Alex wore a Wolf Packs Banzai dog pack on our hike. It held up really well. Aside from getting covered in dirt and mud, the pack is still in great shape.
On our hike, we encountered stretches of trail that were very overgrown. We sometimes hiked up to our necks in weeds and pricker bushes.
The Cohos Trail Association is raising money to purchase a tow-behind trail mower to help keep some of the old skidways and snowmobile trails utilized by the CT open and free of weeds, grasses and brush.
You can read about the trail mower campaign here and make a donation to The Cohos Trail Association here (there’s a PayPal button at the bottom of the page).
Ellen (aka Flatlander) hiked through the northern section of The Cohos Trail just a few days before we did. She took some great photographs. Check them out.
Thanks to everyone who helped us along the way
We wanted to thank all of the wonderful people who helped us out while we were hiking The Cohos Trail. Our trip wouldn’t have been possible without you.
Jeff, thank you for driving us from Brooklyn to New Hampshire (and back). You are living proof that Craigslist is filled with angels. We enjoyed your company and conversation and hope to cross paths again soon.
Patrick, thank you for going out of your way to help us get to the animal hospital after our dog got quilled by a porcupine. Your kindness helped us through one of our toughest moments on the trail. Also, thanks for the V8. It was exactly what Biana needed.
Kristin, thanks for coming into the animal hospital on a Sunday to take care of Alex, for giving him medicine, for reassuring us that we’d be back on the trail in a day, and for giving us a ride into Lancaster. We have nothing but praise for your vet skills and your animal hospital.
Daniel, thank you for giving us a ride back to the trail after Alex had recuperated. Thanks for the stories about the Westminster Dog Show, tourists, moose, and life in New Hampshire. Thanks for being patient while we drove back and forth trying to find the trailhead. We’ll gladly recommend White Mountain Limo to hikers in the area.
Joy, thanks for cooking up a great breakfast for us at Applebrook and for printing the latest trail update info for us before we departed. Tom, thanks for loaning us those pliers so we could pull out Alex’s last quill. You guys run one heck of a B&B.
To the crew from the South Pond Recreational Area (Lori, Brad, Karen, and Rosie): Thanks for letting us use the phone to get our cache, for fixing Adam’s glasses, for giving us a tour of the RV and telling us about the RV lifestyle, for giving us delicious dates from California, and for being good company. Also, thanks for taking such nice care of the beach at South Pond. Its a lovely spot.
Nancy, thanks for driving the supply cache we sent to Stark Village Inn to us on the trail. Sorry we couldn’t spend the night at your inn.
Frank and Linda, thank you for giving us a ride to The Sportsman’s Lodge to pickup our supply cache, and for lending us much needed soap, shampoo, and laundry detergent. Roger and Gaylee, thanks for the ice cream. You made us an offer we couldn’t refuse.
Billy, thanks for offering us the ride into Pittsburg Village. You helped us keep Alex off a busy asphalt road. Also, thanks for showing us the one spot where there’s cell phone reception in Pittsburg. Good luck with your stone work.
Dickie, thanks for giving us a beautiful house on The Connecticut River to relax in! We were overwhelmed by your generosity. Thanks for the homemade shepherd’s pie, the ice cream, the company, and the advice.
Pete and Lainie, thanks for maintaining such an awesome trail, for giving us a place to stay during and after our hike, for the tea, ice cream, and barbeque, for the ATV rides around the mountain, for the veggies from your garden, for the opportunity to paint some blazes and give back to the trail, for your stories about life in the North Country, and for just being such amazing people.
Rooney Tunes, thanks for joining us on our last day of hiking. Thanks for putting up with our stench. Your car’s trunk will one day recover. Thanks for taking us moosin’, for surprising us with all sorts of delicious goodies, for helping us out with trail work, and for giving us a ride from the border to southern New Hampshire.
Adam and Biana on Owl's Head
Cohos Trail markers
Adam & Alex on Stairs Mountain
Alex got quilled by a porcupine
Frog on the trail
A very happy Biana
Taking a dip in Lake Francis
Wet trail
Riding to town in a pickup truck
Straddling the US / Canadian
Here are 10 pictures from our hike to tide you over. We’ll be posting our journal entries & more pictures over the next few days. But first… laundry, the foods we’ve been craving, and mental decompression.
You can also find these pictures in our photo album on Facebook.
We have showered and replaced our smelly synthetic hiking shirts with kitchy cotton tourist shirts. They have moose on em.
Were heading back to nyc today. We reached the canadian border on saturday after 15 days hiking & completed the cohos trail.
All is well. Mid-climb up to dixville peak. We can see into canada and vermont.
