A Journey on The Long Trail

Journal by Brian Culmo

Hiked with Matt Angelo

May 30th 2012 – June 14th 2012

Introduction My Long Trail Experience —The condensed version

Written the day after completion of the trail,

Friday, June 15th 2012

At the Canadian border, line post t#192.

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Day 1Wednesday May 30th

Pine Cobble trailhead – Melville Nauhiem Shelter

19 miles

Day 2Thursday May 31st

Melville Nauhiem Shelter – Story Spring Shelter

17.4 miles

Started off sore (feet and throat), then felt better after

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Day 3Friday June 1st

Story Spring Shelter – Bromley Shelter

23 miles

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Day 4Saturday June 2nd

Bromley Shelter-­Greenwall Shelter

22.6 miles

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Day 5Sunday June 3rd

Greenwall shelter – Cooper Lodge

18.9 miles

12 hrs

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Day 6Monday June 4th

Cooper Lodge – David Logan Shelter

19 miles

11 hours

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Day 7Tuesday June 5th

David Logan Shelter – Skyline Lodge

22 miles

12 hrs 8am-­8pm

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Day 8Wednesday June 6th

Boyce Shelter – Battell Shelter

17 miles

13hrs

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View from the porch

of Skyline Lodge

overlooking Skyline

Pond

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Day 9Thursday June 7th

Battell Shelter – Cowles Cove Shelter

15.3 miles

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Day 10Friday June 8th

Cowles Cove Shelter – Duck Brook Shelter

18.1 miles

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Atop Lincoln Mountain early in the morning

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Day 11Saturday June 9th

Duck Brook Shelter – Taylor Lodge

13.2 miles

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Sterling Pond,

near Smugglers

Notch

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Day 12Sunday June 10th

Taylor Lodge – Sterling Pond Shelter

12.3 miles

6:50-­4:40

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Matt after a dip in the Lamoille River

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Day 13Monday June 11th

Sterling Pond Shelter – Roundtop Shelter

14.3 miles

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Tuesday June 12th

Roundtop Shelter – Spruce Ledge Shelter

14.7 miles

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Brian at the top of Jay Peak, with Canada in the background only a

few miles away

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Day 15Wednesday June 13th

Spruce Ledge Shelter – Hazens Notch Camp

14.5 miles

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Matt showing off his trail made

spoon on the last night at Hazen’s

Notch Camp

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Day 16Thursday June 14th

Hazens Notch Camp – Journey’s end trailhead

18.7 miles

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