July in Pictures

Jay swam in Nuclear Lake. Now he won't need a flashlight at night!
Just kidding, of course. This was only the 2nd lake he'd been able to
swim in within the previous 1400 miles. The water felt fabulous!

The "Cookie Lady" lives on a blueberry farm on Washington Mtn. Road near
Becket, MA. She lets hikers fill their water bottles from her spigot and gave
us free homemade cookies. She also sells boiled eggs for 25 cents apiece, and
she let us use her salt shaker and a dented pan for eggshells. Yum!



Brainfrog playing guitar at Silver Hills Campsite. He got his name from his
companions by saying, "My thoughts got lost in a brain frog."
(instead of "brain fog")

Unknown pond and shed in the mist near the top of Mt. Greylock. Beautiful!

 

One flat section of the AT near the Housatonic River.

  

Free cold shower for hikers!
Shower on the side of a pump house at a
hydroelectric plant near Falls Village, CT.



Trail maintenance crew volunteers from SCA. (Student Conservation Association?)
Thank you trail maintenance volunteers!

First Southbounder we met! July 9, 2011. Newt is
her name. This was just north of Kent, CT; she was
heading toward a break with family and trail angels.

Sarah in front of the Dover Oak. This 300 year old
tree on Dover Rd. is the oldest oak tree on the AT.

Bodie, a fellow thru-hiker and friend.



Sarah on a fancy boardwalk in the swamp just before the railroad.



Jay pretends to hail a train on the Appalachian Trail Railroad Station.