Astrogirl

8/13/1999 ~ Riga Leanto (19.8 miles)

I feel like I hiked for 18 hours today. I did start pretty early, and I barely made it by dark.  There was a hell of a view on the way up here at Lion’s Head, but the weather was looking very threatening.  The ‘Plateau Campsite’ wasn’t really an option [...]

8/12/1999 ~ Pine Brook Swamp Leanto (10 miles hiked)

In 10 miles, I climbed 3000 feet for a total elevation gain of 600 feet. As you might guess there were a few ups and downs. There was more water today, as well as many more bugs. Also, we had to carry water to this site up [...]

8/11/1999 ~ Stewart Hollow Leanto (7 AT miles hiked)

Short day — spent some time in Kent. I found a solar shower at the outfitters for $2, so I didn’t have to get a very expensive hotel room after all. I had a salad and a beer and did laundry too. I’m tenting [...]

8/10/1999 ~ Mt. Algo Leanto (12.4 miles hiked)

Cumulative miles this leg:  62.7

I did not want to do 12.4 today. I wanted to tent with Bango on Shaghticoke Mtn, but this was not to be. The water source for those campsites was dry. In fact, there’s no water here either, and the town of Kent is [...]