Former Force Reconnaissance Marine and retired Navy doctor hiking to raise money to send the loved ones of fallen Recon Marines to the Marine Reconnaissance Foundation's 2025 Gold Star Family Retreat, beginning at Camp Pendleton CA, and concluding in Oahu, Hawaii.
Join me for my 2024 Appalachian Trail south bound thru hike, starting June 20th, from Mount Katahdin, Maine.
There are free shuttle busses from Hanover to the next towns, Lebanon and West Lebanon, where you could have stayed. W. Lebanon has shopping malls. FYI.
Greetings Recon, Seems that this video is about 3 weeks old from the time that it was shot. Your next video should show how the weather has gotten much cooler and dryer. Maybe you will be able to stay at Irish hotel in Rutland pass. Enjoy the black Vermont mud southbound. There is a Stop and Shop once you come out on Rt 2 in MA for resupply. Hope that you start to make 14-18 mile days this fall. Old School
Thank you for your comment. Yes there is a significant delay getting the videos out. I have to get stable Wi-Fi and upload to Google Drive. And then my son has to download edit and post. Currently in New York now.
Rafael gave me this link on your hiking crossing... I've enjoyed the views and monologue inputs... Greetings from hot, humid and rainy Panama all the way wherever you are in NY... Take care, Blanca
@@alanwbelcher I actually took 2 zero days, to let the storms pass on Mount Washington before I started up from Pinkham Notch . It was a gorgeous crossing.
Cheers Recon, Don’t get down on the mileage that you will need to do. The really hard stuff is behind you. The weather has been dryer late August/September. There will be sections where you will pick up big miles CT, flat section crossing Rt 81. Stay healthy and focused on day to day goals.
Glad you completed the Whites, more or less intact. I hike there often and the last 2 summers have been terrible for hiking. Way more rain than usual. Take care out there.
Way to tough it out Recon. Glad you are in better spirits. It certainly looked like a tough slog. The Whites have been conquered 😅. Keep safe and keep on hiking.
Congratulations Recon, Yes this is the hard part of the AT. You should cruise into Hanover. Coming down Kinsman in the rain could not have been much fun. However, I’d much rather go SB up Beaver Brook trail, rather than down. Killington will be the last 4000 footer that you will have to do until Apple Orchard Mtn in VA. Hopefully the weather will dry out and get cooler going south. And you should be doing more miles per day. Best of luck.
Great job Recon. Watching today’s video (day 41) certainly is giving me second thoughts about my SOBO attempt next year LOL. Really enjoying the videos and all the great information you are providing. Keep safe and looking forward to seeing what comes next.
Heather and Chuck sent me and so happy that they did. I will try to get the word out of your hike and the wonderful organization that you’re helping. Thank you for all that you do to bring us along. Poles safely down Sir! Godspeed!✌️🙂
Outstanding work man, this whole area looks so atmospheric! Flawless presentation 🥾🥾
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That segment brings back lots of memories! You definitely understand why they call it the Granite State! Keep it up! It’s been great to follow your progress!
Greetings Recon. We were going northbound from Monson and ran into Pancake and Syrup at Antlers campsite on 6/16. We thought that she was carrying a cat in her carrier at the time. Later a driver who was giving us a ride out of Baxter told us it wasn't a cat, but a pet pigeon. Knowing the White Cap climb and the difficult river fordings before getting to Monson, I was surprised that she had made it this far when I saw her in this video.
