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CategoryItemWeightcommentsItemWeight
BackpackGoLite Dawn13GoLite Dawn13
clothessunglasses0.5never usedsunglasses0
blue stuff sack0.3 blue stuff sack0.3
ems long sleeve5.9 ems long sleeve5.9
light socks1.2 light socks1.2
light shorts2.2 light shorts2.2
nylon pants1.8 nylon pants1.8
patagonia dragonfly3.1trimmedpatagonia dragonfly2.8
waldies7.6
CookingSnow Peak 600 cup2.8Snow Peak 600 cup2.8
foil lid0.1 foil lid0.1
fuel bottle0.3 fuel bottle0.3
stove0.1 stove0.1
windscreen0.8 windscreen0.8
spork0.6 spork0.6
electronicsLithium AA1Lithium AA1
SD card0.1 SD card0.1
Minolta X204 Minolta X204
personal1st Aid0.6removed partrs1st Aid0.4
leatherman1.9sent homeleatherman0
photon light0.2replacedtika plus2.6
zip pouch0.2replacedziplock bag0
sewing kit0 sewing kit0
matches0.1replacedlighter0.3
packtowel0.2replacedpacktowel0.9
soap0.5 soap0.5
toothbrush0.2 toothbrush0.2
toothpaste0.5 toothpaste0.5
alc. Gel0.5 alc. Gel0.5
sleepingRidgeRest3.8RidgeRest3.8
HiLite14.4too warmHiLite12
stuff sack0.5 stuff sack0.5
tyvek2.7 tyvek2.7
sheltertarp3tarp3
ti stakes1.4lost oneti stakes1
mesh0.1ditchedmesh0
spectra0.1shortenedspectra0
water2x bottles1.4one is enough32oz bottle0.8
katadyn mini4.7pumping sucksbleach0.2
outside packcompass0.1never usedcompass0
Leki TI14 Leki TI14
Saloman XA23.8 Saloman XA23.8
capiline shirt3.6 capiline shirt3.6
shorts3.4 shorts3.4
socks1.2 socks1.2
knee brace4gave awauknee brace0
Pack13 Pack13
Clothes15 Clothes14.2
Cooking4.7 Cooking4.7
Electronics5.1 Electronics5.1
Personal4.9 Personal5.9
sleeping21.4 sleeping19
shelter4.6 shelter4
water6.1 water1
outside pack50.1 outside pack46
packweight=74.8 packweight=66.9
4.675 4.18125
 
Thru-hike Posts online

Kissing the sign at the end of the AT on Mt. Katahdin

I retrieved all of the posts i made while Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2004. Now they're posted here.

 

 
One month later...
Well, i have been done for nearly a month, find myself still unemployed (i do have one job offer in the mail, though!), and have hiked on the mid-state trail every day this week to try and motivate myself. I haven't finished my website yet, and i need to assemble a slideshow about ultralight through hiking. anyway, my full updates are still on my website:
http://bilboGAME.com
 
Katahdin
SUCCESS!!! Summited kathadin on sept. 9 at 1:45. 120 days, 17 weeks, less than 4 months. made it to lewiston where i am hanging out with bearfeet and c-legs for the weekend. will post more detail soon.

...

Made it back to worcester over the weekend. too lazy to update fully, but i'm working on adding about 500 photos that'll be up by the end of the day.

 
Monson, ME
Just rolled in to monson this morning. Already got mail and ate most of what they had at the general store. threw in some laundry and now using my 30 minutes of internet time.

quick overview in case i don't have time for any details:

left glencliff in the afternoon and made it over moosilauke to beaver creek shelter. nice short day. Stuck to short days through the whites while goose and k-dog tried to catch up. Scored a work-for-stay at lonesome lake, zealand falls, mitzpah, lake of clouds, and madison springs huts. met some awesome people, especially at lake of clouds and madison. Got to madison on my 100th day on the trail, also the hutmaster's 21st birthday. had some fun, and both goose and k-dog finally caught up to us there. hiked 7 to pinkham notch in high winds, rain and fog, and decided to spend the night in gorham. hiked 21 the next day back to gorham. hiker's paradise has the best pancakes on the trail - cheap and all oyu can eat, too.
left gorham, nh for rangely in 4 days. did 3 20 mile days and two shorter days. made it into maine, and through mahoosic notch(pictures will show- 1 mile of trail that takes over an hour to climb over, under, and through). stopped at the IGA in rangeley and bought lots of food to eat in the parking lot before leaving for the shelter. a nice couple, karen and phil, asked us if we wanted to stay at their place that night. they had 4 extra beds for when their kids/grandkids come to visit, and so we enjoyed the stay.
left rangely for monson in 5-6 days. kept up the 20mi/day pace for most of it. the last few 4000 foot peaks were in there. after those, there's only a handful of 2000-3000 foot hills before kathadin. had some nice swims, saw a moose, and saw no views since it was cloudy on every single peak.

will finish a week and a day from today- 6 days in the 100 mile wilderness, 1 day past that, then on home.

i will be staying in lewiston with pete and colin for a couple days, then heading back to worcester until i can get a ride to VT to pick up my car, drive to NJ, and get my laptop.

 
Rangely, ME
Joe called today from Rangely (sp?) Maine, with only 220 miles left to go. His finishing date, September 10th, is pretty much set in stone. He plans to make some calls when he gets into Monson, ME.
 
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