Total trail mileage: 1589.8
Starting location: Mark Noepel Lean-to
Ending location: Seth Warner Shelter
Weather: 77 degrees in the morning. 78-90 degrees during the day.
Cloudy and foggy in the morning. Partly cloudy and hazy in the
afternoon
I am at
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We finished the climb up Mt. Greylock this morning. The rest of the
climb wasn't bad at all. Then my dad and I had breakfast at the
Lodge. Unfortunately, it was clouded over so what should have been a
great view wasn't. I went up the monument and still no view.
Occassionally a mountain would peak through the clouds, but that was
the best I got. Oh well, there will be plenty of other views coming
up shortly.
The descent down to Rt 2 was very steep and long. I don't really like
steep downhills. I have to hold myself back so I don't get too much
speed. The trekking poles help a lot, but the descents still put some
strain on my knees.
My mom was waiting at the bottom of the hill. This was where my dad
was departing. So, now I am on my own again.
Shortly after leaving the road, I came across a really nice brook with
a swimming hole. It was sufficiently deep and had a nice rocky bed.
It was too good to pass up, so I sat in the water for a bit. The
water was quite cold but welcome given the recent heat. 2 people that
live right near the trail also showed up to go swimming.
I HAVE NOW COMPLETED MY ELEVENTH STATE! Massachusetts is done.
Massachusetts had a lot of ponds and rivines. The bugs were also
annoying, but they weren't as bad as I was expecting.
Now on to Vermont!!! And, I am glad to be on the Long Trail (LT) once
again. Someone wrote in the logbook, "so glad to be done with the
1587-mile approach trail to the LT". Less than two years ago, I was
at this point wondering if I would last a week. I wouldn't have
guessed that not only would I complete the Long Trail on schedule but
within 2 years I would be at this same location and well on my way to
finishing an AT thru-hike. I wonder what is in store for the next 2
years.
I have already met a few people just starting out on the LT. It is
interesting to see the different perspective on the hike and the
enthusiasm of those just starting out. Most AT thruhikers have a lot
of enthusiasm at this point, but it is much different from beginning a
long trip.
Tomorrow I plan on doing a long day. I won't be able to keep the same
schedule that I did when I did the LT; I travel much further now.
But, this will be an opportunity to camp at different locations along
the trail.
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