Moving slowly this week. I've been on the trail a week now and it's a slow go. I had a couple days off the trail due to some kind of sickness. Don't know if I got some bad water, something I ate, or exhaustion....but spent a couple days this week off the trail. I had a terrible upset stomach and no energy at all. Muldoon was still up here and he recommended I stay off the trail another day. Good suggestion!
Hiked the past couple days and am feeling much better. I made it through the Mahoosuc Notch on Tuesday and then stayed at the Speck Pond Shelter. I talked with Mimi, a hiker and caretaker at the Campsite. There is good water there.
I only hiked 7 or 8 miles yesterday and stayed at the Baldgate Lean-to last night (264.5 miles from Katahdin). Today I hiked about 7 miles and got off to stay at the Pine Ellis Hostel tonight in Andover. Just had dinner with some other hikers and Flash, a 71 year old hiker, from Knox County, Ohio. He completed a thru-hike in 2001 and is now section hiking. I'm doing laundry and getting my things together for tomorrow.(Mile 256.5 from Katahdin)
Tomorrow I am slack packing. I have a package waiting for me at the post office in Andover, but I think I might send it forward to Stratton. I'm really going to try to get my pack lighter. My legs and feet feel good, but my heavy pack slows me down. I was talking to some southbounders and they say once I make it through the 100-Mile Wilderness it gets easier for a while. Only time and miles will tell!
Hey Dave - Glad to hear that you're feeling better and making good and steady progress. The Mahoosu Notch must have been a real challenge. Hope you get to that easier stretch soon...
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