Rockpile, Long Trail, Vermont
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Long Trail Sign, Vermont
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For
the southern half of the trail in Vermont, the Long Trail
and the Appalachian Trail coincide. |
Electric Lines, Long Trail, Vermont
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Lake, Long Trail, Vermont
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Flowers, Long Trail, Vermont
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Beaver Dam, Long Trail, Vermont
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Mountain Stream with Fisherman, Long
Trail, Vermont |
Split Rock, Long Trail, Vermont
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Shelter, Long Trail, Vermont
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Stretching, Long Trail, Vermont
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If
you stretch after your daily hike, the next day’s hike
will be easier. |
Stretching, Long Trail, Vermont
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Companion, after a long day, Long Trail,
Vermont |
Man’s
best friend is a little tuckered out. |
Fire Tower (Fire Warden's Cabin) in the
Clouds, Long Trail, Vermont |
Ski Sculpture, Stratton Mountain, Long
Trail, Vermont |
The
Fire Tower at the Fire Warden’s Cabin offers views
when the weather is good.
You cross over the tops of several ski slopes, the first
being Stratton Mountain. |
Stratton Pond,. Long Trail, Vermont
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Stratton Pond, Long Trail, Vermont
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Stratton
Pond lies near Stratton Mountain. |
Stratton Pond, Long Trail, Vermont
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AT Sign in the Woods, Long Trail, Vermont
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Mushroom on Trees, Long Trail, Vermont
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Long Trail Sign, Vermont
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Flower, Long Trail, Vermont
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View, Long Trail, Vermont
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AT Sign, Bromley Mountain, Vermont
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Mountain Rewards, Bromley Mountain Ski
Shack, Vermont |
If
you are lucky, you may find a beer left for you at a mountain
ski shack. |
Log Tread, Long Trail, Vermont
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Flower, Long Trail, Vermont
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Griffith Lake, Long Trail, Vermont
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AT Sign, Griffith Lake, Long Trail, Vermont
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Griffith
Lake offers lake-side camping. |
View of Mountain to Come, Long Traiil,
Vermont |
Butterflies, Lost Pond Shelter, Long
Trail, Vermont |
Butterflies
gather at the Lost Pond Shelter |
Butterflies, Lost Pond Shelter, Long
Trail, Vermont |
Butterflies, Lost Pond Shelter, Long
Trail, Vermont |
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Butterflies, Lost Pond Shelter, Long
Trail, Vermont |
Butterflies, Lost Pond Shelter, Long
Trail, Vermont |
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Rock Texture, Long Trail, Vermont
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Bridge of Steel, Long Trail, Vermont
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Rock Sculpture, Long Trail, Vermont
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Rock Sculpture, Long Trail, Vermont
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Rock
Sculptures adorn the trail. |
Waterfall, Long Trail, Vermont
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Clarendon Gorge, Long Trail, Vermont
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Clarendon
Gorge offers a nice dip. |
Bridge over Clarendon Gorge, Long Trail,
Vermont |
Bridge over Clarendon Gorge, Long Trail,
Vermont |
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Governor Clement Shelter, , Long Trail,
Vermont |
Killington Gondola,Long Trail, Vermont
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The
Governor Clement is made of stone. It’s very accessible
to the road, which can make for an interesting night.
The trail passes over Killington. The Gondola offers a
quick trip down to civilization for those needing it. |
Split Rock, Long Trail, Vermont
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Long Trail and AT Split, Vermnot
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Mushrooms on Trail, AT, Vermont
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Waterfall and Pool, AT, Vermont
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Rock and Moss, AT, Vermont
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Birches, AT, Vermont |
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Lizard, AT, Vermont |
Lookout Farm, AT, Vermont
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Lookout
Farm offers a 360 degree view from atop the roof. |
Lookout Farm, AT, Vermont
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Flower, AT, Vermont |
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Mushroom, AT, Vermont |
AT Sign, Vermont |
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Flower, AT, Vermont |
Thunderstorm Winturi Shelter, AT, Vermont
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When
thunderstorms occur, you are glad to be in a shelter. Especially
if a tree falls in the trail that you just came in on. |
Thunderstorm Aftermath, Wintturi Shelter,
AT, Vermont |
Privy, Wintturi Shelter, AT, Vermont
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Privy, Thistle Hill Shelter, AT, Vermont
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Privy, AT Vermont |
There
appears to be a privy competition. The privy at the Thistle
Hill shelter was once featured in the National Geographic. |
AT Sign, Vermont |
Trail through VT hills, Vermont
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Butterfly, AT, Vermont |
Wildlife, AT, Vermont |
The
trail is not all through forests. |
Trail under Bridges, AT, Vermont
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Happy Hill Shelter, AT, Vermont
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Frat House, AT, Hanover, New Hampshire
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Dartmouth Outing Club, Hanover, NH
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Hanover
is the home of Dartmouth. And Dartmouth is the home of the
Dartmouth Outing Club, the purveyor of the orange trail signs.
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Swamp, New Hampshire |
Maple Syrup Lines - New Hampshire
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Odd shaped Tree New Hampshire
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Dartmouth Outing Club Sign, New Hampshire
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Airplane Crash Parts, Moose Mountain,
New Hampshire |
Mountain View, AT, New Hampshire
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An
airplane crashed on Moose Mountain several years ago |
Rockpile, Long Trail, Vermont
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Sun in the Pond, AT, New Hampshire
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Long Trail, Vermnot |
Old Chimney on the AT, New Hampshire
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AT Sign on Granite Post |
Rock formation, AT, New Hampshire
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Mountain View from Firewardens Tower,
AT, New Hampshire |
Fire Tower, AT, New Hampshire
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The
Firewarden’s Tower in New Hampshire offers great views.
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Mountain View, AT, New Hampshire
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Rock, AT, New Hampshire |
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Hexacuba Shelter, AT, New Hampshire
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PentaPrivy, AT, New Hampshire
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The
PentaPrivy is at the Hexacuba Shelter. Nothing rectangular
here. |
Cairn, AT, New Hampshire
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White stripe in rock, AT, New Hampshire
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Sign at top of mountain, AT, New Hampshire
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Frog, AT, New Hampshire |
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AT Sign on Road, New Hampshire
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Privy, AT, New Hampshire
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House of Weather, New Hampshire
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Mt. Moosilauke, AT, New Hampshire
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The
Weatherman has a museum at his House of Weather. Mt. Moosilauke
offers 360 degree views. |
Beaver Brook, AT, New Hampshire
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Gordon Pond, AT, New Hampshire
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Beaver
Brook runs down the north side of Mt. Moosilauke. |
Cairn on Kinsman's, AT, New Hampshire
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White Mountains, AT, New Hampshire
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You
cross of the Kinsman’s on the way to Franconia Notch. |
K at Overlook, AT, New Hampshire
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K Climbing, AT, New Hampshire
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Dutchman's Britches, AT, New Hampshire
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Old Man in the Mountain, AT, New Hampshire
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The
Old Man in the Mountains fell. New Hampshire may be looking
for a new symbol. |
K and L, Franconia Notch, AT, New Hampshire
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L Climbing, AT, New Hampshire
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It’s
a long climb up to Franconia Ridge. |
Mount Lafayette, White Mountains, AT,
New Hampshire |
Diapensia, Franconia Ridge, AT, New Hampshire
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Franconia Ridge, AT, New Hampshire
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Diapensia, AT, New Hampshire
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Looking
over the Franconia Ridge. The trail on Franconia Ridge was
once maintained by Guy Waterman. |
Mount Lafayette in the Fog, AT, New Hampshire
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L and Tent, White Mountains, AT, New
Hampshire |
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Chipmunk, White Mountains, AT, New Hampshire
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Bunchberry, White Mountains, AT, New
Hampshire |
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Waterfall, White Mountains, AT, New Hampshire
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Toad, White Mountains, AT, New Hampshire
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Tri Trillium, White Mountains, AT, New
Hampshire |
L, Webster Cliffs, White Mountains, AT,
New Hampshire |
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K, White Mountains, AT, New Hampshire
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Granite and Quartz, White Mountains,
AT, New Hampshire |
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Clounds Rolling In, White Mountains,
AT, New Hampshire |
Flowers, White Mountains, AT, New Hampshire
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Lake of the Clouds Hut, White Mountains,
AT, New Hampshire |
Tip Top House, White Mountains, AT, New
Hampshire |
The
Appalachian Mountain Club offers huts in the White Mountains.
You can stay in the huts or in tent sites. |
Lake of the Clouds Hut and Beyond, White
Mountains, AT, New Hampshire |
Lakes Crew, White Mountains, AT, New
Hampshire |
Each
hut is staffed by a seasonal crew. To amuse themselves, each
hut crew often raids another hut. The Lake of the Clouds staff
has recovered a trophy from one of the other huts after an
evening raid. |
Worn Sign, White Mountains, AT, New Hampshire
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L and K, Mount Washington, White Mountains,
AT, New Hampshire |
Mount
Washington is the highest mountain in New Hampshire. Its one
of the few on the trail that you share with people who drove
up. |
Great Gulf Wilderness, White Mountains,
AT, New Hampshire |
Jefferson Path, White Mountains, AT,
New Hampshire |
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Flowers, White Mountains, AT, New Hampshire
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L on Snow, White Mountains, AT, New Hampshire
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Snow
can remain on the trail through July. |
L on Rock, White Mountains, AT, New Hampshire
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Trail to Madison Hut, White Mountains,
AT, New Hampshire |
The
trail in the Whites goes over a lot of rocks |
Trail to Madison Hut, White Mountains,
AT, New Hampshire |
Madison Hut and Mount Madison, White
Mountains, AT, New Hampshire |
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Rock Texture, White Mountains, AT, New
Hampshire |
Mount Madison and Osgood Trail, White
Mountains, AT, New Hampshire |
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Labrador Tea, White Mountains, AT, New
Hampshire |
Tuckerman's Ravine, White Mountains,
AT, New Hampshire |
Tuckerman’s
Ravine offers skiing and snowboarding into the spring. |
Carter Notch Hut, White Mountains, AT,
New Hampshire |
Carter Notch Hut and Climb, White Mountains,
AT, New Hampshire |
Carter
Notch Hut is in a deep notch. |
Carter Notch Hut and Downclimb, White
Mountains, AT, New Hampshire |
Mountain Ranges, White Mountains, AT,
New Hampshire |
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Greybeard and Admiral, White Mountains,
AT, New Hampshire |
Admiral and Mount Washington, White Mountains,
AT, New Hampshire |
Greybeard
works at ATC headquarters. The Admiral was the Mole (check
reality TV listings). |
AT Marker, White Mountains, AT, New Hampshire
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Moose Poop, White Mountains, AT, New
Hampshire |
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Flower Field, AT, New Hampshire
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Maine State Line, AT, New Hampshire
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Finally
you reach the last state. |