Day: |
083 |
Date: |
Thursday, 24 July 1986 |
Start: |
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Finish: |
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Daily
AT Miles: |
24.0 |
Daily Other Miles |
0.3 (shelters) |
Total
AT Miles: |
1619.8 |
Total All Miles |
1666.7 |
Weather: |
Very warm, humid, sunny. |
Accommodation: |
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Nutrition: |
Breakfast: Muesli, health drink. Lunch:
Biscuits and peanut butter, health bar. Dinner: Fettucine,
instant pudding. |
Aches: |
Right foot sore, right back chafed. |
Animals Seen: |
Chipmunks. |
People Seen: |
10 overnight hikers, 4 day hikers. |
Pictures: |
Here |
GPS Track: |
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Journal: |
Got up at 5:30am after a disturbed
night. Woke at 11pm first because I was too hot, so applied insect
repellent to legs and opened out my sleeping bag. The woken at 3pm
by a porcupine chewing on the Shelter. It left when I shone the
torch on it. I realised then that the rocks I had seen lined up
along the inside walls of the Shelter were for throwing at
porcupines! I left at 7:10am and passed the
nearby Caughnawaga Shelter where it looked like a single female was
in residence (bathing suit hanging up) but she was nowhere to be
seen. I continued on quite a warm morning but nice in the green
forest. My right little toe was still sore so, at my first break, I
changed into my spare New Balance running shoes. They were an
improvement, though made my feet hot. I made good time to the
attractive Stratton Pond and had my morning break there. Couldn’t
be bothered going for a swim. Continued on along the reasonable
Trail through pretty woodland. Feeling a bit tired and thinking a
lot about finishing. Passed a girl doing trail maintenance then a
group of young hikers and their leaders just before I reached Spruce
Peak Shelter where I had a late lunch at 3pm. The group turned up
to stay for the night and I chatted to a few of them while eating
and resting. I set off at 4pm to cover the remaining six miles to
Mad Tom Shelter which included a solid climb up the 3260’ Bromley
Mountain. Because of the humidity, it was hazy and the views were
nowhere near as good as yesterday. Another mile brought me to the
Shelter. The spring was almost dry, but I decided to stay and boil
water. The Shelter faced west and I had a fine view of the sun
setting in the haze. Went to bed at 9pm. |
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