Woke up later than everyone and still made it to the next shelter in better time than the other hikers! They call me sleepy head and such, but if I can hike faster... I don't care. I get to sleep more. It's good with me.
Sleeping tonight at the Clarendon Shelter. Tomorrow I will reach the 500 miles left mark. I've been hearing rumors that Hanover is trying really hard to get designated as the best trail town. I don't know if they'll get it, but SoBos have been talking about all sorts of free or reduced price food places in Hanover. I'm pretty stoked about that.
Today's hike started with a slow uphill that paralleled a beautiful lake for a while. It entered an alpine forest for a while, peaked at a spot with about 100 cairns placed in random locations, and then headed toward a river. Today had a lot of really neat water features. Most notably were a waterfall and a rapidly flowing river. HillHiker and Jersey elected to stay a shelter south of where I ended. I ate dinner with them, had a small nip of Johnny Walker, and headed on. After a quick rock scramble and some neat trail magic (candy and fruit), I ended at the shelter. Mousetrap, Diesel, and I made a huge fire using pine scraps and the better part of a downed birch tree. Best fire thus far.
I'm trying to make it to Killington, VT tomorrow.
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