{"id":806,"date":"2022-07-09T04:18:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-09T04:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=806"},"modified":"2025-09-29T02:59:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T02:59:06","slug":"on-the-appalachian-trail-in-ct-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=806","title":{"rendered":"On the Appalachian Trail in CT this weekend!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Having prepped for the last five weeks (for example &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/folly\/2022\/06\/hike-second-shakedown-beacon-to-breakneck.html\"> Second shakedown hike, Beacon to Breakneck<\/a>), here&#8217;s the itinerary and maps for this weekend. I will overnight in the Mt .Algo shelter\/lean to. The five or so miles along the Housatonic river are flat. Total distance first day about 11 and a half miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/6a00d834525a2f69e202a2eecbdcbf200d-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12462\" title=\"2022_07_08 11_53 AM Office Lens(1)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/6a00d834525a2f69e202a2eecbdcbf200d-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/6a00d834525a2f69e202a2eecbdcbf200d-500wi-300x101.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second day from the shelter to the NY State border, again about 11 and a half miles. Tim will pick me up there (hopefully). This is the only section of the 2,100 plus miles of the Appalachian Trail that runs through an Indian Reservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/6a00d834525a2f69e202a308d5d30b200c-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12463\" title=\"2022_07_08 11_53 AM Office Lens (1)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/6a00d834525a2f69e202a308d5d30b200c-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/6a00d834525a2f69e202a308d5d30b200c-500wi-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To a large extent both sections parallel Rte. 7.&nbsp; Total distance will be about 23 miles and will be seeing other hikers along the way. Not taking any cooking gear &#8211; peanut butter, tuna, clif bars etc, and no sleeping bag. Will use a lightweight bivy sack and wear tights. Biggest concern &#8211; FALLING!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will post pictures and perhaps a video. This area will be quite scenic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>UPDATE<\/strong><\/span>: Picture of my pack; base weight is 12 lbs &#8211; that&#8217;s without food and water. So weight will run 17-18 lbs. (Water is heavy two quarts = 4 lbs). I&#8217;m happy with the weight. The funny looking silver thing hanging off the back is a &#8220;sit pad&#8221; for uhhh sitting on. It unfolds &#8211; weighs 2 ounces.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/6a00d834525a2f69e202a30d4344c0200b-450wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12461\" title=\"20220708_185938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/6a00d834525a2f69e202a30d4344c0200b-450wi.jpg 450w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/6a00d834525a2f69e202a30d4344c0200b-450wi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having prepped for the last five weeks (for example &#8211; Second shakedown hike, Beacon to Breakneck), here&#8217;s the itinerary and maps for this weekend. I will overnight in the Mt .Algo shelter\/lean to. The five or so miles along the Housatonic river are flat. Total distance first day about 11 and a half miles. Second [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=806"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12464,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806\/revisions\/12464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}