(Note: I had intended this trip to be fully covered in a single post – but that’s not happening. I’ve decided to split it up into daily posts. Enjoy!) Folks, we have yet another successful shakedown trip. Woohoo! Bottom line is that we survived sub-freezing temperatures at night, rain, daytime highs that barely exceeded freezing, […]
Month: November 2014
Shakedown Trip #5 – The Three Stooges
So, it’s time to head out on another practice hike this weekend, woohoo! The main point of this trip is to 1. torture the two victims (uh, I mean, friends) I’m bringing along and, 2. to test out my newly acquired bad-ass (you knew it, right?) winter gear. We’re headed to an area where the A.T. […]
Shakedown Trip #4 – Day 2
Lambert Meadow Shelter to US 220 September 28, 2014 – Sunday Good morning! I must say that I had the best night’s sleep ever on the trail. I only woke up one time in the middle of the night, and that was a bladder notification alarm that went off. Fortunately, the fluid levels were not […]