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George Steffanos🧵1/3 August 19, 1983, 42 years ago today: As I approached Greylock’s summit, I passed through an alpine forest — stunted, twisted shrubs of dwarf fir and spruce. I had been making such good time I was able to dawdle along and enjoy the New England experience as well as the extensive views at the end.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/backpacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#backpacking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outdoors</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/landscapephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landscapephotography</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Massachusetts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Massachusetts</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forest</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mountains</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AppalachianTrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppalachianTrail</a>

George Steffanos🧵1/4 August 19, 1983, 42 years ago today: The terrain between Dalton and Cheshire was typical of the Berkshires: long, relatively flat ridge crests covered with boggy areas. Vast expanses of luxuriant fern growth in great variety carpeted the forest floor. The ridges were densely wooded, frequently featuring cool, dark coniferous forests.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/backpacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#backpacking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outdoors</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/landscapephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landscapephotography</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Massachusetts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Massachusetts</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forest</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mountains</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AppalachianTrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppalachianTrail</a>

George Steffanos🧵1/3 August 18, 1983, 42 years ago today: The highlight of my day occurred when I brilliantly attempted to cross a bog bridge at full speed in the rain. Bog bridges are wooden walkways built across muddy areas to prevent heavy hiker traffic from tearing up fragile wetlands. This one was constructed of split tree trunks with the flat side up.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/backpacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#backpacking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outdoors</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/landscapephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landscapephotography</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Massachusetts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Massachusetts</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forest</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mountains</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AppalachianTrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppalachianTrail</a>

George Steffanos🧵1/3 August 18, 1983, 42 years ago today: I set out at 8:40 — yet another early-bird start on the trail. I atoned for this somewhat by hiking the four-and-a-half miles to October Mountain Shelter by 10:15. The water supply was reported to be unfit to drink, and the shelter itself was quite run-down.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/backpacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#backpacking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outdoors</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/landscapephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landscapephotography</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Massachusetts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Massachusetts</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forest</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mountains</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AppalachianTrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppalachianTrail</a>

George Steffanos🧵1/3 August 17, 1983, 42 years ago today: Three miles later, I was at Finerty Pond. The next good water on the trail was more than eight miles ahead, so I settled for bad water and pitched my tent for the night. I was not about to drink pond water without boiling it for several minutes. I was forced to drink hot chocolate with my meal. Mmmm, mmmm.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/backpacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#backpacking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outdoors</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/landscapephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landscapephotography</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Massachusetts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Massachusetts</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forest</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mountains</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AppalachianTrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppalachianTrail</a>

George Steffanos🧵1/3 August 17, 1983, 42 years ago today: The AT finally turned off the roads and passed through forests of pine, hemlock, and hardwoods on its way to Upper Goose Pond. Once again, the forest floor was a mass of brilliant green ferns. That is becoming one of my favorite features of the Berkshires.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/backpacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#backpacking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outdoors</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/landscapephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landscapephotography</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Massachusetts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Massachusetts</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forest</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mountains</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AppalachianTrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppalachianTrail</a>

George Steffanos🧵1/3 August 16, 1983, 42 years ago today: The Appalachian Trail followed dirt roads for most of the ensuing five miles to US 7; the final mile or so was on a paved road. I passed through an attractive mixture of farms and woods: green and gold fields of ripening corn, cool, dark forest groves, green pastures dappled with yellow dandelions, some amazing views back towards the Taconics.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/backpacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#backpacking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outdoors</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/landscapephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landscapephotography</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Massachusetts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Massachusetts</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mountains</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AppalachianTrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppalachianTrail</a>

George Steffanos🧵1/4 August 16, 1983, 42 years ago today: Today began with the final three-and-a-half miles of the Taconic Range: Mount Bushnell with its excellent views, Jug End with more extensive views, and a series of nice lookouts in between. Jug End in particular was outstanding.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/backpacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#backpacking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outdoors</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/landscapephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landscapephotography</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Massachusetts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Massachusetts</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forest</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mountains</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AppalachianTrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppalachianTrail</a>

George Steffanos🧵1/9 August 15, 1983, 42 years ago today: As I entered Sages Ravine, I crossed the Massachusetts border. Ten states down and four to go.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/backpacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#backpacking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/landscapephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landscapephotography</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hikingadventures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hikingadventures</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Massachusetts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Massachusetts</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forest</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mountains</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AppalachianTrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppalachianTrail</a>

George Steffanos🧵1/7 August 15, 1983, 42 years ago today: The southern portion of the Taconic Mountain Range is basically two parallel chains separated by a high central valley. The Appalachian Trail follows the eastern fork.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/backpacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#backpacking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outdoors</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/landscapephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landscapephotography</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Connecticut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Connecticut</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forest</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mountains</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AppalachianTrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppalachianTrail</a>

Carol8SWent on a hike in Erwin, TN. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/appalachiantrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#appalachiantrail</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Appalachia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hike</a>

hambitiousAugust 13, 2013: a bear walked through the woods near the shelter as I was eating breakfast. First one on this hike! It was a gray and rainy morning. I missed a turn, so hiked an extra mile. I crossed into New York too. Goodbye New England. Tomorrow I'll stay at a shelter by the road, and the local pizza company will deliver. yum. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AppalachianTrail?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppalachianTrail</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ThruHike?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ThruHike</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/hiking?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AT?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AT</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Connecticut?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Connecticut</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/NewYork?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewYork</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/outdoors?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outdoors</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/at2013?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#at2013</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AppalachianTrail2013?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppalachianTrail2013</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/outdoors?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outdoors</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sobo?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sobo</a>

hambitiousAugust 12, 2013: Connecticut has been pretty unremarkable so far. Hills, then along the river, then hills again. All easy walking. I resupplied in Kent, and had an early dinner at the pizza place. Then an easy walk back up to this shelter. Hopefully there won't be any mosquitoes. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AppalachianTrail?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppalachianTrail</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ThruHike?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ThruHike</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/hiking?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AT?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AT</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Connecticut?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Connecticut</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AppalachianTrail2013?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppalachianTrail2013</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sobo?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sobo</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/outdoors?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outdoors</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/river?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#river</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/selfie?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#selfie</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/at2013?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#at2013</a>

George Steffanos🧵2/3 I will be hiking that scenic section of the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AppalachianTrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppalachianTrail</a> tomorrow.

George Steffanos🧵1/3 August 14, 1983, 42 years ago today: I dropped my backpack and carried my camera five hundred feet down a side trail to Rands View, a spot at the top of a high, sloping pasture where a remarkable view northward revealed the Taconic Range from Lions Head in Connecticut to Mount Everett in Massachusetts.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/backpacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#backpacking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/landscapephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landscapephotography</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/connecticut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#connecticut</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forest</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mountains</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AppalachianTrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppalachianTrail</a>

George Steffanos🧵1/3 August 14, 1983, 42 years ago today: The trail turned into a virtual rock climb straight up the face of a cliff to the top of Barrack Mountain. It was a rather sadistic climb for a backpacking trail, but some open ledges near the summit offered great views to the north and to the south — some of the nicest since Shenandoah National Park.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/backpacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#backpacking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outdoors</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/landscapephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landscapephotography</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Connecticut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Connecticut</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forest</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mountains</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AppalachianTrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppalachianTrail</a>

Adam Gladstone<a href="https://fineartamerica.com/featured/view-from-mount-washington-in-grayscale-adam-gladstone.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fineartamerica.com/featured/view-from-mount-washington-in-grayscale-adam-gladstone.html</a>a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackandwhite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackandwhite</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photo</a> from atop <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mountwashington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mountwashington</a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gorham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gorham</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NH</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newhampshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#newhampshire</a>. It's part of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/appalachiantrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#appalachiantrail</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newengland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#newengland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ayearforart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ayearforart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buyintoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#buyintoart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/landscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landscape</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/landscapephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landscapephotography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fineartamerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fineartamerica</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fotografie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fotografie</a>

George Steffanos🧵1/4 August 13, 1983, 42 years ago today: The Appalachian Trail went into Dark Entry Ravine, ascending through the perpetual twilight silence of an old hemlock forest. Long years of decomposing fallen needles had buried the boulder-strewn ground and transformed it into a soft, lumpy carpet. It was lovely, even though the stream was barely running.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/backpacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#backpacking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/landscapephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landscapephotography</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Connecticut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Connecticut</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mountains</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forest</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AppalachianTrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppalachianTrail</a>

George Steffanos🧵1/3 August 13, 1983, 42 years ago today: It was still cloudy this morning when I woke up, and the air had turned even chillier. I had not seen a morning that cold since Tennessee. After the persistent heat wave that dogged me through six states from Virginia through New York, shivering was a pleasure. Still, in order to warm up, I really had to start moving quickly when I hit the trail.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/backpacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#backpacking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/landscapephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landscapephotography</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Connecticut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Connecticut</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mountains</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forest</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AppalachianTrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppalachianTrail</a>

George Steffanos🧵1/4 August 12, 1983, 42 years ago today: Macedonia Brook abounded in tough climbs. The rocky trail off Cobble Mountain descended very steeply over boulders sheathed with slick, dripping moss. There were more nice views a mile later from the top of Pine Hill. The entire state park was beautiful, one of the nicest stretches on the Appalachian Trail since Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/backpacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#backpacking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/landscapephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landscapephotography</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Connecticut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Connecticut</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mountains</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forest</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AppalachianTrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppalachianTrail</a>

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