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Day: |
097 |
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Date: |
Thursday, 7 August 1986 |
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Start: |
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Finish: |
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Daily
AT Miles: |
18.8 |
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Daily Other Miles |
1.3 (1.0 to Gorham, 0.3 to Shelter). |
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Total
AT Miles: |
1866.8 |
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Total All Miles |
1922.0 |
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Weather: |
Warm, humid, overcast, some rain. |
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Accommodation: |
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Nutrition: |
Breakfast: Cornflakes, eggs, burger,
brownies.
Lunch: Gorp.
Dinner: Biscuits and peanut butter,
instant pudding. |
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Aches: |
None bad. |
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Animals Seen: |
Squirrels. |
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People Seen: |
1 AT Thru-hiker, 20 overnight hikers, many
others. |
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Pictures: |
Here |
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GPS Track: |
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Journal: |
Got up at 5:30am and packed and left by
6:15am without having breakfast. After ½ and hour walking, I
reached US 2 and began walking and hitching towards Gorham. I soon
got a lift which dropped me off at the town Laundromat at 7am. I
put my laundry on and rang Bo and arranged to send suggested
rendezvous details to her mother’s in Salem. I also tried to call
Bruce, but he wasn’t going to be there for another 1½ hours. I went
to an adjacent restaurant for a big breakfast before going to the
supermarket to do my shopping. After that, I rang Bruce again, sent
a card to Ray and Marilyn, ate some brownies and drank a quart of
chocolate milk before walking out of town and beginning to hitch. I
soon got a lift and began walking on the AT again at 10:40am. I was
now in the Mahoosucs and still had 17½ miles to
go. The Mahoosucs are supposed to be the toughest range on the
Trail. The first few miles were pretty easy as the Trail climbed to
the ridge. There were some views, but it was foggy/hazy. It began
to rain steadily for a while and I decided to keep walking to the
Gentian Pond Shelter for a late snack and give lunch a miss. En
route, I passed Dan, Chuck and Arletta, and caught “Lumberjack”,
another AT Thru-hiker. The Shelter was full of people and I sat in
the entrance talking to some of them. The scenery from the Shelter
was dramatic. They thought I was silly to go on the six miles to
Carlo Col Shelter when it was already 4:30pm, but I had to meet John
C in a couple of days and was confident I could get there in
daylight, despite the Trail being slow because of the mud, rocks,
and steep ascents and descents. I reached the Shelter and was
pleased to find only three people there – Bob and Patty, and Wes. I
repacked my Gorham-purchased food by torch and candle before eating
a cold dinner and going to bed at 9pm. I was now in Maine. |
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