Month: October 2021

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We started this section with a four mile night hike from Cornwall Bridge to a shelter. https://www.facebook.com/514025522/posts/10165742706765523/. We started at 11:43 pm.

Then we made it to ten mile shelter.

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That was about twenty miles in about twenty hours.

Then we did the broken bridges to Telephone Pioneers Shelter. https://www.facebook.com/514025522/posts/10165745119375523/?d=n

Started with 77 miles left. 789.0 completes the trail.

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Then we got to the famous RPH shelter and had pizza. https://www.facebook.com/514025522/posts/10165747695565523/?d=n

More hiking. https://www.facebook.com/514025522/posts/10165749707820523/?d=n

Then we did a Nero and laundry at Cold Springs/Beacon, New York. https://www.facebook.com/514025522/posts/10165750275260523/?d=n

Then we crossed the bridge and raced the sunset up the mountain.

So many stairs. 20+ miles in the day. 425+ flights of stairs climbed. A lot of vertical.

But we finally finished the trail.

I start with a window film kit. 7’x9.3’. 1.5 mil thick (instead of the .7 mil lighter weight).

This type even has one edge pre-taped.

Double sided tape and nylon washers.

Place the washer on the double sided tape and then fold over. Repeat for each edge.

Then tape the corner down with a fold of transparent gorilla tape to reinforce it.

Then you have four corners.

Then make a hole. Use a hot metal skewer or a drill.

Then you have a tarp. This one is pretty large.

Ready to fold up and store in a zip lock bag.

About eight ounces. Smaller tarp or less tape would weigh less.

Usually I deal with a 5’x7’ tarp or 35 square feet. 7’x9’ is around 63 square feet—so twice as large .