44 years ago today

On this date in 1974, I was hiking south on the AT, when I slipped on some wet leaves and broke the frame of my Trailwise backpack (think Colin Fletcher).  That was the straw that broke the camel's back and I left the trail on US Route 20 and walked into Lee, Massachusetts.

There I bought a bus ticket to NYC and changed my clothes in the local Police Department while I waited for the bus.

Shortly before midnight, I was home in Maryland.

I returned to the trail in the spring and early summer in 1975 to complete my 2000 mile hike.

On this date....