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Day: |
084 |
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Date: |
Friday, 25 July 1986 |
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Start: |
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Finish: |
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Daily
AT Miles: |
25.3 |
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Daily Other Miles |
0.2 (shelter) |
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Total
AT Miles: |
1645.1 |
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Total All Miles |
1692.2 |
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Weather: |
Hot, humid, overcast. |
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Accommodation: |
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Nutrition: |
Breakfast: Muesli, Quik
Lunch: Biscuits
and peanut butter.
Dinner: Noodles, instant pudding. |
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Aches: |
None bad. |
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Animals Seen: |
Chipmunks. |
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People Seen: |
15 day hikers, 8 overnight hikers, some
others. |
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Pictures: |
Here |
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GPS Track: |
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Journal: |
Got up at 5:30am and left soon after 7am
after spending some time itinerary planning. Figured out that I can
probably last until Hanover before buying food if I stay at the Inn
at Kent Pond. If so, it mans a lighter pack for the climb over
Killington. It was a warm morning made a little bearable by a
strong breeze. The Trail was high on a ridge for quite a long
time. The vegetation is becoming conifer-dominated at altitude. I
was in good spirits (lighter pack) and made good time. The Trail
was occasionally rocky and boggy, but soft underfoot is good for the
feet. The Trail passed Griffith Lake, an attractive pond, and later
the even more attractive Little Rock Pond. In between, it gave
excellent views from Baker Peak. Despite some fatigue, I pushed on
to a late lunch at the pretty Greenwall Shelter before negotiating
the last 4½ miles to Minerva Hinchey Shelter. Rain was forecast and
it looked threatening, but held off. Yet another Shelter to
myself. I wasted 20 minutes finding the spring (wrong directions in
guide book) but, apart from that, washed and had dinner as normal
and retired by 9pm. Just 500 miles to go. There’s a few mozzies
around. |
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