The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

July 28, 2014 at 3:15 pm · Filed under Pre-Hike

Well, that was a true taste of thru-hiking. If Char and Liz had any glimmer of a thought that they may one day join us on another adventure that has probably all forgone now.

The day started out great. We woke up at cloud pond after a decent nights rest. We took our time getting out of camp and were hoping to see the elusive cloud pond moose but that didn’t happen. Oh well. Before we knew it we were on top of Barren mt. There were some spectacular views here.

We have a bunch more and I will post them later some time.

The climb down from Barren mt. Was a bit treacherous and you could tell it was starting to wear on Liz’s knees. The rest of the day had some smaller ups and downs with a few rivers, a dead moose and a waterfall or two.

Although there were a number of rivers that we crossed, only one or two required us to take off our shoes and ford the beasts. Boy, those were some slippery stones. It’s a bit like I’ve skating for the first time. You couldn’t determine if the river was refreshing on your feet or painful from the sharp rocks.

The original plan was to stop at the little Wilson falls for the night and by the time we got there it was already 6:30. Of coarse there was no decent campsite by the falls whereas there is almost always a campsite by amy water source. So, we pushed on. And on. And on. I also forgot to mention that it had been raining since about 2:00 pm. Minor details I suppose. It is funny how in the mud trudging you will find a moment of beauty when you hit a moss covered forest with the light shinning through the glistening trees. Char, said it was reminiscent of an enchanted forest. Or maybe that was Derek.

We pushed on. Before you knew it, it was getting dark and starting to get dangerous with all the rocks and roots. As we passed a north bound thru hiker he mentioned that the shelter was only 30 more minutes. We came to find out that was a lie. We finally found a decent spot to camp and swiftly setup the tents in the dark. Some quick chili Mac, mmmmm, and it was time for bed.

Leak

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