Packing up the following day I felt great, alive, ready to conquer the world. My legs brand new carried me swiftly and steadily to the next gap along the road. It became apparent how good I was feeling when i waited for the others to catch me at the last water source before the climb. … Continue reading Feeling Great, Maple Syrup Great
Just like every morning Earthling had her cold coffee, neither Flailing or I ever understand why. With that we were off up over the trail and hills. We had full resupplies and our packs were heavy, hers more so than ours. For some reason she had decided to pack the raw vegetables to eat healthy, … Continue reading Are you ready?
Flailing and I went our separate ways once we reached town that morning. He had to hitch to Boston to exchange gear and I had to get my resupplies taken care of. I exchanged my shoes at the outfitter before heading back into town to check on mailed packages at the other outfitter. The local … Continue reading Hanover Games
After the nights events Flailing and I were unable to sleep, by morning we had a total of a two or so hours of sleep. We were so tired and beat that it was hard to think, hard to concentrate, focus on anything. The problem was we still had to hike out, we had about … Continue reading So tired we couldnt see straight
I decided, well, we all decided to take the next day off. My knee and thigh were sore and needed a day to rest. We ate breakfast downstairs in the deli, which was a large three room restaurant. The hand carved wood decor, trimmed in tanned leather and other natural accents reminded me of the … Continue reading Two great days and a fist fight
The next morning it poured on us in the shelter. I was not about to get wet and loose all my dry clothes. So I stayed, didn't pack up and kept warm as the water pounded the tin roof. The white noise created a calming atmosphere in the haze of the rain and clouds. One … Continue reading 35 miles and the police
Waking up at the shelter I was feeling it, I was hurting. I couldn't show how bad it was, but it wasn't good. My legs were stiff and joints ached, swollen knees had me hobble around as I packed up. Earthling was worried and I tried to hide it from her as we got ready … Continue reading Short day to town
Catching sunrise we all awoke early in our little paradise. Earthling took out to the trail first while Flailing and I picked up the rear. We spent our morning in our normal conversation. I was sore and stiff and not getting any better, no massages, stretching or being careful was helping. The two of us … Continue reading Trail maintainer my ass
Earthling and I headed out of town around 10 and pushed up to the first shelter. In our climb up we had in intense conversation regarding beliefs and about society. No matter what we talked about there was always a level of respect no matter the difference of opinion. The slow climb left us full … Continue reading Hard talks
Rain and been in the forecast and we planned on hiking out early, that was till we got up at 5 and saw it was pouring out. The cold rain had a way of wanting you to stay in and rest, we did just that. Not leaving till late morning the three of us pushed … Continue reading Slips and slides
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