Day 52 - Tribes by the Dozen (22/8/2016)

I think I might have forgotten to mention that I saw my first bear the other day. A young one, running away (as they usually are).

Today was a good day. I wanted to hit the library before heading out on the trail, so I found myself with 45 minutes to kill. This meant I could chat with the barista at the Yellow Deli, and find out a bit more about the community. I can't say that I learned all that much, really, except that they are quite fond of Yeshua (Jesus), and aren't all that Judaism inspired after all. He did pique my curiosity a bit though, so I'll try to visit the other Yellow Delis as I travel the trail and learn more.

I'm back to chasing miles today. I did about 13 in 6 hours, including hitting the 500 mile mark! (That would be more impressive if I wasn't supposed to be at 744.) Still, setting mileage targets and hitting them seems to be what I need right now. I'll get back to being "in the moment" when I'm more caught up.

Start: US 4
End: around the 501 mile mark
Distance: 12.6 miles

Day 37 - A SOBO Sighting! (7/8/2016)

I'd noticed that it had been a while since I'd seen any of my SOBO buddies. Trout, Timber, Legs, Eskimo, Littlefoot, Wahoo, Pancakes, Silky Bear, Beef Jerky, Kangapard all seemed to be either ahead of or behind me, and not leaving any signs of themselves. To be honest, while I do enjoy solo travel, I was starting to miss familiar faces.

Today I crossed Franconia Ridge. You can find a vlog about it here (look for the video taken on August 7th), so I won't reiterate.

When I got to Liberty Springs tentsite (failing to find a good stealth site on the way), I stumbled across Beef Jerky! A familiar face! He didn't know where Kangapard was anymore, but it was nice to catch up. We hadn't crossed paths in weeks (last seen in Monson).

Tomorrow I head in to Lincoln for a quick resupply then back on the trail, I think.

Oh, and when I woke up this morning I discovered that I had also left my water bottle at the last hut, so I did in fact go back for it and my map.

Start: .5 miles from Galehead hut
End: Liberty Spring tentsite
Distance: 9.8 miles