August 28, 2018 We got an early start just after dawn and without cooking breakfast because it was so buggy at our tentsite! We soon came to a view of our future, an overlook of the Farmington River. From our precipice, we looked down on the small town of Tarriffville. We speculated about the origins …
Category Archives: New England Trail
NET:Day 11 Connecticut Begins
August 27, 2018 Soon after we got started, we reached the bog bridging the farmer at Calabrese Farm Store had told us about. It was, indeed, a significant project, and a welcome dry crossing of the bog! Just a short way south, we came to a small road with residences. The trail followed a wide …
NET: Day 7 Rugged
August 23, 2018 We got an early start from our hidden tentsite, soon reaching a sign that said “Queen Street”. I saw only trail, so didn’t know what Queen Street meant. We were getting near Amherst. Maybe Queen Street left town and kept going into the forest. A good question there! The forest seemed typically …
NET Day 4
August 20, 2018 The nearby chuch bell chimed the hour all through the night. I heard it each hour except 2, so I must have slept soundly at least a couple of hours. At 6 bells we started to get up. The morning woods was quiet, peaceful, and tingling with life! Even though we weren’t …
NET: Day 15 Pleasant
August 31, 2018 If I had only one word to sum up today, it would be “pleasant.” Here are ways it was pleasant on my walk today: We started the day at Stephanie’s house playing with her two young daughters and getting to know Stephanie. We had met briefly on the Appalachian Trail, probably in …
NET: Day 10 Safe
August 26, 2018 Today, we reached an important milepoint. Well, two milepoints. The first was Little George’s restaurant on the north side of the Westfield River. It closes at 2 pm on Sundays. We got there at 1:20, just in time for breakfast – and lunch! I ordered an omelette and a Big Burger. John …
NET:Day 9 Continuing
August 25, 2018 Breakfast at a kitchen table in an antique New England home, described by the owner as “a great place to have lots of visitors”, was a sumptuous respite from the trail. Our treat for breakfast was smoked salmon from yesterday’s Whole Foods shopping, an English muffin, a banana, and coffee brewed in …
NET: First 95 Miles
August 24, 2018 We’ve walked for a week. Our planned average of 10 miles per day grew to 12.6, putting us at a recognizable landmark – the Connecticut River. The river poses a logistical consideration because there is no trail crossing provided. The trail simply ends, and not even at the riverbank on the north …
NET: Day 3 Sense of Home
August 19, 2018 Our nice and early departure at 6:45 got nixed when we decided to make the side trip to Royalston Falls. “It’s only three tenths of a mile and it’s unlikely that we would come back here just to go to these falls. So, we should go.” I don’t usually use should, but this …
NET: 5 Essentials in Practice
August 12, 2018 I’m preparing for a walk and using the Five Essentials for a Radiantly Fulfilling one! Here’s how they’re playing out! 1. Know Your Trail We chose the New England Trail because John wants to walk all 11 National Scenic Trails. This one is in the Eastern US where we have been this …