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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…
SEPTEMBER 8, 2004 — SEEKONK, MA I have posted pictures from the International Appalachian Trail; click here to view them. Enjoy. I have also delayed my restart by a day because of Hurricane Frances — the remants of it are supposed to dump lots of rain on Katahdin tomorrow and Friday, which is when I…
SEPTEMBER 2, 2004 — SEEKONK, MA Andrew here. I am home until Wednesday for my older sister’s wedding, thus far enjoying tenderloin steaks, daily showers, and pints of Ben & Jerry’s (of which my soon-to-be brother-in-law is also a big fan). I don’t expect any problem getting back out on the trail, however — 650…
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…
AUGUST 23, 2004 — MATAPEDIA, QUEBEC Andrew has left the Province of Quebec and has entered the Province of New Brunswick. It has been a challenging week. Andrew found himself physically worn out after hiking through the Chic-Choc Mountains. He caught a stomach virus and was having difficulty eating for the next few days. This…
AUGUST 17, 2004 — OUT OF MATANE WILDLIFE RESERVE, QUEBEC Wednesday the 11th, Andrew had hiked 155 miles and stayed at the Du Mont Jacques Cartier campground, which is in the Parc de la Gaspesie. It rained the majority of the days he had been hiking and he was rotating between two pair of shoes.…
AUGUST 9, 2004 — GRANDE VALLE, QUEBEC The journey has begun. Bob, Andrew and I went to Montreal on Wed, Aug 5. We stopped at Ben and Jerry’s in Vermont for the last taste of good junk food. Andrew caught the bus in Montreal on Thurs and took a 16 hour ride to Gaspe. Andrew…
July 24 — Seekonk, MA Exciting PR hit in today’s New York Times, in a column by Nicholas Kristof entitled, “Lost in Space” (pdf).” The column points out the long-lasting effects of environmental policies and argues that greater access to and use of protected wildlands is critical to increasing public support for the environmental agenda.…
July 1 — Boulder, CO I just returned from finishing the Colorado Trail, which runs 478 miles between Denver and Durango through some of the most spectacular scenery in the state (and the country). I finished in 15 days and 4 hours, averaging about 31.4 miles per day. Starting out I was a little unsure…
May 18 — Boulder, CO The office just received the June issue of Backpacker and I’m pretty excited about my hike being covered in a 33-word blurb on page 46 under a headline “10 More People We Love” in “The 69 greatest things about camping” section. (The person they love the most is Yvon Chouinard,…