Dan and Kara Hike the Appalachian Trail: Pigpen Tracker 1662 miles and 3/4 complete !

Dan is currently in VT, his 12th state so far with 2 to go. At the end of today, he will be at approximately 1662 miles with 524 to go. He is estimating that he will be finished around August 14.

Dan's been hiking a lot of big mile days, including 29 miles yesterday. Needless to say, I think it was a wise decision for me to not try to hike along with him! One of his motivations for pushing along is that he would love to catch up to his friend Tyler ( aka "Sweat"). Dan and Tyler are college buddies who planned to hike together, but have been seperated due to Dan's early injuries which caused him to fall behind. Tyler is coming off the trail for a week or so for a family reunion and Dan may be able to catch up to him for the last leg.

Here are some photos from the past few days. Mt. Greylock is the highest point in MA. Stratton Mountain is where Benton MacKaye conceived of the idea for the Appalachian Trail. The Bromley Mountain Ski lift taunting those carrying heavy loads.