Appalachian Trail, again
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coyotegothLast Saturday, as I've done before, I headed up to Pawling to walk a couple miles of the Appalachian Trail (only 2,218 to go!) It was a lovely June afternoon, with the sky just overcast enough to shield me from the sun's full glare. It was just a taste of wilderness life, but enough to whet my appetite for more. (More than once, I was thinking of this Calvin and Hobbes strip.)
Once I got to Pawling, I set off down the tracks, to reach the Trail itself.
The Trail itself is roughly 2,200 miles long; white navigational blazes such as this are spaced roughly every ten yards or so. 2,200 x 5,280 feet in a mile, divided by 30, = LOTS.
At the point at which I joined the trail, it frequently crosses over fenced-off farmland, necessitating the use of stiles such as this one. (That fence is electrified; I was just as happy *not* to try this with a full pack on.)
If the entire trail looked like this, I suspect that it would be more crowded than it already is.
Of course, one has to be careful about the creatures with whom one is sharing the wilderness…
Done for the day (and utterly wiped out after having speedwalked for a mile or so in June heat in order to catch the last train), I was more than happy to see the station, and collapse on it.
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And now for something completely different: a gratuitous shot of my friend Bobbi’s dogs, one of whom is apparently trying to eat the other. (Two minutes later, they were napping together.)
Once I got to Pawling, I set off down the tracks, to reach the Trail itself.
The Trail itself is roughly 2,200 miles long; white navigational blazes such as this are spaced roughly every ten yards or so. 2,200 x 5,280 feet in a mile, divided by 30, = LOTS.
At the point at which I joined the trail, it frequently crosses over fenced-off farmland, necessitating the use of stiles such as this one. (That fence is electrified; I was just as happy *not* to try this with a full pack on.)
If the entire trail looked like this, I suspect that it would be more crowded than it already is.
Of course, one has to be careful about the creatures with whom one is sharing the wilderness…
Done for the day (and utterly wiped out after having speedwalked for a mile or so in June heat in order to catch the last train), I was more than happy to see the station, and collapse on it.
\
And now for something completely different: a gratuitous shot of my friend Bobbi’s dogs, one of whom is apparently trying to eat the other. (Two minutes later, they were napping together.)
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