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| Spruce lake Lean to #2 |
Jeanette and I thru-hiked the Northville Placid Trail in August of 2010. Thru-hiking means hiking a long distance trail end to end. We hike in in 10 days without stopping. We spent 8 nights in lean tos, 1 night in our tent and one night in a motel in Long Lake. We kept journals on this trip and wrote in them after each day of hiking. I took mine and elaborated on it, including memories and recollections I didn't record at the time. It was very enjoyable to go back and relive this trip via this blog, cementing parts more deeply in my memory and committing others they may have simply slipped away.
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| Tirrel1 Pond Lean to #1 |
Unique aspects of our hike:
This was before the trail from Northville to Upper Benson was created. There was a road walk between the 2 towns instead. It was at first necessary for hikers, as Northville was the last stop on the line transportation wise. So until the trail was created, this 10 mile road walk was optional. We did not walk it haha.
We were among the first to hike the reroute from Wakely into the Blue Mountain Wilderness. the hike used to be a much more extensive road walk, through private property.
In 2011, Hurricane Irene wreaked havoc on the high peaks region. Mainly from flooding and the power of high volumes of running water. Several new slides were created, many were 'cleaned out' (Bennie's Brook Slide for example) and many bridges and dams were damaged. Marcy Dam was compromised, as was Duck Hole's. These two iconic high peaks land marks were both man made. Wilderness was allowed to run it's course and the wilderness is reclaiming these spots. We got to visit Duck Hole a year before this event.
This was before the trail from Northville to Upper Benson was created. There was a road walk between the 2 towns instead. It was at first necessary for hikers, as Northville was the last stop on the line transportation wise. So until the trail was created, this 10 mile road walk was optional. We did not walk it haha.
We were among the first to hike the reroute from Wakely into the Blue Mountain Wilderness. the hike used to be a much more extensive road walk, through private property.
In 2011, Hurricane Irene wreaked havoc on the high peaks region. Mainly from flooding and the power of high volumes of running water. Several new slides were created, many were 'cleaned out' (Bennie's Brook Slide for example) and many bridges and dams were damaged. Marcy Dam was compromised, as was Duck Hole's. These two iconic high peaks land marks were both man made. Wilderness was allowed to run it's course and the wilderness is reclaiming these spots. We got to visit Duck Hole a year before this event.
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| Cold River Suspension Bridge |
Looking back, this was such a special time in ours lives. I'm so grateful we were able to do it before responsibilities made a trip like this much harder to plan and execute. I'm grateful J and I got to undertake what was, in essence, a very intense team-building exercise. I'm certain our team is far strong for it. I'm grateful for how that time in the woods, in separating from the modern world, in many ways essentially rewired my brain.
Here's our story:
Here's our story:
08/14/10 Day 1: Upper Benson to Mud Lake
08/15/10 Day 2: Mud Lake to Hamilton Stream lean to
08/16/10 Day 3: Hamilton Stream to Spruce lake lean to #2
08/17/10 Day 4: Spruce Lake to Beaver Lake lean to
08/18/10 Day 5: Beaver lake to Wakely Dam
08/19/10 Day 6: Wakely Dam to Tirrel Pond lean to #1
08/20/10 Day 7: Tirell Pond to Long Lake Village
08/21/10 Day 8: Long Lake to Cold River lean to
08/22/10 Day 9: Cold River to Duck Hole. Then back a bit
08/23/10 Day 10: Duck Hole to Averyville Road
08/15/10 Day 2: Mud Lake to Hamilton Stream lean to
08/16/10 Day 3: Hamilton Stream to Spruce lake lean to #2
08/17/10 Day 4: Spruce Lake to Beaver Lake lean to
08/18/10 Day 5: Beaver lake to Wakely Dam
08/19/10 Day 6: Wakely Dam to Tirrel Pond lean to #1
08/20/10 Day 7: Tirell Pond to Long Lake Village
08/21/10 Day 8: Long Lake to Cold River lean to
08/22/10 Day 9: Cold River to Duck Hole. Then back a bit
08/23/10 Day 10: Duck Hole to Averyville Road
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