AT Backpacking Trip Leg 2

Segment 2 of our quest to hike the entire length of the Appalachian Trail contained in New York State is completed.  There is almost 90 miles of trail in NYS and we have covered about 13.  AT this rate we should get the entire route covered in about 5 years.  Our Route this time took us from RT 55 in Pawling south to RT 84.

Our Shelter for the night was the Morgan Stewart Memorial Shelter.  We met two other hikers who shared the site with Monarch and Hiking Hippo.  Monarch is segment hiking the AT and was completing the NY segment she started this summer.  I wish I got a picture of Hiking Hippos pack, he had a 120 Liter backpack that seemed like a magicians hat.  He seemed to have 1 of everything in it.  A very different philosophy that our packs which ran in size from 38 Liters to 75 Liters.

The sky was dark and the leaves mostly dropped but the forest we hiked through had a stark beauty that contrasted with our summer outings.  An appropriate finish to our 2017 camp outs.

For a complete photo record of our trip please check out the album.

Photo Album

Picture Backlog

Apologies everyone.  I went to post pictures for our last camp out and realized I had a huge backlog of un-posted photos.  To make up for it this post will be a single catch up of all the activities with photos since last May and our last backpacking trip will follow as a separate post.

Lake Lewey in the ADK Mountains

Camp Read Brant Lake ADK Mountains

WEBELO Camp Out Hoyt Scout Reservation

Appalachian Trail Backpacking - April 2017

Great weekend hiking the Appalachian Trail.  We started on Rt 55 in Pawling and hiked north along Nuclear Lake toward our final destination on Sunday the AT Metro North platform on Rt 22.

Saturday was a little drizzly but we managed to stay dry.  Early in the afternoon we made it to our evening destination the Telephone Pioneer Shelter.

Sunrise as seen from the Shelter on Sunday morning was spectacular.

After a good breakfast and a clean up of the camp area we made time for a group photo.

And we are off on the final leg of our first AT Trail segment hike.

If you are interested in the full photo record of our trip check out our AT Hike Album at:

https://goo.gl/photos/g9mHjsnS7M3vf3yB7