Posts by karenskurka

DECEMBER 5, 2004 — MILFORD, OH A nasty storm came through around the first of December. Andrew made it to the Shawnee State Park where the manager, Kevin Bradbury and his wife, provided a place for the night. Kevin is very knowledgeable about the geology and culture of the area and shared that knowledge with…

NOVEMBER 29, 2004 — PEEBLES, OH The past week has been one of varied topography and population. Andrew hiked from Marietta, northwest to Logan. He hiked through the “Old Man’s Cave” forest area. The rock formation in this forest has some massive over-hangs rising above a river with some mighty waterfalls. The story is reported…

NOVEMBER 20, 2004 — MARIETTA, OH After leaving the Warner house, Andrew hiked among a series of man-made lakes in Eastern Ohio. The size of the RV camps and the marinas leads one to believe that the area has a large summer population, however, at this time of year, the area is deserted. That allowed…

NOVEMBER 13, 2004 — MAGNOLIA, OH Andrew’s hike to this point has been a wilderness hike. This week the hike became a “people hike.” The people of western PA and eastern OH have gone out of their way to help Andrew and offer comfort and companionship. Andrew returned to his hike on November 8th. Gail,…

NOVEMBER 2, 2004 — CLARION, PA Since October 20, Andrew hiked on the Finger Lakes Trail to the North Country Trail, through the Allegheny National Forest and on to Pennsylvania. He is now in PA hiking on roads and small sections of trail. After nine days of rain, the weather finally cleared. He saw his…

OCTOBER 20 — HAMMONDSPORT, NY The last two weeks have seen Andrew crossing through New York on the Adirondack and the North Country Trails. There is a 60 mile road walk that connects the Adirondack Trail to the North Country Trail. While passing through towns offers the opportunity to interact with people, it also presents…

OCTOBER 6 — ADIRONDACKS, NY During past two weeks, Andrew has left the White Mountains, hiked some of the Long Trail in Vermont and into the Adirondacks in New York. On Sunday the 25th of September, he met up with Brian, a salesman for GoLite and his dog, Monte. The three of them hiked together…

SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 — GORHAM, MA Andrew called today from Gorham, NH. Things have been “awesome.” The weather has been perfect and even the nights were fine for him. He hiked the Mahoosuc Range this morning at sunrise and said it was unbelievable. When he hiked the AT in 2002, this stretch was raining and…

SEPTEMBER 17 — MONSON, ME Andrew called from Monson, ME yesterday. He had hiked 145 miles since Friday the 10th of September. He had climbed Katahdin and made it through the one-hundred mile wilderness. The weather has been perfect for hiking. Cool days and very cools nights. One night dropped into the 30’s, which was…

AUGUST 27, 2004 — KEDGWICK, NEW BRUNSWICK Andrew left Kedgwick after picking up his mail drop and began hiking to Mount Carlton Provincial Park. The park was very nice; easy trails to the top of the mountain and great views to reward the effort. Andrew slept in an abandoned fire tower at the summit of…