Overture 2018

Backyard tenting to check out new gear. The neighborhood raccoon turned up its nose and declined to stop by.

A bivy and an ultralight rain tarp

And a rain kilt, aye

I plan to drive north on May 2, and start the first of my planned AT section hikes on May 5 at Delaware Water Gap. Four weeks of shuffling north should bring me into northwestern Connecticut.

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy now has a searchable interactive map available online that can locate shelters and other points of interest along the way. (HOV lanes and trailside coffee shops soon, no doubt.)

Explore the Trail