Day 3: 8/13/17

We once again started our day cleaning wet, muddy tents. I did, however, sleep really well last night. This morning when I put my stinky socks back on, I felt something really cold in one of them. I took it back off quickly to find a fat, juicy slug in it. Yuk. If I were on that survivor realty show “Alone”, I would have roasted him up for breakfast. I decided to stick with cereal and a power bar instead.

We left camp about 8:20 and hiked in the mist and fog for several miles before the fog started to lift. It seems mysterious in the woods when the birds aren’t singing and there’s a thick fog, but I kind of enjoy that for a change. One positive is that it’s comfortable hiking as far as temps go.

We stopped at Congdon shelter for lunch and set our tents out to try to dry them. They didn’t get completely dry, but it helped. We moved on. We came up on Glasenbury firetower and decided to climb it in hopes of getting a good view and we did.

We had planned a 17.5 mile day, but we hiked about 14.5 and stopped at a stealth site to camp. It was nice because we got there in time to get our chores done and enjoy a nice meal before nightfall.

I’m having a great time. I’m enjoying Caitlin’s company and being on the trail again.