"Ireland, thou friend of my country..."

"...in my country's most friendless days, much injured, much enduring land, accept this poor tribute from one who esteems thy worth, and mourns thy desolation."
-George Washington, speaking of Ireland's support for America during the revolution.

July 29, 2001


The Appalachian Trail met up with the Long Trail today:

Northern conjunction of Long Trail and Appalachian Trail

[Took the] Sherburne Pass Trail (historic AT) to the Inn at the Long Trail.

The Inn is incredibly Irish, and very hosting to Thru Hikers (we probably bring them a lot of business).

We all filled up, some of us drinking milk, others drank Guinness in the form of a "black and tan" where they made a clover in the foam when they poured in the Guinness.

They let us stay the night in the field across the street:

Camped across from the Inn at the Long Trail (mine is the middle tent).

In order to do all this, we took the Sherburne Pass Trail as opposed to the actual Appalachian Trail because the Sherburne goes right by the Inn.  The Sherburne used to be the original path of the Appalachian Trail before they moved the AT to the west side of Pico Mountain:

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