The Innkeeper, Pat, at Smuggler’s Notch Inn in Jeffersonville Vermont, agreed to drop me and my hiking friends – Rob, Mark, and George, at the… Read More »The Long Trail Portraits; July 8, 2023

We were up with the sun and hiking by 7 am. Weather forecasts the day before leaving Jeffersonville told us to expect high volumes of… Read More »The Long Trail Portraits; July 9, 2023

The forecasts for rain were correct. The State of Vermont declared a State of Emergency this day because many places were facing severe flooding, including… Read More »The Long Trail Portraits; July 10, 2023

We woke to rain, albeit, lighter than it was the past day. By 8 am, we were hiking and wet. Keeping feet dry was impossible… Read More »The Long Trail Portraits; July 11, 2023

The weather was cooperative for this, our toughest day hiking the Long Trail. We started early and made our way through Devil’s Gulch, a narrow… Read More »The Long Trail Portraits; July 12, 2023

If the trail ahead resembled yesterday’s stretch, there wouldn’t be any suitable places to stop for 7.5 km. So we ate breakfast at Tillotson Camp… Read More »The Long Trail Portraits; July 13, 2023