The Roaming Romantics

Started the day off right,  with pancakes and bacon at the hostel. With a full stomach,  I was dropped off at the trailhead. It started off rocky and steep as the trail crept up, down and through large rock formations. The trail went through Cut Rock, a large rock...

Started the morning with a climb to the summit of Bear Mountain. It is the highest point in Connecticut and there is an old stone monument at the top. The descent was pretty tough, in some spots, it was a near vertical climb down rock faces slick with water running...

After reading about upper Goose Cabin cooking pancakes for hikers each morning, I decided to make that my 25 mile target for the day. The trail climbed back up through rocky, hills with pine trees towering overhead I passed near Ice Gulch, a steep ravine that is so...

A day starting off with pancakes is always a good day! The caretaker made pancakes and coffee for the other hikers and myself. Afterwards,  I took a bucket down to the pond to gather water for the cabin. The pond was ab incredible sight in the early morning. I quickly...

Started the day with breakfast at the Dalton Restaurant. I started with a double order of French toast and bacon. Added another order of French toast and by the time I finished, ate 18 pieces of French toast, two eggs, two pieces of wheat toast and several slices of...

Woke up to more fog, wind and cold rain outside the lodge. Decided to take a zero day and ride out the storm at the lodge. Turned out to be a good decision. I am writing this post at 9:14pm and the weather has yet to relent. It rained all day and stayed foggy. The...

Woke up to clear(ish) skies at the lodge. For the first time since we got there, you could actually see more than 100ft into the distance! The fog soon rolled back in,  but at least the rain had stopped. We hit the trail and soon found it to be a mess from the...

Today was really muddy and wet again to start the day.  The trail was still flooded in many places. We had to hike up several miles of trail that better resembled a mountain stream.  The water was cold and after a few minutes, I couldn’t feel my feet. I kept...

Woke up early to avoid the biting gnats, but was surprised to find them out, even on a cool morning. The day started with a climb up Stratton mountain. It was on this summit that James Taylor came up with the concept of Long Trail, which would eventually inspire the...

Started the day with a great sunrise from the top of Bromley Mountain. The trail finally dried out a bit and we were able to make good time down Bromley mountain. Ironically there were more wooden foot paths on the trail today than the previous two (wet/muddy) days....