GREG​​SPENCER

July 12, 2004 - Woke up at 6 to hear rain on my tent. I’ve never slept in my tent during a rain storm so it was going to be interesting...

July 13, 2004 - Woke up to no rain so I got a quick start since I heard that it was supposed to rain all week. It’s a lot better starting...

July 14, 2004 - Well, I started my 9th state today as I left NJ and made my way into NY. As soon as I left NJ the skies started to clear...

July 15, 2004 - My 1st full day in NY was a great one. Was able to take lots of pictures. Nice blue skies and not too hot. The only bad...

July 16, 2004 - Got a very early start since I was meeting Ben today 28.1 miles down the trail. We had planned on meeting at 6 pm in...

July 17, 2004 - I’m so lucky to have a friend like Ben. Yesterday he comes to pick me up during Friday rush hour traffic. Then when I get...

July 18, 2004 - Got about 5 hours of sleep last night. Left Ben’s house around 9:30 and stopped off for donuts before getting on the...

July 19, 2004 - Wow, what a hard day, didn’t think CT would be this hard. Had lots of rocky ups and downs. Also, the rocks were wet after...

July 20, 2004 - Slept well last night since I was in the tent and away from the mosquitos, but they tried their best to get in. I packed...

July 21, 2004 - Had a great 1st night in Mass. Had some big climbs in the morning, up Race Mt and Mt Everett, and Jug End, a total of...

July 22, 2004 - Well, I thought that today the bugs wouldn’t be as bed as yesterday, but I was wrong. The mosquitos kept following me and...

July 23, 2004 - Woke up early since Dalton, MA was only 3 miles away. I could get real breakfast there. When I got into town I met an...

July 24, 2004 - After a great sleep in the indoors I went back to the supermarket to grab some donuts for breakfast. Hiked back to the...

July 25, 2004 - During the night I started to feel sick, don’t know what from. Woke up in the morning late still feeling sick. So I took...

July 26, 2004 - Woke up feeling like a new person. My stomach didn’t hurt at all. All I needed was a little rest. Got an early start...

July 27, 2004 - I woke up to the sound of rain so instead of an early start I went back to sleep. Once I saw it wasn’t going to stop I...

July 28, 2004 - I was told yesterday that the rain was supposed to go for 36 hours and get around 3 inches. I hoped that when I would...

July 29, 2004 - Wow, what a day of hiking. It had its ups and downs in every such way. One good thing was that the sun came out and...

July 30, 2004 - Woke up at 6 after only about 6 hours of sleep. West Hartford was 5 miles away and I was out of food so I packed up as...

July 31, 2004 - After my last 2 night hikes I didn’t get up till 8 so I got a late start. I was ahead of schedule since I had planned on...