Hiking the Cohos Trail

Alex (our dog) is featured on the Wolf Packs blog

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:54:07 -0400

Alex (our dog) is featured on the Wolf Packs blog:

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...

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:23:00 -0400

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).

Check out Flatlander's pics from her CT hike

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:00:12 -0400

Check out Flatlander's pics from her CT hike:

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.

We just added a ton more pictures from our hike to our Facebook...

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:19:49 -0400

We just added a ton more pictures from our hike to our Facebook album. Check ‘em out.

Thanks to everyone who helped us along the way

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:22:00 -0400

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.

Here are 10 pictures from our hike to tide you over. We’ll...

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:47:00 -0400

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....

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:58:33 -0400

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...

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:53:20 -0400

Were heading back to nyc today. We reached the canadian border on saturday after 15 days hiking & completed the cohos trail.

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Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:48:20 -0400

All is well. Mid-climb up to dixville peak. We can see into canada and vermont.

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:07:11 -0400

All is well. Mid-climb up to dixville peak. We can see into canada and vermont.

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Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:41:13 -0400

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Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:38:10 -0400

We are tenting on Mt Weeks tonight. Weve hiked about 50 miles so far. The weather is cooperating....

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:23:09 -0400

We are tenting on Mt Weeks tonight. Weve hiked about 50 miles so far. The weather is cooperating. Were having a great time.

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Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:42:27 -0400

We’re leaving in 2 days! Bemis Bridge, in Hart’s...

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:32:00 -0400

We’re leaving in 2 days! Bemis Bridge, in Hart’s Location, NH, marks the southern terminus of the Cohos Trail. Stepping on to this footbridge will mark the beginning of our two week journey.

This picture was taken by Flickr user suspensionstayed who’s been documenting suspension bridges all over the US and the world. So far he’s taken pictures of over 900 suspension bridges. Bemis Bridge was number 759.

Random fact: Hart’s Location, NH is the the smallest town in New Hampshire (population: 42) & first town in the United States to cast votes on election day.

Can’t wait! Leaving in 6 days! Way up north in Coos...

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:50:00 -0400

Can’t wait! Leaving in 6 days!

Way up north in Coos County, NH, the Connecticut River is barely more than a trout and salmon stream. (via NH woodchuck’s Flickr)

Getting ready to mail our supply caches. This is enough food to...

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:34:33 -0400

Getting ready to mail our supply caches. This is enough food to live off of the grid for two weeks.

Its time to start watching weather.com

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:43:00 -0400

Its time to start watching weather.com:

I know 10 day forecasts are pretty much useless… but still.

What to Pack: We wanted to tell you about a few of the things...

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:35:00 -0400

What to Pack: We wanted to tell you about a few of the things we’re taking with us when we go hiking. All this stuff has got to fit in our backpacks, so its only the essentials.

Moosies

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:57:59 -0400

I am not sure why, but one of the things that excites me the most about the prospect of hiking The Cohos Trail is the possibility of seeing a moose in the wild. According to the the official website, it is normal to see a moose every day that you are on the trail. There is something about the combination of their size and goofy awkwardness that I find completely irresistable. Moooooooooooooooooooosies, here I come!