Day 127 - 7/20

Daily mileage: 12.2
Total trail mileage: 1749.5
Starting location: Hanover, NH
Ending location: Moose Mountain North Peak
Weather: 73-78 degrees during the day. Alternating cloudy and partly
cloudy throughout the day. On and off drizzle in the afternoon

I am at
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=43.740520,+-72.136917

Staying in town for the donut french toast was worth it. It was quite
good but probably horrible for you. Good thing I need calories!
After that I took care of a few online bills at the DOC (Dartmouth
Outdoor Center; they have computers to use), picked up some new
insoles from the outfitter, and hit the trail by 11.

I am now done with 80 percent of the trail. Under 430 miles left to
go! 430 miles really isn't that far. I finished that by the time I
hit Damascus, VA, which feels like so long ago.

I made good time today but decided to stop early and finish my book.
I am headed to Glencliff on Thursday as it is the last chance to do
laundry for a while. So, I don't need to kill myself doing long days
until then. The trail today was a nice section of trail, but it
didn't have anything worth mentioning.

Takeout Indian food was an awesome idea. Sure, it is heavy, but I am
only carrying food for a couple days. And, I have to carry the empty
containers, but I'll manage.

I heard from a Southbounder that someone died in the White Mountains
yesterday. I don't know the details but it was supposedly around
Tuckerman's Rivine and involved some sort of slip on the wet rock.
Even a relatively safe activity like hiking unfortunately has risks.

There are hundreds of mosquitoes around my hammock. I really don't
want to leave my hammock, but I haven't eaten dinner yet. Hopefully I
finish eating before they do. Ok, I had to risk dropping food and
brought dinner into the hammock with me. Yes, the mosquitoes are that
bad :(