Day: |
081 |
Date: |
Tuesday, 22 July 1986 |
Start: |
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Finish: |
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Daily
AT Miles: |
16.1 |
Daily Other Miles |
1.0 (to laundry and supermarket) |
Total
AT Miles: |
1572.6 |
Total All Miles |
1619.2 |
Weather: |
Very warm, sunny, moderately humid. |
Accommodation: |
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Nutrition: |
Breakfast: Porridge, scrambled eggs.
Lunch: Burgers, fries, donuts. Dinner: Fettucine, instant
pudding. |
Aches: |
Right little toe extremely sore. |
Animals Seen: |
Chipmunks. |
People Seen: |
1 day hiker, many others. |
Pictures: |
Here |
GPS Track: |
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Journal: |
Got up at 7am and was still undecided
whether to try and ring Barb or not. Had breakfast at the long
table again and decided to ring, which I did at 8am. Found out I’m
booked to fly out on August 30th, arriving in Melbourne on September
1st. I finished packing and left at 9am with the plan of hiking
down to North Adams, seven miles away, to do laundry and
shopping. Outside the Lodge, I met the two AT Thru-hikers from
yesterday again. The trip down the mountain was hard on the feet
but provided some good views and pleasant walking on a perfect
day. I had to walk ½ a mile off the Trail to the laundry and
supermarket, and left my laundry going and pack there while I did my
shopping. I returned to the laundry and repacked my groceries while
the laundry dried. After that, I walked down to a hamburger joint
and had lunch. Met the two AT Thru-hikers again, and chatted while
eating. I left at 1:45pm with 14½ miles to go to my planned
Shelter, which meant I would be late. As the Trail climbed up into
the mountains, my little toe on right foot began hurting a bit. I
reached the Vermont border with the pain becoming severe for no
apparent reason. There didn’t seem to be a blister. I tried a few
things and continued walking, but painfully and with a limp. I
decided that I would have to stop around 7pm and get my shoes
off. I filled my water bottles at a spring and found a small
campsite near a beaver pond and stopped at 6:50pm. The fire was
slow and I didn’t get into the tent until 9:10pm. I was short by 4½
miles of my target and desperately hoping the toe would be better
tomorrow, otherwise I would fall further behind. I hope it’s not an
infection. |
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Hume & Hovell Walking Track
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Via Alpina
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Australian Alps Walking
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