Day: |
088 |
Date: |
Tuesday, 29 July 1986 |
Start: |
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Finish: |
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Daily
AT Miles: |
15.5 |
Daily Other Miles |
1.2 (0.2 shelter, 0.3 spring, 0.4 mistake,
0.3 shelter) |
Total
AT Miles: |
1722.6 |
Total All Miles |
1772.9 |
Weather: |
Warm, overcast, humid, rain later. |
Accommodation: |
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Nutrition: |
Breakfast: Muesli, health drink. Lunch:
Biscuits and peanut butter, health bar. Dinner: Macaroni cheese,
instant pudding. |
Aches: |
Left heel sore. |
Animals Seen: |
3 snakes, chipmunks. |
People Seen: |
3 AT Thru-hikers, 4 overnight hikers, some
others. |
Pictures: |
Here |
GPS Track: |
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Journal: |
Had a bad night’s sleep because of
indigestion and a monstrous thunderstorm at 2am. Tent didn’t
leak. Got up at 6am and left at 7:40am with plans to walk 23
miles. Early progress through conifer forest was slow and I had to
make a detour for water from a spring. Rain threatened and was
forecast, but it was hot and humid. Once again, I felt enervated
and found it hard going. It’s hard to know whether it’s physical or
mental. I kept plugging away on the Trail, which was always fairly
close to civilization, and passed through a number of boggy areas so
my feet became wet again and my left outside heel became quite
sore. I began to ponder the merits of stopping early for a restful
day in the hope my attitude would improve. I would still be on
schedule for North Woodstock for midday Friday as planned. The
Trail passed over Moose Mountain which was enshrouded in fog so no
views. On the descent, the radio warned that severe thunderstorms
were on the way with heavy rain. I decided to push on over the
exposed Holts Ledge in the hope of getting to Trapper John’s Shelter
before the bad weather hit. I was tired (pack heavy), but kept
going and passed over the Ledge where there was a fog-impaired view
before descending to the Shelter. In residence was Larry, a
friendly AT Thru-hiker, and later arrived two overnight hikers then
Ruth and Bob, also AT Thru-hikers. The overnight hikers slept in
their tent and the rest of us in the Shelter. I managed to get a
fire going and cooked dinner, generally taking my time. At about
6:45pm, it began raining steadily. |
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