u/greenserenenalgene

Hi! I just thru-hiked the 138-mile Northville Placid Trail NOBO over the course of 9 days - 5 pm July 31 to 7 pm on August 8.

Overall, this was a great trail. It's been around right 1922, but is overshadowed by the Adirondacks' awe-inspiring 46 high peaks, so it's much less traveled.

Over the course of 9 days, I met 28 other hikers total - sounds like kind of a lot, but the numbers were skewed: Nine were day hikers, which included a family of 5 hiking in 0.2 miles to a sick double-span bridge near the Whitehouse trailhead (recommended!). Eight were a group of thru hikers from NYU. Three were an adorable group of pot-smoking 18 year old section hikers. Of the other 8 thru hikers, 3 had to bail in Piseco (first town, mile 43). Only one of them was a southbounder.

This is a great trail to do if you love the forest, don't want to carry more than a liter of water and like to sleep in lean tos. It's probably a bad call if you need big views, hate the mud and can't handle overgrown sections of trail. What it lacks in elevation, it makes up for in obstacles. Lots of obstacles on this trail!

I can't fathom doing this trail any faster than I did. In fact, I put in a couple 20 mile days at the end to meet a friend in Lake Placid, and sprained my ankle in the meantime. But. But! I had a great time. There are folks who do it in 7 or 8 days, but I can't imagine that's much fun. Within the last two miles, I met a group of three who did it over 14 days, and that sounds like it would have been killer. There are tons of lakes on this trail. Many of the lean tos, situated on the lakes, are equipped with backcountry canoes and rowboats! A highlight of my thru hike was canoeing around Spruce Lake with a fellow thru hiker I hiked a few days with, Blink. What a fun way to explore at the end of the day. And we saw loons!

The lake were really the highlights of the trail. Some other highlights were endless cool mushrooms, salamanders and toads. I also appreciated the lean tos, the solitude, the two trail towns (Piseco and Long Lake - though Long Lake you have to walk a mile into), the bits of socialization I did find, and the gorgeous rivers and creeks you cross over and over and over.

That said, I'm good on overgrown trails (for now!), and on mud. My next thru hike might be in the desert. XD

Hi! I just thru-hiked the 138-mile Northville Placid Trail NOBO in the Adirondacks in NYS over the course of 9 days - 5 pm July 31 to 7 pm on August 8.

Overall, this was a great trail. It's been around right 1922, but is overshadowed by the Adirondacks' awe-inspiring 46 high peaks, so it's much less traveled.

Over the course of 9 days, I met 28 other hikers total - sounds like kind of a lot, but the numbers were skewed: Nine were day hikers, which included a family of 5 hiking in 0.2 miles to a sick double-span bridge. Eight were a group of thru hikers from NYU. Three were an adorable group of pot-smoking 18 year old section hikers. Of the other 8 thru hikers, 3 had to bail in Piseco (first town, mile 43). Only one of them was a southbounder.

This is a great trail to do if you love the forest, don't want to carry more than a liter of water and like to sleep in lean tos. It's probably a bad call if you need big views, hate the mud and can't handle overgrown sections of trail. What it lacks in elevation, it makes up for in obstacles. Lots of obstacles on this trail!

I can't fathom doing this trail any faster than I did. In fact, I put in a couple 20 mile days at the end to meet a friend in Lake Placid, and sprained my ankle in the meantime. But. But! I had a great time. There are folks who do it in 7 or 8 days, but I can't imagine that's much fun. Within the last two miles, I met a group of three who did it over 14 days, and that sounds like it would have been killer. There are tons of lakes on this trail. Many of the lean tos, situated on the lakes, are equipped with backcountry canoes and rowboats! A highlight of my thru hike was canoeing around Spruce Lake with a fellow thru hiker I hiked a few days with, Blink. What a fun way to explore at the end of the day. And we saw loons!

The lake were really the highlights of the trail. Some other highlights were endless cool mushrooms, salamanders and toads. I also appreciated the lean tos, the solitude, the two trail towns (Piseco and Long Lake - though Long Lake you have to walk a mile into), the bits of socialization I did find, and the gorgeous rivers and creeks you cross over and over and over.

That said, I'm good on overgrown trails (for now!), and on mud. My next thru hike might be in the desert. XD

Planning an NPT thru-hike for early August and crowdsourcing itineraries. Aiming for 9 days. I ordered a map but it hasn't arrived yet, and yes, I joined the Facebook group. I want to stay in Piseco and Long Lake one night each, to shower away from the leeches. :D

Hi - I'm able to carve out a week and change in either JULY or AUGUST to go on a hike! Help me pick. I live in the southeast USA but could catch a plane for the right trail. I really want it to be a full trail, to get the feeling of checking another off (cheesy maybe but who gives a shit). I've done quite a bit of backpacking but my "hiking resume" of completed trails is pretty short — just the Bartram Trail (115ish miles) and the Foothills Trail (77 miles).

Cross-posting to crowdsource. Many thanks!

Hi! My birthday is July 4. I want to spend the day in nature, but then I want to see some music - ideally after, but also perhaps before, fireworks. Open to going anywhere in WNC except Asheville, because I don't want to deal with the hassle of the city on a holiday. Any recommendations?

I have Riverside on my laptop but I just got a new mic set up - the MOVO WMX-2-L Duo - and since it connects to my phone, I downloaded the Riverside mobile app. The app doesn't seem to recognize my microphone. I know it works, because when I talk into voice notes, it makes a world of difference. I can't find an option for an audio selection - it automatically connects to iPhone microphone. What am I doing wrong?

If it won't recognize it, what should I do for recording/editing a pod? Download the voice memo to Riverside and edit that way? GarageBand (not sure if that'll recognize it because I deleted it a while ago but can obv redownload)?