| THE ADVENTURES OF PLATY AND THE GANG |
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We
arrived in at Sun Valley Campsites
in Arkport, NY on 5/9 for Judy to finish hiking the
North Country Trail. She
has approx 140 miles to go to complete the entire trail from North Dakota to
Vermont.
We met up with Ray and Kyle Clements who had arrived the day before. They
were volunteers we worked with at
Chippokes State Park
last year.
There
a two pieces of trail left, the western section is about 100 miles and the
other is 40 miles. The weather the first few days was beautiful, clear and
in the 60's. But then the forecast changed to 70% chance of rain and
thunderstorms every day for a week. Luckily the weatherman wasn't to
accurate. They were able to hike in the mornings and we only had drizzle
in the afternoons for the first two days.
On Sunday, 5/15 we moved further east to Campers Haven Campground in Bath,
NY. It rained that day so after moving we had lunch in Hammondsport and
went wine tasting at Bully Hill Vineyards.
Hiking
resumed on Monday 5/16 in a break in the rain.
Some
of the creeks were a little high and there were very few bridges. The
result was wet feet.
They
found some strange structures in one section that were either Indian,
hippie, or unknown in origin.
The stone in the center has symbols for love, peace and happiness and the logs
make a large peace symbol. The hiking guide has nothing about it so it's a
mystery.
On
5/19 we moved to the municipal campground in Watkins Glen for a couple of days
of touristing and rest. Of course we had to hike the
Glen.
On
5/21 we arrived at Country Hills
CG in Marathon, NY and hiking started on the last section.
Judy
completed the North Country Trail with Ray on 5/24. She started in on
April 23,2005 in North Dakota with Adele.
Click on the map below to view the history of her hiking on the NCT.
Some have asked "how many miles has she hiked on all the trails?" Well here it is:
| Mileage Hiked | |||
 Trails Page |
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| North Country Trail | 4600 | ||
| Key West Road Walk | 175 | ||
| Florida Trail | 1100 | ||
| Alabama Road Walks | 190 | ||
| Pinhoti Trail | 295 | ||
| Benton MacKaye Trail | 65 | ||
| Appalachian Trail | 2150 | ||
| International Appalachian Trail | 670 | ||
| Total Eastern Continental Trail | 4645 | ||
| Long Trail (balance) | 170 | ||
| Centennial Trail | 111 | ||
| Grand Total | 9526 | ||
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