Last year, I used 4 squirt bottles of Ben's 100% DEET to prevent mosquito bites. I'd slather Ben's on my legs, arms, and head every time I went backpacking and hiking near my home in Boston or when I visited my favorite …
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Long Trail Trip Report: Clarendon Gorge to Middlebury Gap: Part 1
I got back last night from a four day, 50 mile section hike on the Long Trail in Vermont and I’m slowly recovering from being back in civilization. I’m still in the zone, if you know what I mean, where I’m much …
Read More »Trip Report: May 24-26, AT/LT, Rt.9 to Bromley Mountain
I just got back from an epic 40 mile hike section of the Long Trail in Vermont, hiking northbound from Rt. 9 to Rt. 11/30. The weather was great. We had a little rain the first night before our first day of …
Read More »Black Fly Season
Black fly season occurs from mid-March to mid-July in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, north through New York and New England, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and into Southern Canada. Some backpackers, campers, and fishermen avoid outdoor activities during black fly season, but …
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