The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply the AT, is a marked hiking trail in the eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. It is approximately 2,181 miles long. The path is maintained by 30 trail clubs and multiple partnerships,and managed by the National Park Service and the nonprofit Appalachian Trail Conservancy. The majority of the trail is in wilderness, although some portions do traverse towns and roads, and cross rivers. The Appalachian Trail is famous for its many hikers, some of whom, called thru-hikers, attempt to hike it in its entirety in a single season. Along the way, the trail passes through the states of Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.

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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

4 months, 11 states, 1500 miles 8/2

NYC down time to Massachusetts

Ryan camped last night about a mile from the Connecticut/Massachusetts border.  This represents the completion of his 11th state and 1,500 miles of hiking.  Today he has been on the trail for 119 days. Based on actual hiking days he has averaged 16.3 miles per day.  He has about 2 month to complete the last 680 miles of trail through Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.  It’s unlikely that he will be able to average anywhere near these numbers through New Hampshire and Maine so it is important that he keep up an aggressive pace for the next few hundred miles.  Ryan said over the weekend that it was important to him to take the time to enjoy New England.
Most of the trail this week has been through dense State Forests and Reservations.  He said he was starting to see a significant change in the forest from new grown to older growth forest.  While it’s still been hot, nighttime temperatures are starting to fall into the 50’s the further north he progresses.  He will be changing gear in the next few weeks.   We’re planning a mail drop for Vermont. 
Looking forward to new pictures this week. 

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