Day 97 - Tuesday, July 6, 2021

We’re back on the trail but we have revised our hiking schedule. We have decided to continue NoBo from the NY-CT border to complete Connecticut then go up to the White Mountains in New Hampshire and to Katahdin well before any anticipated inclement weather begins. The 5 hikes in Connecticut will get our “trail legs” back before we take on the White Mountains. 

The dog days of summer are upon us where daytime highs are expected to reach the high 80’s and possibly into the 90’s. The higher temperatures also raise the chances of daily afternoon thunderstorms.  It was 72° at 6 am.

Today we are hiking from NY-CT Border, Hoyt Road (1458.7 NoBo) to CT 341, Schaghticoke Road, Kent, CT (1470.2 NoBo) equaling 11.5 miles. We began hiking around 9 am; it was already already 76° And the humidity had to be nearly 100%. We are going g to be on the trail earlier tomorrow. 









Mt. Algo Shelter. 




Due to the recent rain the water sources are plentiful and reliable. 









We are beginning to see NoBo thru-hikers that are on the front side of the bubble coming thru. This is “Banger” who is from Texas and is making his way to Katahdin. “Banger” is completing his thru-hike that he began in 2020. 




And this is “Woody” who started in Springer in early April. He lost his wash cloth in which we found on the trail. We’ll be seeing “Woody” again tomorrow as we are doing the same section of trail; so we can return his wash cloth to him. 




We crossed the NY-CT  border 3 times today. 










Views from Indian Rocks. 




I never knew that Connecticut has Ridgerunners overseeing their trails. I thought only the Great Smoky Mountains uses them?  This is “Ridgetrotter” who logged us in. He’s on the trail for 4 days. 




Turtle Power ducking a “widow maker”. 









The Housatonic River. 









The Ned Anderson Memorial Bridge over the Ten Mile Creek. 



This is “Lifesaver” resting on the backside of Ten Mile Hill. “Lifesaver” is from Israel. She started her thru-hike but has since realized that she is not going to make it but is staying on the trail just a little while longer. She was such a pleasant person to talk to that I had to include her in my journal. These are the things that make my journey so worth it…thanks for making my day. You are a true “Lifesaver”.





We finished hiking around 3:30 pm. The temperature was only 88° but the heat index exceeded 100°. 

And as forecasted, severe thunderstorms began about 5 pm. More thunderstorms are predicted for tomorrow so we are getting boots on the trail early to hopefully avoid them. 


Till next time... Happy Hiking  🥾 

😋


“You gotta have passion for life and passion for something that you're going to get up and do,".    

                                Meredith “Sunny” Eberhart 

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