@warthurton Hiking http://npt2010.waynearthurton.com Journal of my trip hiking the Northville-Placid trail 9/3/2010 - 9/18/2010 posterous.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gifSome Rights Reserved Sat, 04 Dec 2010 12:52:16 -0800 Why I haven't finished the story http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NorthvillePlacidTrail2010/~3/HVfrmfTpTi4/why-i-havent-finished-the-story http://npt2010.waynearthurton.com/why-i-havent-finished-the-story Some of you may realize that I've never finishing publishing my Journal entries from the hike.  The last 3 days have yet to be posted.  These days included some of the most remote wilderness in the whole of the Adirondacks.  The bodies of water here are seen by very few and are full day hikes from any parking areas.  It really amazing.

But...

There are some things that I was unprepared for on this trip.  The trail was in tough shape.  It can only be described as a series of wet muddy areas broken up by an occasional dry patch.  Research and some discussions since has made the reasons for this clear, but that is for another post.

Every 100 yards or so was a soft muddy area where you sink in up almost to the knee.  This means either finding a dry detour or using rocks & logs to traverse it.  This is one of the major reasons that our travel speed was restricted to ~1mph.  Unlike thinner guys, I have to ensure that I have solid footing.  Somebody my size can't easily be evacuated in the vent of any immobilizing injury.  

This major additional effort to hike the trail really started to get to me after nearly two weeks.  I wasn't in great spirits in my journal and when I reread before sending out, I realized that I didn't want to remember things that way forever.  So I've been slowly updating the entries to make them a little more positive.

I can't wait to finish the last two legs that we didn't get a chance to do in September.  Preliminarily, I am planning on doing the section from Lake Durrant to Long Lake early in June.  It is an extremely steep portion, sometimes called "the wall."  My plan is to start early one day with a very light pack, no tent, light sleeping bag, and no bear bin.  Only dinner will be prepared and breakfast will be cold for an early start the second day.  With this plan I should be able to be out by 2 or 3 the second day.  

That will leave me only the portion from Long Lake to Lake Placid.  I haven't scheduled that trip yet, but hopefully will be able to next year as well.

Final 3 days of posting should be up by next Friday.  Thank you all for your support.

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42 miles on Isle Royale National Park (U.S. National Park Service)...  It sounds like heaven

Here’s an equation we like: One seven-hour ferry plus a 42-mile trail equals zero crowds.
http://backpacker.com/...

 

Starting sometime between 9/4 - 9/10 for ~ 6-8 days to get some good side trips and enjoyment time in.

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17lbs of loss during the trip. After some caloric reloads my weight
has settle into a solid 14lbs of loss. Not bad for 15 days.

I should be able to parlay this into a 16 month 100lbs permanent loss
by December 31.

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I need to finish up some urgent items for work and then hope to get the rest of the trip pictures and journal entries up by the weekend.

Thanks to everybody for their support.


Wayne A Arthurton 

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We plan on staying at the Irondiquoit Inn tomorrow and out pickup is
Saturday at the General Store having a nice pizza.

Pretty good trip. I am ready for a bed and a nice long shower.

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Hello All -

Wayne isn't really able to post anything at the moment.  Both of his phones ran out our power sometime during days 6 - 9.  There is almost no service in the mountains and it takes a lot of juice to search for service.  Thankfully, we were able to give him a charge on Sat/Sun.  If he has service, he will try to post something this week.

For the moment, I have a bunch of pictures to share.  I hope you enjoy them.  Wayne has some great journal entries coming.  If he finds a pocket of service, he might try to get some of them online.

On day 7, Wayne and Thad were transported North about 35 miles from their forced stopping point in Piseco, NY.   The owner/operator of the campground was kind enough to bring them to Lake Durant, NY (near Blue Mountain Lake)

On Friday, Wayne left Thad in the campground and headed out on his own for an overnight adventure.  He traveled about 3.5 miles down the trail and stopped for the night.  He left his lean-to on Saturday morning in time to meet us back at the campground.

Heather and I were joined at there by the Nonkes family.  Steve and Wayne went to high school together and I have known him since my days in the Webster Marching Band.  They came to Lake Durant to spend the night with Wayne and do a little hiking.

On Sunday, all of us delivered Wayne and Thad to the Cedar Creek Trail Head (hope I got that right) about ten miles South of Lake Durant.

We hiked with them for about 20 minutes before letting them continue ...  Wayne will share more stories from this adventure in his journal.

They have six full days of hiking ahead of them.  If all goes well, they will travel just about 35 miles.  It is supposed to be the most beautiful part of the trail.  I don't know about you, but I am looking forward to the pictures when they return.

 

~Ryan

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