by Dawn Chandler | Sep 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
At this point in my Vermont sojourn, my Long Trail journal starts to ricochet. My next entry is five days after I limped off the trail in Manchester, uncertain of my future; I then time-travel and describe the past. My diary continues this way for the duration. Alas,...
by Dawn Chandler | Sep 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
14 September 2015 — Day 6Solo backpacking the length of Vermont on the Long Trail So early the next morning I set off — first out of camp. My knee tied with Dad’s red bandanna. After thirty or forty minutes or so, Flagman caught up with me. “How’s...
by Dawn Chandler | Sep 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
13 September 2015 — Day 5Solo backpacking the length of Vermont on the Long Trail May that remain the most miserable night of my camping life. Because the TarpTent SUCKS in a 12-HOUR VERMONT RAIN. Because the rain comes down, hits the ground and bounces up and hits...
by Dawn Chandler | Sep 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
11 September 2015 — Day 3Solo backpacking the length of Vermont on the Long Trail Set my alarm for 5:45 (got up to pee only once — it was raining, but not too hard). Got up well before Justin, but he got up by the time I was finishing my breakfast. Hit the trail with...
by Dawn Chandler | Sep 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Vermont’s Long Trail: It was grueling. It was anxiety-riddled. It was way, way, way harder than I ever imagined. I’d give anything to go back and do it again. My goal was to solo backpack the 273 miles of Vermont’s Long Trail. Though over the years...
