Big Gee in Action
Long Trail trip October 2005!
| Day | Date | Starting Location | Destination | Miles | Total Miles | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 27 Sep | Parma, Ohio | overnight bus to MA | 0 | 0 | okay 16 hrs on the bus but at least I can sleep |
| 1 | 28 Sep | Balckington, MA. AT trailhead | South Warner Shelter | 6.8 | 6.8 | On the trail again |
| 2 | 29 Sep | Seth Warner Shelter | Melville Nauheim Shelter | 13.2 | 20 | |
| 3 | 30 Sep | Melville Narheim | Caughnawaga | 12.8 | 32.8 | |
| 4 | 01 Oct | Caughnawaga | grassy spot north of Lye Brook Wilderness | 20 | 52.8 | Backtracking and spiderwebs. |
| 5 | 02 Oct | Grassy Spot | Manchester Center | 6.4 | 59.2 | It's time for a Long Trail Ale |
| 6 | 03 Oct | Manchester Center | Griffith Lake | 10.3 | 69.5 | Listening to nature at the end of the day |
| 7 | 04 Oct | Griffith Lake | Minerva Hinchey Shelter | 18.8 | 88.3 | |
| 8 | 05 Oct | Minerva Hinchey Shelter | Cooper Lodge | 13.8 | 102.1 | Claredon Gorge |
| 9 | 06 Oct | Cooper | Inn at Long Trail | 7.5 | 109.6 | Waiting for Karen |
| 10 | 07 Oct | Inn at Long Trail | David Logan Shelter | 13.7+ | 122.7 | A very long 7.9 miles |
| 11 | 08 Oct | David Logan Shelter | Sucker Brook Park | 12.9 | 135.6 | Bag hands and frozen Snickers |
| 12 | 09 Oct | Sucker Brook | Skyline Lodge | 9.8 | 145 | |
| 13 | 10 Oct | Skyline Lodge | Cooley Glen Shelter | 7.6 | 152.6 | Gray and wet |
| 14 | 11 Oct | Cooley Glen | Sugarbush Warming Hut | 9.4 | 162 | Where's the sun? |
| 15 | 12 Oct | Warming Hut | Appalachian Gap | 6.9 | 168.9 | Cold, but finally some views |
| 16 | 13 Oct | Appalachian Gap | Montclair Glen Lodge | 10.6 | 179.5 | Climb up Burnt Rock Mountain. |
| 17 | 14 Oct | Montclair Glen Lodge | Mama Bowers | 8.1 | 187.6 | Karen's last day |
| 18 | 15 Oct | Mama Bowers | Stowe Sun & Ski Inn & Suites | 0 | 187.6 | Zero Day! |
| 19 | Oct 16 | Stowe | Stowe | 0 | 187.6 | Zero day redux. |
| 20 | Oct 17 | Stowe | Puffer Shelter | 15.3 | 202.9 | All by myself. |
| 21 | Oct 18 | Puffer | Butler Lodge | 7.0 | 209.9 | A really nice lodge |
| 22 | Oct 19 | Butler Lodge | Taft Lodge | 3.5 | 213.4 | A cloud-free climb and summit! |
| 23 | Oct 20 | Taft Lodge | Bear Hollow Shelter | 12.6 | 226 | Smugglers Notch, Madonna Peak, and Whiteface |
| 24 | Oct 21 | Bear Hollow Shelter to Vt 15 to Johnson | Vt 15 and Johnson | 3.6 | 229.6 | Awesome View Hiker's Hostel |
| 25 | Oct 22 | Vt 15 | Corliss Camp | 11.3 | 240.9 | Message from Toad |
| 26 | Oct 23 | Corliss Camp | Spruce Ledge | 6.7 | 247.6 | short day that proves to be my undoing |
| 27 | Oct 24 | Spruce Ledge | Hazen Notch Camp | 7 | 262.3 | hmmm, this snow could be real trouble |
| 28 | Oct 25 | Hazen Notch Camp | Jay Peak | 7.0 | 269.3 | made it to the emergency shelter |
| 29 | Oct 26 | Jay Peak | to ski run to Montgomery | .7+ | 270+ | forced off the trail! |
| 30 | Oct 27 | Montgomery | Montgomery | 0 | 270+ | More delicious steak! |
| 31 | Oct 28 | Montgomery | a tree | 3.9? | 273.9 | it is still hard |
| 32 | Oct 30 | a tree | Journeys End to Journeys End Camp II | 7 | 280.9 | HARDCORE! |
| 33 | Oct 31 | Journeys End Camp II | Montgomery again | 5.4 | 286.3 | Celebration time! |