🌜 Tent Camping at Stewart Hollow Brook

Mile 1480.4

Fun day on trail with a morning dash to Kent CT for lunch, meeting up with Steve, a friend of Little Foot’s. He kindly shuttled us to town for groceries and he payed for lunch at the pizzeria 😍

I got new shoes today! Which felt amazing! I’m light on my feet again and feeling bouncy and cushy. This is pair #3…. Pair #2 was splitting on the side and I could feel every rock... but they took me about 1009+ miles!

So I’d say there are days when you feel a remarkable shift in the forest environment- this was one of them. Connecticut trails are seemingly well maintained and we were picking up a “Pacific Northwest vibe” in terms of geology, water features and tree canopy. Loving it so far! Saw a lot of baby newts on trail and had to be careful not to crush them. The last 3 miles or so followed the Housatonic River - flat and sandy… an easy ride with beautiful scenery.

Pitched our tents on a hill somewhat overlooking the river. 20.3 miles of hiking on trail today.Read more