Dave Byrnes' Adventures

Appalachian Trail - 1986
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Day: 090
Date: Thursday, 31 July 1986
Start:  
Finish:  
Daily AT Miles: 22.6
Daily Other Miles 0.2 (shelter)
Total AT Miles: 1768.8
Total All Miles 1820.2
Weather: Mild, overcast, some rain.
Accommodation:  
Nutrition: Breakfast: Muesli, health drink.
Lunch: Biscuits and peanut butter, health bar.
Dinner: Biscuits and peanut butter, instant pudding, Snickers Bar.
Aches: None bad.
Animals Seen: Squirrels.
People Seen: 4 AT Thru-hikers, 3 AT Hikers (by sections).
Pictures: Here
GPS Track:  
Journal: Got up at 5:30am after a good night’s sleep (cool weather) and left at 7:201m.  It hadn’t rained overnight, but did for a while shortly after I started walking.  The first miles seemed to be short again, but who’s complaining.  I passed “Boater Bill” and caught Larry (who’d apparently walked past me while I was packing) who was talking to a southbound (by sections) AT Hiker. The country was again pretty, mossy woodland, and I was in good spirits for some reason.  I guess I knew I was going to make it to North Woodstock OK.  The ascent of Mount Moosilauke (4800’) followed, but it wasn’t as bad as feared though a bit endless and rocky in parts.  The summit was above the tree-line and, if it hadn’t been cloudy, would have provided good views. Nevertheless, it was enjoyable up there in the fog.  The descent was tiring and interminable.  For a long stretch it followed an attractive cascade and, in many places, steps had been attached to the slippery rock surfaces.  I reached Beaver Brook Shelter at the base and stopped there for lunch at 2pm.  After an hour for lunch, I crossed NH 112 in Kinsman Notch and began the steep ascent of Mount Wolf.  The going was slow along the crest with many rocky and boggy bits, and some relocated trail.  It took longer than I thought it would to eventually reach Eliza Brooks Shelter.  I arrived there at 6:50pm and found it already filled up with four AT Thru-hikers.  I decided to pitch a tent then tried to light a fire with damp wood but was unsuccessful, so resorted to biscuits and peanut butter.  Went to bed at 8:40pm.

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