		$307.80
Lodging		$211.31
Food		$61.36
Shuttles		$248.00
Tolls		$36.90
Gas		$49.76
Total		$915.13

PACKING LIST

Wear	Camping	Documents & cards
Trail shoes	T shirts (2)	Mastercard/td>
Socks	Tent & pegs	Debit card
Sock liners	Ground Tyvek	Medicare card
Boxer shorts	Mattress Tyvek	GEHA
Shorts	Food Tyvek	Magnifying card
Shirt	Backpacking	Bible
Clothes	Backpack	NH trail guide
Socks (4)	Hiking poles (2)	Hut reservations
Sock liners (6)	Duck tape	Shuttle reservations
Boxer shorts (4)	Tums	Log & pens
Shirts (1)	Toilet paper	Money
Handkerchiefs (2)	Camera	Drivers license
Raincoat	Water bag	Trail maps
Watch	Food	Shuttle phone numbers
	Dinners (4)	AA Batteries
Cook	Gorp (4)	Hygene
Titanium pot	Pudding (4)	Toothbrush
Spoon	Hot choclate (6)	Toothpaste
Sponge & scraper	Soup (4)	Toothpicks
Stove	Bouillon (4)	Battery shaver
Heet fuel 16 oz	Ice tea	Comb
Heat shield	Granola bars (4)	Sunscreen
Lighters (3)		Vapor rub
Metal cup 16 oz
Cloth
Multi tool
Water bottles (2)
Sleeping
Sleeping bag
Liner
Air matress