Trail Day: 139 CDT Miles: 2227 Hiked Today: 22 miles Destination: Dearborn River Happy Birthday, Spur! It's Spur's alarm that wakes us this morning. I never...
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Sep 13, 2006 11:05 pm
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Trail Day 144 CDT Miles: Hiked Today: 25 Miles Destination: Skyland Road, south of Marias Pass We don't get up right away after the alarm sounds. In fact, we...
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Sep 13, 2006 11:07 pm
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There has been some great trail work in this section. We walk on long stretches of rock boxes. The sun casts rosy rays of light onto the trail. The smoke of...
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Sep 13, 2006 11:09 pm
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Trail Day 145 CDT Miles: 2348 Miles Hiked Today: 22 Destination: Whispering Swan Motel, East Glacier We get up with the 3rd chiming of the alarm. It's not too...
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Sep 13, 2006 11:15 pm
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We're up with the dawn, before, actually. We're going to have breakfast at the Whistle Stop with our hiker friends, Karla, 5-Gallon, Thermo, Adam, and...
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Sep 14, 2006 3:38 pm
585
Trail Day 147 CDT Miles: 2370 Hiked Today: 22 miles Destination: Blackfeet Reservation I sleep poorly. It's really hard to wake up this morning, but we've...
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Sep 17, 2006 7:11 pm
586
TD148 CDT miles: 2388 Hiked Today: 18 miles Destination: Cabin at Rising Sun Resort The alarms sound simultaneously. We ignore the 1st series of chimes, but...
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Sep 17, 2006 7:13 pm
587
Trail Day 151 Total CDT Miles: 2432 Hiked Today: 10 Destination: Chief Mountain Border Station We're both wide awake before the alarm even sounds. Guess we're...
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Sep 20, 2006 12:55 am
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Trail Day 134 CDT Miles: 2141 Miles Hiked Today: 27 Destination: Little Blackfoot River, near Elliston The alarm sounds at 5:45 and again at 5:50. We slowly...
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Sep 20, 2006 1:00 am
589
We eat hurriedly and put all our food and scented stuff into the bear boxes provided. How nice! We expected to have to hang our food. Bear boxes are so much...
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Sep 20, 2006 1:03 am
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Trail Day 149 CDT Miles: 2412 Hiked Today: 24 Miles Destination: Many Glacier, Swiftcurrent Lodge Happy birthday, Debbie! We exit our cabin by 6:50. Instead of...
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Sep 20, 2006 1:03 am
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We reach the trailhead at just about 12:30. We're delighted to see Carolina Cruiser and Karma in the parking lot. They have chairs set up for us to "take a...
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Sep 20, 2006 1:04 am
592
Guy, our journal transcriber, had been a lederhosen-clad bellhop back in the 80's. Alas, we learn that the bellman no longer sport this attire. Instead, they...
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Sep 20, 2006 1:13 am
593
Trail Day 150 CDT Miles: 2422 Miles Hiked Today: 10 Destination: Elizabeth Lake We get up with the alarm this morning. We're supposed to meet Jim & Ginny at 7...
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Sep 20, 2006 1:15 am
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Hiked today: 12 LT Miles: 22 Tented at Hell Hollow Brook We're hiking by 7:10. The ground is wet and the leaves are dripping from last night's several bouts of...
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Aug 28, 2007 12:50 pm
595
Hiked today: 16 LT Miles: 38 Pond near Story Spring Shelter We get a slightly later start this morning. Packing up wet tents once again, we're hiking by 7:20....
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Aug 28, 2007 12:51 pm
596
Miles hiked: 10 (including the approach) Tented on crest of Constipation Peak Spur is the first up, followed right after by Bodacious. It's not long after that...
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Aug 28, 2007 12:55 pm
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Sutton's B&B, Manchester Center Hiked Today: LT Miles: We're awake unusually early this morning. I have not slept well. Somehow, I've not managed to get...
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Aug 28, 2007 12:55 pm
598
Tented just past River Hiked today: 13 LT Miles: 51 We're up early because we're in a large clearing, what with the huge pond nearby. The sun's light is not...
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Aug 28, 2007 12:56 pm
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We're at it again. No, I don't mean hiking, I mean we're hiking AND working our itinerary, gear, and maildrops as well as taking care of incidentals right up...
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Aug 28, 2007 12:56 pm
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Swansong [Secret] Shelter Hiked today: 13 LT Miles: 99 We're up almost 25 minutes after the alarm sounds at 6:45. Spur is not keen on rising, sleeping on past...
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Sep 1, 2007 12:43 pm
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Tented at Bully Creek Hiked today: 15 LT Miles: 86 We are awakened at 6:10 by the rustling of bags at our neighbor, Bodacious's, tent. I'd set my alarm for...
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Sep 1, 2007 12:43 pm
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Hiked: 11 LT Miles: 71 I awaken with a start. I recall that I had not canceled the book-of-the-month club selection for Spur's mom. I have 10 days to do that...
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Sep 1, 2007 12:52 pm
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The Inn at the Long Trail Hiked today: 11 Miles LT Miles:110 We wake up late. Nobody has heard any alarms. We all look pretty dragged out; I certainly feel a...
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Sep 1, 2007 12:59 pm
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Tented: near old Green Road Hiked Today: 8 LT Miles: 118 We are awake much earlier than expected. Hunger is one reason. a second is the my neck and shoulder...
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Sep 6, 2007 1:37 am
605
Tented: descending Cape Look-Off Mountain Hiked Today: 13 LT Miles: 131 We're up and so is Bodacious based upon the celophane sound of the trail bar being...
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Sep 6, 2007 1:37 am
606
Skyline Lodge (shelter) Miles Hiked: 13 LT Miles: 144 The blessing of too tight boots is the joy of removing them at day's end is what Earl Shaffer has to...
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Sep 6, 2007 1:37 am
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Tented at Battel Shelter Hiked Today: 14 LT Miles: 158 We're up early again. I've been comforable most of the night. Once, I had to chase Spur off my sleeping...
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Sep 6, 2007 1:38 am
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Hyde Away Inn, Waikesfield Hiked Today: 10 LT Miles: 168 Spur is awake early and feeling restless. I'm cold and still sleepy. We compromise: he wiggles and...
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Sep 6, 2007 3:11 pm
609
After a truly delicious supper, we head back to the room and catch the weather forecast (last cold day was today, clear and warm tomorrow, followed by really...
