Dave Byrnes' Adventures

Appalachian Trail - 1986
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Day: 103
Date: Wednesday, 13 August 1986
Start:  
Finish:  
Daily AT Miles: 18.8
Daily Other Miles 1.0 (relocation).
Total AT Miles: 1976.2
Total All Miles 2034.2
Weather: Mild, sunny.
Accommodation:  
Nutrition: Breakfast: Eggs, bacon, orange juice.
Lunch: Biscuits and peanut butter, health bar.
Dinner: Macaroni cheese, instant pudding.
Aches: None bad.
Animals Seen: Squirrels, grouse.
People Seen: 15 overnight hikers, 3 day hikers, many others.
Pictures: Here
GPS Track:  
Journal: Got up at 7:40am and finished packing before going down to breakfast, which Jerry cooked.  Two eggs and toast wasn’t really enough, but what could I say.  After breakfast, Jerry gave me a lift back to the Trail for a dollar, and I was walking by 8:50am, which was good.  It was a perfect day as I began the ascent of the Bigelow Range – the last big mountains before Katahdin.  I was in good spirits and the climb wasn’t too tough.  My pace was a little better than expected and I reached the west summit of Bigelow Mountain soon after noon and admired the fantastic views in all directions – lakes, forests, mountains, towns.  I continued on over the eastern peak enjoying views all the way then descended into Safford Notch.  The forest was very pretty in the mottled sunlight.  There was a relocation which added a mile to the Trail, unexpectedly, however it passed through attractive mossy rocky forest and wasn’t too difficult.  The Trail then climbed up on to Little Bigelow Mountain and I found a nice sunny spot on a flat rock with a view for a late lunch at 3pm.  After lunch, the Trail descended from the Bigelow Range using another “relo” and offered some views.  It then went through deciduous forest and some boggy areas.  I reached Jerome Brook Lean-To at 6:30pm and found it empty.  I had a wash and dinner without incident on a pleasant sunny evening and decided to take a chance and drink the water untreated, though the stream was at low altitude.  Went to bed at 8:30pm and did my diary by candlelight.

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