may 22 day 13 20 miles total 327 the day started great little traffic 100 mile views from the top of the mountain. then the rain started it would be with me the rest of the day . back to back “short “ days have me feeling physically pretty good. my worst injuries still came during my rest stops. the hip i banged into a bedpost the first night was not sore for the first Read more…
they only have one weather forecast here. today it will be raining and cold all day…. but the rest of the week will be sunny and warm. the problem is, every day when i wake up it is today again. this today marks the 7th day of rain out of 14. heavily weighted toward this past week. nothing is left that is dry or clean. i am warming u in the front of my crew Read more…
may 21 day 12 21 miles total 307 took a shorter day today to sharon springs. the idea was to get rest because none of my easy days have worked out. amazing and beautiful stretch of road. scenic views galore. and relentless climbs to match. struggled late, from so much elevation the last 4 days. but still got in early…. to find the motel abandoned. the office was open but no one could be found Read more…
may 20 day 11 28 miles total 286 it is too late to say much have to go to bed and try to get a good start tomorrow. should be an “easy” day of 21 miles, i hope so, so many stories to tell it is frustrating to have them rattling around in my head. i am finally out of the city and i see days of good shoulders and light (if fast) traffic ahead. Read more…
day 10 may 19 28 miles 258 total toughest day yet nothing hurt just legs like sandbags after all the mountains plus rain and traffic took 16 hours to complete. no crew and carrying 25 pound pack so much road with no shoulders or sidewalks and water everywhere i might as well have been on a trail. i long to get out of the city and be able to just walk! laz
if I think of anything when I think of Massachusetts it is rock. rock is used for everything and, especially it is used for walls. I have seen all manner of walls. drystack and mortared decorative and plain retaining and freestanding decorative and functional. every sort of wall there is. most of it is good stonework. clearly there are a lot of masons in Massachusetts, and they take pride in their work. I have seen Read more…
may18 day 9 22 miles 230 total i stopped at the new york border today 4 miles short of where I was supposed to get, but the endless days of zero hours of rest was wearing me down. it was a relief to eat and have a few minutes to breathe! i took another shortcut. the shortcuts have been the most fun. this morning i had used my walking stick as a dog stick for Read more…