START: Franconia Notch 4:05 am FINISH: Crawford Notch 4:27 pm 27.7 miles 12:22 2.2mph 1,858.2 total miles 44.2 mpd average Another nice day to walk in the Whites Mercury was joined by two fellas from Steep Endurance (who also walked with Karel Sabbe and Karl Meltzer) on this section. Thanks to Brian VanderheidenContinue reading “Forty-second day M 8/17/20”
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Forty-first day Su 8/16/20
START: Kinsman Notch 3 am FINISH: Franconia Notch 11:35 am 16.3 miles 8:35 1.9 mph 1,830.5 total miles 44.6 mpd Continued nice weather Mercury’s first full day in the White Mountains. Her lack of experience on these rugged trails showed in her pace during the first section (1.9 mph). At 11:30Continue reading “Forty-first day Su 8/16/20”
Fortieth day S 8/15/20
START: Lyme-Dorchester Rd. 3:59 am FINISH: Kinsman Notch 8:35 pm 33.2 miles 16:36 2mph 1,814.2 total miles 45.4 mpd Weather nice with a short afternoon shower. Mountain summit fogged in but clear below. Mercury met her first White Mountain – a 3,800 foot ascent in about 2.5 miles! The descent of Mt.Continue reading “Fortieth day S 8/15/20”
Thirty-ninth day F 8/14/20
START: Vt. Rt. 12 5 am FINISH: Lyme-Dorchester (NH) Rd. 10:55 pm 43.7 miles 17:55 2.4 mph 1,781 total miles 45.7 mpd Continued nice weather The morning saw Mercury flowing through fields and hemlock forests in ‘old wealth’ eastern, central VT. Her parents visited again bringing her a few more pairs of bootsContinue reading “Thirty-ninth day F 8/14/20”
Thirty-eighth day R 8/13/20
START: Vt. Rt. 140 4 am FINISH: Vt. Rt. 12 11:50 pm 47.7 miles 19:50 2.4 mph 1,737.3 total miles 47.7 mpd another nice day of weather Mercury put in a ‘long day at the office’ but met her daily goal with no added hurt/injury. Sore feet = slower paceContinue reading “Thirty-eighth day R 8/13/20”
Thirty-seventh day W 8/12/20
START: Stratton-Arlington Rd. 4:04 am FINISH: VT. Rt 140 9:30 pm 43.6 miles 17:26 2.5 mph 1,689.6 total miles 45.7 mpd Nice hiking weather Another good day for Mercury! (but still not at peak flowing because of sore feet). She picked up her pace a bit to have a ‘normal’Continue reading “Thirty-seventh day W 8/12/20”
Thirty-sixth day T 8/11/20
START: Notch Rd. 4:02 am FINISH: Stratton-Arlington Rd. 10:35 pm 44.1 miles 18:33 2.4 mph 1,646 total miles 45.7 mpd Nice weather a little warm Jupiter is happy to report that Mercury is ‘back on track’ to finish under fifty days if the weather in the Whites permits her safe passage across their exposedContinue reading “Thirty-sixth day T 8/11/20”
Fifth week of Mercury’s AT Transit
#29 35.4 miles 4:30am-7:35pm 15:05 2.3 mph US206 (NJ) #30 41.8 miles 4am-9pm 17:00 2.5 mph Brady Road #31 46.4 miles 4am-10:35pm 18:35 2.5 mph Graymoor Friary #32 45.6 miles 4am-10:20pm 18:20 2.5 mph Hoyt Rd, (NY/NJ border0 #33 36.7 miles 5:50am-9:15pm 15:25 2.4 mph Iron Bridge Falls Village, CT #34 48.6 miles 3:20am- 11:35pm Continue reading “Fifth week of Mercury’s AT Transit”
Thirty-fifth day M 8/10/20
START: Tyringham Main Road 4 am FINISH: Notch Rd. 11:30 pm 48 miles 19:30 2.5 mph 1,601.9 45.8 mpd Continued nice weather Today was a good day for Mercury. Shin splints are almost gone. Toe blisters getting better due to new shoes with wider toe boxes. Feet soreness still there but lessened by newContinue reading “Thirty-fifth day M 8/10/20”
Thirty-fourth day Su 8/9/20
START – Iron Bridge Falls Village, CT 3:20 am FINISH – Tyringham (MA) Main Rd. 11:35 pm 48.6 miles 20:15 2.4 mph 1,553.9 total miles 45.7 mpd Nice weather. Mercury had a good, but necessary, day after coming up 7.5 miles short yesterday. Early start, longContinue reading “Thirty-fourth day Su 8/9/20”