Total trail mileage: 1703.2 (approx)
Starting location: Sherburne Pass Trail
Ending location: After Mink Brook
Weather: 72-84 degrees during the day. Partly cloudy all day.
I am at
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I met even more friendly hikers this morning at breakfast. The Inn at
the Long Trail is great :). There are AT hikers headed in both
directions, LT hikers headed in both directions, section hikers, day
hikers, past AT and LT hikers, and people that are coming for the live
music. Everyone has different stories to tell. I am glad I stopped
in, even if I couldn't get a room right away.
I did get a late start though. I didn't get back to the trail until
11. Even if you ignore the start time, for some reason I was making
awful time today. I didn't think I was going slower than my average
pace, but I didn't cover the ground that I had expected to. I was
hoping to go a few more miles today, but I decided to just stop early
(the earliest I have stopped in a long time) and get some sleep (I
went to bed late and woke up early).
I passed by a really cool waterfall today as well as smaller but also
interesting falls. Shortly after the Inn at the Long Trail there was
also a pond. The climb after the big waterfall was much steeper and
longer than what I remember. It felt like it was much harder than the
climb up Killington.
Apparently someone did go the wrong way at the Maine Junction. The
Maine Junction was the point where the Long Trail and Appalachian
Trail split. The problem is that both trails are blazed with the same
white markers. If you didn't know about the Long Trail or weren't
paying attention to the signs I could see you going the wrong way.
And, it would probably be a while before you realized the mistake.
According to the blazes, it would look like you were on the right trail.
I am shooting for a long day tomorrow and then I think I can get away
with doing 15-mile days for a bit. Almost to New Hampshire!
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